Saturday, November 24, 2012

Fort De Soto Manatee Rider Arrested And Charged

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 issued a warrant for her arrest on Saturday and she was arrested that day at her place of

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