Man (Justin Brent Allman) arrested for allegedly stealing scrap metal from neighbor and selling it
Detective Andy Manis of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Justin Brent Allman, 31, of Hidden Cove Road in Marion, with three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one felony count of larceny. He was taken into custody in lieu of a $22,000 bond.
On Sept. 6, Fermen Fuentes Cerecedo, of Hidden Cove Road in Marion, reported that someone stole $1,200 worth of scrap metal from his back yard.
Manis said an investigation led to Allman, who is neighbors with the victim. The detective added that Allman sold the metal to local scrap yards.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Detective Andy Manis
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2237
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