Event Brief
Oct 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM ET
Kansas Man Arrested Over Live Queen Conch in Keys
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
A marine deputy arrested 69-year-old Geoffrey Leigh Blatt of Overland Park, Kansas, near Mile Marker 40 in the Lower Keys around 3 p.m. Oct. 9. Authorities said the deputy watched Blatt emerge from the water carrying two live queen conch; Blatt was booked into the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
WHO: Geoffrey Leigh Blatt, 69, of Overland Park, Kansas; Lower Keys Marine Deputy Luis Giuardinu
WHAT: Blatt was arrested on charges related to possessing live queen conch.
WHEN: Oct 9, 2026
WHERE: Lower Keys, Monroe County, Florida, near Mile Marker 40
WHY: Authorities said a marine deputy saw Blatt emerge from the water carrying two live queen conch; harvesting or possessing live queen conch is illegal in Florida.
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