A 47-year-old homeless man was arrested after he was caught trying to get money for motorists at the intersection of Mary Esther Cutoff and Beal Parkway on May 13.
He told the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy that he needed money for cigarettes and beer.
A woman in a green Saturn had given him $4, he said.
He had already been warned about soliciting without a county permit earlier that day. He was charged with unlawful use of state transportation right-of-way.