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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Florida woman arrested for not clearing the 14,000 pounds of trash that built up at homeless encampment

A woman in Florida has been arrested and charged with felony littering after local law enforcement found more than 14,000 pounds of trash and hazardous debris at an illegal homeless encampment in Ocala, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Laura Roland Gherman had allegedly been trespassing in the area and was warned to leave the property and to get rid of the trash heap. She was reportedly offered county resources to help clean up the site.

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