The woman whose lifeless body was found stuck between the jaws of a 14-foot crocodile was arrested just two months earlier for trespassing on county wetland property.
Sabrina Peckham, 41, was identified by police Saturday as the victim who was dragged by the beast in a canal along a residential street in Largo, a small community just four miles south of Clearwater.
The homeless woman was arrested by Pinellas County deputies around 6:30 a.m. on July 14 for trespassing on county wetlands just a half-mile from where she was found dead Friday, court records show.
Peckman ignored posted signs warning against illegal entry.
After pleading no contest to the charge, he was released from the county on Sept. 8 and ordered to pay $500.
It is unclear where the woman went in the two weeks before she was found dead in the waterway.
Peckham was identified by police on Saturday after being found in the crocodile’s jaws.
Records show he has a history of run-ins with police dating back to 2014, including multiple trespassing charges.
Peckman also has multiple drug and theft convictions against him.
Investigators are still trying to determine if Peckman was killed by the gator.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office police responded to Sabrina Peckman found in the alligator’s mouth. holly gregory/X
Officers shot dead the crocodile after dragging it from the water, witnesses said.holly gregory/X
A witness on his way to a job interview was the first to see the 13ft 8.5in male crocodile carrying his body and rushed to alert the nearby fire department.
Authorities “humanely euthanized” the large reptile, although neighbors said responders pulled it from the water and shot it several times.
The area is located near the popular Ridgecrest Park, which includes a 5-acre lake famous for being home to alligators.
Gators routinely roam the neighborhood, according to neighbors, but the one killed Friday was one of the largest ever found.
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