US | Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez Woman Arrested After Riding a Manatee Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez says she didn't realize it was illegal By Evann Gastaldo Posted Nov 25, 2012 11:13 AM CST Copied CC Baby, right, and Turner, bottom, two new manatees at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, make their way around Manatee Springs, Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ernest Coleman) Not a good idea: Riding an endangered sea animal. Really not a good idea: Allowing yourself to be photographed while doing so. After pictures surfaced of Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez, 53, riding a manatee in Florida two months ago, she was arrested yesterday at the Sears where she works, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities had asked for help identifying the then-unknown woman in the photo last month. Gutierrez says she didn't realize it is illegal to touch a manatee, which she has admitted to doing. The manatee is fine, but Florida's Manatee Sanctuary Act prohibits any accidental or intentional attemps to "annoy, molest, harass, or disturb ... any manatee." The maximum penalty is six months in jail and a fine of $500. Read These Next Now we know why Ghislaine Maxwell may have opened up to the DOJ. South Park episode on Trump may be a real 'mess' for him. The sheriff says he's never seen a worse case of child sex abuse. We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. Report an error