| FBI searches BG store, arrests manager |
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| Written by Sentinel Staff |
| Friday, 21 December 2012 18:01 |
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The FBI executed search warrants Friday at a Woodland Mall sports store, looking for counterfeit goods or services, and arrested the store’s manager on a firearms charge. Spindletop Sports Zone was searched around noon, according to a press release by the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the Northern District of Ohio. FBI Special Agent Vicki Anderson said agents were looking for counterfeit items at the store, which is located across from the cinemas, and financial documents. “Maybe it says it’s made by Nike and it’s not, a Louis Vuitton bag and it’s not,” she said of the merchandise. Agents also searched manager Richard A. Schmidt’s residence located at 1705 Marlow Road in Toledo and four adjacent trailers associated with Spindletop. Schmidt, who is listed as manager of Spindletop on the Woodland Mall’s Web site, is suspected of trafficking in counterfeit goods or services. During the execution of these specified search warrants, firearms were discovered. Schmidt is under disability to possess a firearm. An arrest warrant was obtained for Schmidt, and he was taken into custody by federal law enforcement. Schmidt has a hearing set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Vernelis Armstrong of the U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio in Toledo. The federal search warrants and arrest warrant were executed by federal and local law enforcement agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Bowling Green Police Division, Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio Highway Patrol and Perrysburg Township Police Department. Spindletop’s Facebook page says the store sells sports jerseys, collectibles and memorabilia. The slogan is “If you unique is what you seek; planes, trains, automobiles, beer and sports collectibles...AKA the Man Cave Headquarters.” |
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Comments
1989. Shot at 3 people. Killed one.
Any idea where the money goes that this loser spends on counterfeit items? To the same people killing our military men and women overseas.
Open your eyes for god sakes.
s rights being violated and lives being serverly changed all for the sake of your ego. Its sad bc there are a lot of great people in law enforcement that dont let their ego become a part of their job and decision making. Quite sad really. Thats the roblem with your generation everything is about justice its not about fixing the problems of why people committ crimes look at european countries that make jail basically inpatient mental health clinics. Maybe thats why only 9% of their offenders repeat and we are sitting at 87% b/c we feel this need to throw people in cages like animals. Its a primitive revenge based system.
You have no idea what you are talking about in this instance. Schmidt has no right to sell counterfeit products and most certainly doesn't have the right to own guns. He gave up that right when he murdered in 1989.
Think of all the people who may have thought they were buying unique name brand merchandise who are now figuring out that they have been scammed by low quality merchandise that is in no way related to the brand it says it is.
It's despicable business is going to serve to hurt what is left of the mall more than anything if nothing legitimate takes it's place.
The guy is a convicted felon and was in possession of guns. Buying the stuff unkowingly? Seriously, you actually think the FBI would get a search warrant without doing a little research first?
So, because a company is successful we should not care or we should be happy when they get ripped off. What exactly is your point?
I worry more about what happens when the roof starts leaking, and we see a death spiral like at Woodville and Northtown malls up north.
The article references an FBI search warrant. Are you trying to say that the Spindle Top is the type of business you want in BG?!
Again, what point are you trying to make about this article?
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