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Monday, March 27, 2023

Trail of trash leads police to tent where homeless woman living

Sarah Kilby
Sarah Kilby

A trail of trash led police to a tent where a homeless woman was living in Lady Lake.

The Lady Lake police department had received reports about concerns of trash dumping in the 300 block of South U.S. Hwy. 27/441. This past Tuesday, an officer spotted a trail of trash that led to a tent where 35-year-old Sarah Kilby has been living.

She was asked if she had any weapons or narcotics.

“I have some weed in here somewhere,” she said.

She was asked if she had a medical marijuana card and she admitted she has not been issued a card.

Kilby was found to be in possession of one gram of a green leafy substance which tested positive for cannabinoids and amphetamines as well as a glass pipe with burnt reside.

She was taken into custody on drug charges and booked at the Lake County Jail. Bond was set at $3,000.

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