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Bruce Alan Hodgson, Florida Homeless Man, Chooses Jail Cell Over Cold

By The Huffington Post News Editors

It was so cold, it was criminal.

A 38-year-old homeless man got himself arrested for trespassing at a Home Depot in Pompano Beach on Monday so he could spend a few nights in a warm jail, according to the Broward Sheriff‘s arrest report.

It’s not the first time Bruce Alan Hodgson has chosen a jail cell over a cold spell. He’s been arrested 28 times in nearly eight years, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement records, and 16 of them were during the winter months.

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