After doing several thousands of dollars worth of business over the course of months, the proprietor, *** *** ***, encouraged me to accept several antiques including bookcases and a buffet totaling a value of approximately $on an informal layaway installment planI had paid consistently until being called away for workI was out of state for approximately two months and returned Saturday, June 20, On the evening of June 21, 2015, the owner of Abbott's Furniture entered by home without permission, confronted me in front of my son, and demanded "my money or my stuff." I explained that I would not handle business matters at night in my home this way and would be happy to review the receipts and pay the bill at his store during business hours on Monday, June That day, I insisted that he not return to my home at which point he became agitated and attacked meI fled Abbott's Furniture store but he pursued me into the parking lot screaming obscenitiesI was forced to defend myself at which point Abbott's former mistress, *** *** called the police and later stated that I placed a gun to MrAbbott's head and demanded my bill be zeroed outThe result was a lengthy and taxing criminal defense trial at which I was acquitted of the charges against me*** ** *** ** *** *** *** During depositions and at trial, the couple testified to wildly different accounts of the incident which was later disproved by an audio recordingMy legal fees amounted to over $25,dollarsMr*** *** *** is a volatile person with a history of convictions for violenceHe should be avoided
After doing several thousands of dollars worth of business over the course of months, the proprietor, *** *** ***, encouraged me to accept several antiques including bookcases and a buffet totaling a value of approximately $on an informal layaway installment planI had paid consistently until being called away for workI was out of state for approximately two months and returned Saturday, June 20, On the evening of June 21, 2015, the owner of Abbott's Furniture entered by home without permission, confronted me in front of my son, and demanded "my money or my stuff." I explained that I would not handle business matters at night in my home this way and would be happy to review the receipts and pay the bill at his store during business hours on Monday, June That day, I insisted that he not return to my home at which point he became agitated and attacked meI fled Abbott's Furniture store but he pursued me into the parking lot screaming obscenitiesI was forced to defend myself at which point Abbott's former mistress, *** *** called the police and later stated that I placed a gun to MrAbbott's head and demanded my bill be zeroed outThe result was a lengthy and taxing criminal defense trial at which I was acquitted of the charges against me*** ** *** ** *** *** *** During depositions and at trial, the couple testified to wildly different accounts of the incident which was later disproved by an audio recordingMy legal fees amounted to over $25,dollarsMr*** *** *** is a volatile person with a history of convictions for violenceHe should be avoided