Cops: Squatter Said He Was "Acting As Part Of Obama's Plan"

[apples and oranges]

APOPKA, Fla. -- A new study shows one in six houses in Florida sit vacant right now. Deputies say one man took advantage of that and moved in to an empty house off Wekiva Springs Road in Apopka without paying.

Aaron Winans and his wife were living in the house on Palm View Drive (see map) for nearly a month. The problem is, it's not theirs.

The house was empty because it's being foreclosed. The Orange County Sheriff's Office says Winans broke into the house to live there. When the owner's real estate agent came by the house, the lock box for her keys was missing and so was her 'for sale' sign in the front yard. When she saw furniture through the window, she called the police. Now, 40-year-old Aaron Winans is paying because the sheriff's office is charging him with grand theft; often, the charges are only trespassing and stealing utilities.

Winans told deputies he was "acting as part of President Obama's plan to recapture and revitalize abandoned properties."

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He's facing 30 years in prison!This is ridiculous!

[gateley]

1. It's because he mentioned "Obama". nt

[Quantess]

2. How is that "Obama's plan"?

Doesn't he know Obama is skewed toward the Banksters, almost as bad as Bush?

[monmouth]

3. This very red neck repuke country. Mentioning Obama was his downfall...n/t

[Dawson Leery]

5. Thank you for this information.

[On the Road]

4. 30 Years for Squatting?

WTH?

[one_voice]

6. 30 years..

WTF?!?! :wtf: Seems way excessive...

[Shagbark Hickory]

7. He's got a sense of humor. I like that. They should let him go with a warning.