Cape Coral man accused of illegally dumping waste in Charlotte County

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —

A man is accused of illegally dumping waste along Williams Drive in Charlotte County, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said.

According to an arrest report, deputies received a call that on March 11, people dumped building materials in the middle of the road on Williams Drive, later pushed to the side of the road by another resident.

On March 16, deputies responded and said they saw large piles of waste on the side of the road. Included in the waste was lumber, steel rebar, electrical conduit and more. Deputies say that because Williams Drive is a known illegal dumping site, trail cameras were installed there months ago. Deputies say they saw a white Chevrolet pickup truck with a utility trailer attached covering a load of materials when looking back at trail camera footage.

A shipping label in the debris led deputies to a homeowner in Cape Coral, who reportedly told them that he had hired two people to dump some waste on Facebook and paid them $400. The arrest report says that the two men he hired came in a Chevrolet pickup truck with a utility trailer attached.

A business card provided to deputies led them to suspect Timothy Buncik, 23. The report says that when deputies called Buncik, he admitted to the illegal dumping and told them that he would be turning himself into the Charlotte County Jail.

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