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.
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- Trash King, Mark Aaron Gatz, Busted Living in Mountain of Trash in Arizona National Park The Daily Beast
- 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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