Florida woman accused of squatting in home near The Villages then selling the owner's appliances

Authorities arrested a pistillate astatine a location adjacent The Villages aft the homeowner told deputies the pistillate had been staying determination without support and sold a washer and dryer from the residence, according to an apprehension affidavit.

Candice Meshelle Mackey, 40, was charged with expansive theft and dealing successful stolen spot aft investigators said a neighbour told them helium bought the washer-and-dryer acceptable from her for $150 and different witnesser identified the appliances arsenic ones antecedently kept wrong the home.

According to an apprehension affidavit from the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the homeowner, identified arsenic Denise Lombardi, told constabulary that the appliance came with the location and belonged to the residence.

She besides claimed that Mackey was a squatter and had repeatedly been told to leave, but continued to enactment astatine the home. The azygous household home, successful Summerfield, is adjacent The Villages, a sprawling 55+ lodging assemblage successful Central Florida.

Candice Meshelle Mackey was arrested connected charges of expansive theft, a spot worth of $750 to $5,000, and dealing successful stolen property. She was booked astatine Marion County Jail and released aft posting $5,000 bond. (Marion County Jail)

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The proprietor told police, according to the affidavit, that she had gone to the residence a mates of months agone and realized Mackey had been squatting there.

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Lombardi's nephew, identified arsenic James, who was paying rent astatine the home, invited Mackey to enactment with him without permission.

Despite being ordered from the location successful December, she inactive had not near and was served a announcement to vacate by March 31.

The Villages status assemblage successful Florida is 1 of the nation's largest with implicit 100,000 residents. (Robert Sherman, Fox News)

A neighbour archetypal alerted the homeowner aft helium bought a Frigidaire washer and dryer that Mackey was selling for $150.

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The purchaser aboriginal told instrumentality enforcement that his washer and dryer stopped working, truthful erstwhile helium noticed Mackey moving out, helium bought what helium thought was hers for $150. Once helium recovered retired the acceptable did not beryllium to her, helium tried to instrumentality it and get his wealth backmost without success, the study said.

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The Villages encompass implicit 32 quadrate miles successful Central Florida, making it 1 of the nation's largest status communities. (Fox News)

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Mackey told deputies she had purchased the appliances aft being released from jail, but investigators said she gave conflicting accounts of erstwhile she bought them and could not supply impervious they were hers.

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She was arrested connected charges of expansive theft, a spot worth of $750 to $5,000, and dealing successful stolen property. She was booked successful the Marion County Jail and released aft posting $5,000 bond.

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