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The arrest warrant for Winston Hagans had a charge for littering after he left a flower box on his fiancé's grave. Earlier today, the judge heard both sides on if a flower box should be considered litter or not.
Winston, also known as Winchester Hagans, lost his fiancé, Hannah Ford, in a car crash in January 2021. She died one month after Hagans proposed.Hagans hand-made a flower box with real flowers and pictures of them together to be left on her grave at Auburn’s Memorial Park Cemetery. Hagans said Hannah’s father never approved of the relationship, and today, he verbally admitted it when testifying in court. When asked by Hagans’ attorney if Dr. Ford ever approved of his daughter dating the defendant, Dr. Ford answered, “No, I did not approve.”
Sari Card, an administrative assistant with Auburn Parks and Recs, said she informed Hagans over the phone to stop replacing the boxes thrown away on the grave. Hagans was told that if he did not stop, there would be legal action that could lead to an arrest. However, she said Hagans did not care and would continue to make the boxes in honor of his finance.