Punta Gorda man caught unloading septage into vacant lot

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A 63-year-old man from Punta Gorda was caught dumping over 500 pounds of septage into vacant lots.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to 8382 Sweden Blvd after a witness observed a thin man drive a white Freightliner with a tank on the rear with the words, “Shoreline Sewer and Drain.”

The witness recorded the man dumping what appeared to be a dark liquid with an odor into the property.

The witness recognized the man from the neighborhood and identified him as Mark Daniel Kudlach. When the man saw he was being recorded, he fled the scene. The witness told deputies that the truck is normally parked near Strasse Blvd.

Deputies walked through Kudlach’s property and located large puddles containing a dark liquid with a foul odor.

According to the report, a case was opened, and pictures were collected and added as well as the video taken by the witness.

After further investigation, the report mentions that Kudlach was connected to another similar case.

“Kudlach was suspected of illegally discharging sewage into a restricted Charlotte County Utilities lift station using the same truck captured in the witness’s video,” read the report.

A week later, on January 9th, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Kudlach. He was arrested and is facing charges of Felony Litter Law.