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Pennsylvania Murder Fugitive Arrested on Reopened Florida Beach

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The fugitive, wanted for murder, was arrested at Jacksonville beach after Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed beaches to reopen amid the pandemic.

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A Pennsylvania fugitive wanted for homicide was found and arrested on Sunday at a Florida beach after Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed some beaches to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. Police discovered Mario Matthew Gatti, 30, on a Jacksonville beach during a routine check to ensure that beach-goers were adhering to social distancing guidelines, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. Gatti, who was wanted for a murder in Pennsylvania, was also charged with giving officers false information relating to a felony, as well as illegal drug possession, according to First Coast News.

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