Extra arrested for yet one more Memphis truck booting rip-off by the identical towing firm
Two males are dealing with fees after illegally booting a semi truck and making an attempt to tow it away as a part of a rip-off gaining prevalence in Memphis.
The 2 males illegally booted a semi truck at an Exxon on 4840 Holmes in Memphis, Tennessee whereas the truck driver was within the comfort retailer. When the trucker returned to his truck, he discovered the boot and the 2 males, who informed him he owed them $256 earlier than they’d take away the boot. The trucker agreed to pay the $256, however the two males hooked his truck as much as their tow truck anyway and mentioned the worth had been raised to $500.
The truck driver then known as police, however the two males pushed him to the bottom whereas he was on the telephone. Police arrived and arrested each males – Rufus Newson with A1’s Towing and Gary Rhodes with S Line Truck Parking – for theft of property. Newson has additionally been charged with assault.
The truck driver informed officers that he was solely within the shop for 10 minutes, and that truckers weren’t required to pay for parking in the event that they bought gasoline and meals, which he had. Officers assured the trucker that metropolis ordinance requires a boot to stay on a automobile for twenty-four hours earlier than it may be towed away.
The newest incident marks not less than the fourth time {that a} trucker has been focused with the identical scheme in Memphis in the previous couple of months. The opposite incidents additionally concerned males working with A1 towing, and one even concerned a bodily altercation full with weapons.
“You understand you’ve obtained crooks all over the place making an attempt to recover from on folks, and it’s so unhappy, and I’m glad police arrested them, and I hope they put all of them out of enterprise,” mentioned truck driver Henry Foster, who was additionally on the Exxon that day.
A1 Towing has mentioned they don’t have any remark relating to the state of affairs, reported WREG.
