Cops' Eviction Attempt Results In 3+ Hour Standoff With Foreclosed Family; "Rescue" Operator Screwed Them Out Of Money, Says Homeowner

In Middleburg, Florida, First Coast News reports:

• A Clay County couple barricaded themselves in their home for more than three hours. Police say it was a standoff over a foreclosure. George and Bonnie Mangum's home on Long Horn Road had gone through foreclosure. Police say they refused to come out Wednesday afternoon when police tried to deliver an eviction notice. [...] Deputies say when they came to the door George Mangum threatened to shoot someone.

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• They surrounded the house and evacuated neighbors. Deputies were able to convince Mangum to come out by promising to investigate possible fraud in his foreclosure. The Mangums say a company promised to help them out of foreclosure, but just made it worse and took their money.

• George Mangum is charged with interfering with a civil process and aggravated assault.

For the story, see Middleburg Standoff Over Foreclosure (go here for video).

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