{"id":295495,"date":"2026-06-04T06:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295495\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:45:20","slug":"on-the-run-gnome-more-florida-man-arrested-after-stealing-lawn-gnomes-on-tricycle-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/295495\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018On the run gnome more\u2019: Florida man arrested after stealing lawn gnomes on tricycle, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman reported that her decorative lawn gnomes had been stolen from her property on May 19, the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/26992531817070247\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim&#8217;s Ring camera captured a man arriving at her home on a &#8220;distinctive tricycle&#8221; and taking the gnomes before leaving the area, LCSO said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff's Office&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"547\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/d3811792d4010040404b9eed1739e08a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives located John Ramey at a homeless encampment in North Fort Myers on June. 1, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office. Ramey was in possession of a tricycle matching the one seen in the surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff's Office&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"547\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/b3f5da27af750fdd28bbdfb44a795b11.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Body camera footage shows Ramey leading detectives to his campsite, where they found multiple gnomes.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff's Office&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"547\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/a06b7bc338e05a23af46bdf268f23f48.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Detectives confirmed the gnomes belonged to the victim and returned them to her, LCSO said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ramey was arrested and charged with petit theft with two or more prior convictions. He was transported to the Lee County Jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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