Cops: Texas Man Vandalized His Own Truck, Blamed It On Black Lives Matter

[MerryBlooms]

A disabled veteran told Whitney, Texas, police on Sept. 8 that his pickup truck was vandalized by Black Lives Matter activists. As a result, he raised almost $6,000 from the public for repairs, according to a report from Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW.

But footage from the television station's initial report told police a different story. On Friday police arrested Scott Lattin on suspicion of making a false police report.

Lattin told police that his truck, which he had painted with "Police Lives Matter," was spray painted with “Black Lives Matter” and “Fuck Your Flag, Your Family, Your Feelings, Your Faith."

"We had initial video when the officers took the report and then when we saw your story on Channel 4. When we looked at those two videos, there were some differences in those and that led us to take the investigation into a different direction,” Whitney Police Chief Chris Bentley told the television station.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scott-lattin-black-lives-matter-truck

Not surprised.

[louis-t]

1. Surprised it took this long..

More 'victimization' from idiot conservatives.

[Initech]

2. Looking for some of that sweet Go Fund Me cash, I see.

[SoCalMusicLover]

3. All The Right Wing Vermin Get Their Money Back

They can give their money to some other racist prick now.

[herding cats]

4. His wife and son were arrested today as well.

On Monday, officers arrested his wife, Cinderella, 40, and son Jason, 19, on warrants charging false report.

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Donations to an account set up for Lattin and his family on the fundraising GoFundMe website totaled about $6,000 at the time of the arrest Friday and the damaged truck was undergoing repairs at a body shop in the Dallas area whose operators agreed to do the work for free.

The family has also received direct cash donations.

The GoFundMe account set up for the Lattins has been cut off, donations have been frozen, and donors to the site should get their money back, authorities said.

Police are asking that anyone who donated money directly to the family contact investigators, who are in the process of trying to account how much money the Lattins got.

State insurance fraud investigators are also involved in the probe and police say additional charges could be filed.
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Area-Man-Who-Claimed-Truck-Was-Vandalized-Arrested-Charged-328307531.html

[Solly Mack]

5. Cinderella? Well, bibbidi bobbidi boo.

[MerryBlooms]

10. Glad to see it. These grifters need to be behind bars.

They intentionally put the black community in danger from not only cops, but other run-of-the-mill racists.

[writer not writing]

6. Ah, the memories!

[Stellar]

7. I remember that and also that woman that drowned her two sons and blamed it

on a black guy.

The State

[writer not writing]

8. I swear I'm not bragging

But I called bullshit on Smith from the get-go.

[Stellar]

9. What usually happens?

The victim describes a black guy and the cops usually comes up with someone close to that description and they throw him in jail until they decide to kill him...and it's all about a big fat lie.

[MerryBlooms]

11. I think a lot of us did.

I have NO sympathy or empathy for these type of lying sacks of shit. Lock them up and throw away the keys.

[arely staircase]

16. Me too.

Watching the press conference with her and her husband. I remember loud bullshit alarms going off in my head.

[MrScorpio]

12. It was pretty obvious that he vandalized his own truck.

The corny message says it all right there.

[MerryBlooms]

13. Yep. I'm super sure this updated article will go viral as quick as the lying sack-o-shit original.

[passiveporcupine]

14. Maybe this gofundme stuff is not working as it should

It seems to be inciting frauds and scams.

[MerryBlooms]

15. There's definitely a shady element along with the sincere deserving side.

We have the same rules here-- members are responsible for doing their own research into those requesting financial assistance, and then make their own decision. The admins no longer require approval for fund raising posts.