A woman reported that her decorative lawn gnomes had been stolen from her property on May 19, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
The victim’s Ring camera captured a man arriving at her home on a “distinctive tricycle” and taking the gnomes before leaving the area, LCSO said.
Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Detectives located John Ramey at a homeless encampment in North Fort Myers on June. 1, according to the sheriff’s office. Ramey was in possession of a tricycle matching the one seen in the surveillance video.
Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Body camera footage shows Ramey leading detectives to his campsite, where they found multiple gnomes.
Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Detectives confirmed the gnomes belonged to the victim and returned them to her, LCSO said.
Ramey was arrested and charged with petit theft with two or more prior convictions. He was transported to the Lee County Jail.
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