Man caught living in a gym has an extensive rap sheet Man caught living in a gym has an extensive rap sheet and last updated 2021-04-22 19:58:22-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Thomas Garcia was caught living in the ceiling of the Freedom Fitness gym located at 5800 block of South Padre Island Dr. early Monday morning, but this instance wasn't his first brush with police. According to court documents, in 1999, he was convicted of burglarizing a home. It was the second time he had been found guilty of burglary, but the conviction in 1999 also included intent to commit a sex crime, which is why his name now appears on the Texas' registered sex-offender list.