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Mark Aaron Gatz Pleads Guilty After Tonto Camp Holds 1,000 Pounds of Trash, Gets Probation

Mark Aaron Gatz pleads guilty after officers found roughly 1,000 pounds of trash at an illegal campsite in the Tonto National Forest and arrested him for maintaining an active campfire.Court records and Forest Service officers say Mr. Gatz lived in the Payson Pine area for about eight years, including roughly two years at the cited site, and repeatedly exceeded federal camping limits that allow only 14 days in any 30-day period.As part of a plea deal that resolves multiple citations and at least six outstanding federal warrants, Mr. Gatz admits starting the fire and is sentenced to time served and three years of probation.
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