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VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested last week after he was accused of cutting down a mature oak tree at a park in Venice.
Patriots Park, which houses a 9/11 memorial, is also the site of a fatal crash that happened on August 17.
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Police said Randy Brinson, 43, told them that a friend of someone who died in the crash paid him to cut down the tree on August 21. He was unsuccessful, and returned during the daytime on August 26 to finish cutting down the tree, which was witnessed by “numerous nearby diners and passersby,” according to police…