Florida homeless man, arrested, jailed for charging cell phone at public park
SARASOTA, Fla. - A homeless man spent the night in a Sarasota County jail after a police officer accused him of stealing by charging his cell phone at a public park.
Unable to pay the $500 bond, Kersey spent the night in jail.
But Kersey was released Monday morning after a judge threw the case out, saying the sergeant lacked the legal justification to make the arrest.
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