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Oct 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Man Arrested After Scuffle at Big Pine Key Park
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A 57-year-old Key West man was arrested late Wednesday after a deputy found him sleeping beside a picnic table at Pine Channel Nature Park on Big Pine Key around 10:30 p.m. The man, identified as Shawn Clayton Gofourth, allegedly turned the deputy’s attempt to wake him into a fight.
WHO: Shawn Clayton Gofourth, 57, of Key West, and a deputy.
WHAT: Gofourth was arrested after an encounter with a deputy at Pine Channel Nature Park.
WHEN: Reported Oct 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM ET
WHERE: Big Pine Key, Florida
WHY: The deputy attempted to wake Gofourth, who was sleeping beside a picnic table; the encounter allegedly escalated into a fight.
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