Long-time Hendry county resident, Debrah Anne Friedman found her house in the Laurel Oaks community sold in February at a Hendry courthouse foreclosure auction for $144,000 to investor Alain Hernandez.
Some have called Friedman "evil" after some strange behavior beginning in March 2021. Others have attributed her actions to mental illness, with many friends trying to give her aid and support.
Photo: Friedman's former Port LaBelle home
Friedman's bad luck started some years back. In 2009, 2010, and 2011 she found herself getting behind on loan payments and was taken to court by banks and lenders. But, she was eventually able to work herself out of those debts.
But, in March 2021 thing really started getting out of hand when she was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest after fleeing from a Hendry deputy who had to physically hit her car to stop her. She was placed in jail for two days, and given a pubic defender as indigent.
In August 2022 she was then charged and arrested for probation violations, trespassing and petit theft in an incident with her next door neighbors. It seems a package was taken from her Springview Circle neighbor's porch.
She was found guilty on these charges after spending from August until November in the Hendry jail.
Photo: Debra Friedman - Hendry Sheriff's Department
She violated a probation prohibition by driving her mini van. And, things had escalated between herself and the next door neighbor, when she stole their security camera. Again, found guilty.
In August 2022, while she was sitting in jail, her mortgage company foreclosed on her house in a civil suit. Friedman did not file any response to the court case and lost by default, ending in a court mandated sale in February 2023.
Friends had suggested to her to at least file some response to the case with the Judge, but she did nothing.
On March 29, 2013, with her house now owned by someone else, she was once again jailed on a probation violation.
On April 3rd, the buyer at auction, Alain Hernandez gained legal possession of the home after service by a Deputy Sheriff of a Writ of Possession on Friedman.
Hernandez has been slowly cleaning out the home with the aid of a giant dumpster in the driveway, trashing years of collected items by Friedman.
Friedman is allegedly a "hoarder," her home crammed full of books, paintings and hundreds of dolls. Friedman had a dog which left a mess in the home.
Sources say new owner, Hernandez was overtaken by the foul smells in the house and reported to a hospital.
What's Next?
Is Friedman really "evil" or did she get caught up in circumstances and behaviors, possibly a result of mental illness? Does she have anywhere to go after jail, or will she be a victim of circumstances and illness, falling through the cracks in the legal system and social networks, with no positives in her future?
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