Man faces severe penalties for crime involving mountain of old tires: 'Staggering'

Man faces severe penalties for crime involving mountain of old tires: 'Staggering'

A man in Lakeland, Florida, has been charged in connection with the illegal dumping of waste tires following an investigation by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.  Jeffrey Padgett, 39, was taken into custody Jan. 24 on charges related to the trafficking of fentanyl, along with other drug-related crimes. Polk County investigators later alleged that Padgett unlawfully disposed of "a staggering 3,000 waste tires" on an older relative's property wit…