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Arizona man pleads guilty to living illegally in forest encampment amid trash

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Source: The Guardian
Arizona man pleads guilty to living illegally in forest encampment amid trash
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Mark Aaron Gatz pleaded guilty to violating federal fire restrictions and unlawfully occupying the Tonto National Forest after living at a makeshift campsite for about eight years, surrounded by roughly 1,000 pounds of trash. He had prior citations and warrants and was sentenced to time served plus three years of probation.

Topics:nationcrime#arizona#crime#fire-restrictions#guilty-plea#illegal-campsite#tonto-national-forest
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  1. Arizona man pleads guilty after illegally living in forest for years among ‘1,000lbs of trash’  The Guardian
  2. Arizona man lived in Tonto National Forest for years, left half-ton of trash, officials say  AZ Family
  3. Man found living in national forest surrounded by 1,000 pounds of trash: Officials  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Trash King, Mark Aaron Gatz, Busted Living in Mountain of Trash in Arizona National Park  The Daily Beast
  5. Man found amid 1,000 pounds of trash in national forest said he’d lived on parkland for 8 years  NBC News

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