Sgt. Greg Moffitt with the Sandy Police Department said this scheme is one his officers have seen before.
SALT LAKE CITY – They thought it was a steal. Turns out, several families got scammed., 43, of Salt Lake City, now faces multiple felony charges accusing him of selling stolen construction equipment to unwitting Utahns, his alleged victims argue he's been given too many chances by the judicial system.
"The ad was listed for $14,999, but we ended up working out a deal," said Stokes. "We ended up paying $13,000." The Stokes said they felt he was credible and got a bill of sale for the transaction. Days later, they got a knock on the door. "It can be just as simple as having your phone, going up to a construction site after it's been shut down for the day, seeing a skid steer or skid loader or any other equipment that's on scene, taking a picture of it, going and loading it onto a classified ad, and seeing if you can get any takers," Moffitt said.
According to Sandy police, Johanson also stole a skid steer from a Christmas tree lot located at 8995 S. State Street in Sandy. Matt Shadle has had that spot for 28 years.His family relies on the skid steer for a lot of their work. "A skid steer is such a versatile tool," Shadle said. "We use it for dirt work, the hay behind you, we use it on our farm, ranches for all sorts of things.
" ended up finding another KSL listing for a skid steer that looked very similar, sold by the same 'Jason,'" she said."They drove down there, were able to meet with him, and they called 911 as soon as they realized this was the same guy," Stokes said. "The police came and he and a driver they didn't know about were able to take off, and the police were able to catch him later and save that skid steer from being stolen.
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