Florida men charged after deputies find 860 pounds of trash on road

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office was called June 2 to a road obstruction — 860 pounds of trash — dumped in the middle of a dirt road near Pierson. The trash was located on 9 Mile Point Road, in front of the entrance to the Lake George Wildlife Management Area.

The pile contained bags of pipes, vents and insulation, apparently related to heating and air conditioning work. As sheriff's deputies helped residents clear the road, Deputy Kaelin Darcy spotted the receipt, which was from Winn-Dixie in Holly Hill with a date and time stamp. On it were two cans of tuna, two pitchers of spring water and the last four digits of a debit card number. The can of tuna and the pitcher of water were in the middle of the pile.

So Darcy and another deputy went to the Winn-Dixie to review video surveillance from the purchase, producing leads on a possible suspect and a vehicle, a white pickup truck.