Woman arrested for breaking into, living in vacant home

A woman from Louisiana was arrested Tuesday after she broke into a vacant home and was living there.

The home is on 23rd Lane, Big Pine Key and is currently listed for sale. The real estate agent called the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday just after noon to report someone was staying in the home without the owner’s permission.

When Deputy Richard Wang arrived, he looked in the window and saw a naked woman in the living room. He knocked on the door and the woman answered, still unclothed. She claimed to be the owner of the house. When he asked her to put clothes on, she refused, saying she is allowed to be naked in her own house.

The deputy confirmed with the actual owner of the house that no one had permission to be inside his house. He then attempted to take the woman – later identified as 36 year old Feliciamae Farrington from Harvey, Louisiana – into custody. She fought with him as he tried to put handcuffs on her. He called for backup. She continued to struggle with him until backup deputies arrived, at one point grabbing for his radio as he called for help.

Farrington was charged with trespassing, battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.

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