Englewood man charged with felony littering Tom Earl Stevens (Source: CCSO) By ABC7 Staff | March 11, 2021 at 1:29 PM EST - Updated March 11 at 1:29 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An Englewood man was arrested Wednesday for dumping more than 500 pounds of tree limbs in a vacant lot in Charlotte County, police say.
Tom Earl Stevens, 69, was stopped by a Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputy at about 1:15 p.m., Wednesday after the deputy observed a Jeep pulling out of a vacant lot on St. Regis Circle in Port Charlotte. The Jeep, driven by Stevens, was towing a trailer leaving a trail of green leaves behind it. According to the arrest report, the deputy, aware of recent illegal dumping activity in the area, conducted a traffic stop.