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Fort De Soto Manatee Rider Arrested And Charged
Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez was arrested for illegal ride on a manatee in late September.
The September manatee rider at Fort De Soto Park was finally arrested and charged Saturday—more than seven weeks after she turned herself in to authorities. Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez, 53 years old, was arrested and charged Saturday, Nov. 24 for violating the Manatee Sanctuary Act. Gutierrez had been photographed sitting on and riding a manatee in Fort De Soto Park on Sept. 30. After her picture had been published by media sources, Gutierrez turned herself in to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Oct. 2, but investigators initially said they couldn't charge her because they believed for this charge they had to have witnessed it. Her charges were then forwarded to the State Attorney's Office. The State Attorney's Office …
Kevin Patrick
8:46 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012
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