Florida man steals over a dozen garden gnomes in Lee County
Jun 04, 2026
LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN)– A Florida man was caught and cuffed, accused of stealing over a dozen garden gnomes.
Body camera video captured Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulling arriving at a home and confronting John Ramey on Tuesday.
According to investigators, he matched the descrip
tion of someone riding around the area on a children’s tricycle stealing lawn decorations back on May 19.
When deputies searched the property, they found over a dozen garden gnomes in a nearby shed.
Ramey was then arrested. He now faces theft charges.
The gnomes were returned to the homeowner, who has been collecting them for 30 years. ...read more read less