MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – A dealership worker in Tennessee has been charged after being accussed of taking a customer’s vehicle to an space sports bar.
According to Tennessee authorities, the reported incident occurred in January when a lady reported her automobile was stolen from the Mercedes-Benz of Collierville dealership.
Officers mentioned the automobile proprietor advised them she dropped off her vehicle the month prior for repairs. But she realized it had been taken after the monitoring gadget in her vehicle alerted her to motion.
The vehicle was situated at TJ Mulligan’s, a Memphis-area sports bar, police mentioned. The automobile proprietor’s key fob was additionally discovered on the worker.
The employee was later recognized as Derrick Nguyen, a service technician on the dealership.
According to the arrest affidavit, officers famous Nguyen was intoxicated and refused to reply questions with no lawyer current.
Nguyen was arrested and charged with theft of property $10,000 to $60,000.
The vehicle proprietor’s lawyer has since accussed the dealership of constructing gentle of the state of affairs by way of completely different advertising and marketing promotions whereas saying Nguyen stays employed.
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