I'm a deputy sheriff and took a report today for criminal mischief. Basically a local logger had contracted to cut 75 acres of a persons property. They agreed on a sum and he paid half down. Agreement was to pay the balance as loads were hauled or whatever. He approaches landowner to pay with a check. She refuses. She wants cash.
Within a couple of days someone puts sugar in a skidder and a peterbilt. Around 25,000 dollars in damage. 390xp is also stolen as is the game cam he put up to catch them. Then the landowners nephew from outta state comes down. He has a buisness card stating he is with corp of engineers and that the logger broke the contract in reference to seedlings..or something. Wants 100k to make it right.
Later it turns out the landowner had sold the same loggin rights 2 months prior to another logger but for whatever reason he didn't cut it. He knows the first logger getting screwed so he gives him his contract paperwork etc for the pending lawsuit. Between the guys start date on logging and the sugar in tank etc was only like 10 days.
Allegedly this landowner sued her former workplace and won around 500k on a harassment lawsuit. Now apparently she is trying to scam other folks. She allegedly sued another logger a while back.
The contract will be civil but the theft and criminal mischief will be felonies. Only good thing I can see is that she should have money and he could recover his losses if he wins.The logger also has money so he has the means to fight it.
I hope we can put a case on the offenders for the damage and theft.
Within a couple of days someone puts sugar in a skidder and a peterbilt. Around 25,000 dollars in damage. 390xp is also stolen as is the game cam he put up to catch them. Then the landowners nephew from outta state comes down. He has a buisness card stating he is with corp of engineers and that the logger broke the contract in reference to seedlings..or something. Wants 100k to make it right.
Later it turns out the landowner had sold the same loggin rights 2 months prior to another logger but for whatever reason he didn't cut it. He knows the first logger getting screwed so he gives him his contract paperwork etc for the pending lawsuit. Between the guys start date on logging and the sugar in tank etc was only like 10 days.
Allegedly this landowner sued her former workplace and won around 500k on a harassment lawsuit. Now apparently she is trying to scam other folks. She allegedly sued another logger a while back.
The contract will be civil but the theft and criminal mischief will be felonies. Only good thing I can see is that she should have money and he could recover his losses if he wins.The logger also has money so he has the means to fight it.
I hope we can put a case on the offenders for the damage and theft.
