Saturday, September 29, 2012

Homeowner Facing Foreclosure Faces Charges For Pointing Gun At Bank Employee Photographing Home As Part Of Monthly Inspection

In Bloomfield, Indiana, WBIW Radio 1340 AM reports:
  • A March 2013 jury trial date has been set for David Council Jr., of Solsberry,who is accused of pointing a loaded .12 gauge shotgun at a bank employee who was on his property on Washboard Road taking photographs as part of the foreclosure process. Nick Schneider, of the Greene County Daily World reports, Council is charged with pointing a firearm at another person, a Class D felony.
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  • Council's wife, Barbara, told police that the U.S. Bank employee Richard Haynes had identified himself as a bank employee and gave her a red card that contained telephone numbers to call to verify his assignment. Haynes was there taking photos as part of a monthly inspection, part of the foreclosure action. [...] Hayes told police that Council had pulled a gun on him before during prior inspections and that is why he had brought a witness.