Rangers with the U.S. National Forest Service discovered a man living at an illegal campsite in the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona. The encampment, according to officials, was surrounded by 1,000 pounds of trash. 

Mark Aaron Gatz, 65, according to a probable cause statement, told officers he had been living at the site for two years, and he'd been living in the area for eight years, ABC News reported. 

When his camp was discovered, Gatz had six outstanding federal warrants for previous violations, which included building a fire during restrictions, construction on National Forest Service lands and occupying a national forest as a residence. 

Federal regulations limit camping in national forests to 14 days within a 30-day period, according to the USDA. 

After the most recent incident, Gatz was ordered to appear in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Flagstaff on July 6, court documents show.

Gatz pleaded guilty to a violation of fire restrictions and residential use of the forest without a permit and was sentenced to time served and three years of probation, SFGate reported. A spokesperson for the U.S. District of Arizona did not immediately to ABC News' request for comment.

Gatz could not be reached for comment. His public defender, Luke Stephen Mulligan, did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.