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Does no one call on the phone anymore for clarification?Quote:
Black Real Estate Agent's Team, Suspecting Them of Being Burglars They Were Showing the Home
An Alabama fire chief is in hot water after he pulled a gun on a Black real estate agent and contractors who were at his home for a real estate showing.
Jason Edward Rickels' home in Roswell, Georgia, is up for sale. The four-bedroom luxury farmhouse is listed at $925,000 on Zillow. But when Regina Lee, a 33-year-old real estate agent, scheduled a showing at his home, Rickels showed up with a gun and damaged the camera of one of the photographers she hired.
Rickels, 43, is the fire chief in Tarrant, Alabama. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony and second-degree criminal damage to property. He spent a night in jail before being released on bail.
"This is a baseless charge," his attorney, Brian Steel, told The Birmingham News. "The bottom line is we are going to fight this case ethically, lawfully and zealously until the end and Chief Rickels will be exonerated. He has done nothing wrong."
Maybe he thought it was TMZ?Quote:
"All I seen was HATE in his eyes, he even lied to the police in front of me by saying he thought my photographers camera was a gun," Lee said. "But yet he still reached and grabbed this so called gun (camera) while the photographer was already in his vehicle and smashed his camera."
My, my, my....as Joe Kenda would say.Quote:
Rickels' wife, Melody, told police her real estate agent let her know Lee was coming to host a viewing and she left home to go to the grocery store. She watched the activity on her smart phone through the home's Ring security cameras and grew concerned when she saw eight to 10 people carrying bags of equipment into the house. They proved to be bags of camera equipment, according to police. But Melody Rickels became suspicious that the viewing was a "scam" and the crew was actually there to rob her home.
She texted her agent and demanded that she call Lee and tell them to leave. Melody Rickels then called her husband and told him the real estate agent in their house was a scammer trying to burglarize them.
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Police verified that Lee did have an hour-long showing scheduled that afternoon. Lee said she got the call from the homeowners' real estate agent letting her know the family wanted them out of the house as her team was setting up for the showcase. She told officers that the camera crew had already set up lighting equipment so it took them some time to pack up their belongings. Most of the crew had already departed by the time Jason Rickels showed up 10 minutes later. Police said Boddie, Lee and a makeup artist named Alexis Brown were the only members of the entourage still on scene when Rickels arrived.
Geez people, one or two phone calls and this would be all cleared up.
These people all seem to be on the delusional bus.Quote:
Rickels claimed that's when he drew his gun and threatened to shoot anyone who approached him. One of the neighbors told police they saw one of the contractors retrieve a "long automatic rifle" from their vehicle. Investigators determined that was likely a pole for lighting equipment as no other witnesses, including Rickels, reported seeing anyone else brandish a gun.
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"Why you got to be racial about it," Rickels interjected from across the street, standing next to his car.
"Because you pulled a fking gun on me," Boddie replied.
"You pulled I thought you pulled a gun on me. You pointed it right at me," Rickels told Boddie, pointing at the broken camera on the concrete pavement.
"You pulled a fking gun on me, jumped in my car and broke my fking camera," Boddie tried to explain.
"Well all I know is I walked up, you pointed something at me. I thought it was a gun," Rickels said. "I was fearing my life, sir. It's my house."
Drop the charges and everyone just hug this one out.
Make it a teachable moment.
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Texans make the best songwriters because they are the best liars.-Rodney Crowell
We will never give up our guns Steve, we don't care if there is a mass shooting every day of the week.
-BarronVonAwesome
A man with experience is not at the mercy of another man with an opinion.
