CRIMEWAFB BATON ROUGE
Man accused of leaving half-ton of trash behind while living in forest for years, officials say
Mark Aaron Gatz is accused of illegally living in Arizona's Tonto National Forest for years and accumulating approximately 1,000 pounds of trash at a campsite. He faces multiple charges, including unauthorized residency and violating fire restrictions, and was arrested with six prior federal warrants.
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