A female Army officer has told how a man with a long criminal history crouches in her Atlanta-area home while she is in Chicago on active duty.
Lt. Col. Dahlia Daure told local media that Vincent Simon – a man who was convicted of firearms, drugs and theft – is living in his $500,000 home.
Daure said she moved away from her home in Ellenwood, Georgia, to serve her country in the Windy City – and only found out he had moved in while the house was being cleaned up. sold.
“I felt violated. If I hadn’t served my country, I would have been at home,” Daure said. WSB-TV.
The active duty army officer was told by the police that they could not deport Simon and that the issue was considered a “civil matter”.
“I want to shoot through the windows, shut off the water, cut the wires, but I can’t. It’s a crime. Law-abiding citizens cannot do this,” she said.
Lt. Col. Dahlia Daure says man with long criminal history squats her Atlanta-area home while she’s on active duty and he refuses to move
Daure told local media the man was living in his $500,000 home in Dekalb County, Georgia.
Daure says the man inside his home is Vincent Simon, a Georgia resident who was convicted of gun, drug and theft charges.
According to Daure, she only learned of the situation after her real estate agent made final preparations for the sale of her Holly Hill Parkway home.
The sprawling 4,300 square foot estate where Simon is locked up has five beds and five bathrooms, Zillow says, and is valued at around $495,000.
Before listing the house, she rented it out and even invested about $35,000 in renovations.
After receiving a cash offer and being under contract, Simon reportedly moved in. Daure said she saw him at one point moving giant safes around the house.
The active duty officer says Simon claimed he had a lease on the house and paid $19,000 for six months.
“The police called the number that’s on the lease, it doesn’t exist,” Daure said.
When WBS-TV visited the Holly Hill Parkway home over the weekend, they found “Beware of Dogs” signs posted as cardboard covering some windows.
Daure has since served Simon with deportation papers, however, he has the legal right to respond and have his case heard before a judge. “He’s not a tenant. He’s a squatter, she said.
“I felt violated. If I hadn’t served my country, I would have been at home,” Daure said.
The sprawling 4,300 square foot estate where Simon is locked up has five beds and five bathrooms, Zillow says, and is valued at around $495,000.
“I can’t ask them to leave. I can’t turn them off. The police can’t get them out. What justice is this? Daure said
The military officer now says she feels her case is stuck as she has to wait for the deportation process to take place.
“I can’t ask them to leave. I can’t turn them off. The police can’t get them out. What justice is this? said Daure.
The woman said the sale of the house also appeared to be off.
WSB-TV reported that DeKalb County police and an official private bailiff served Simon with eviction papers.
Simon can answer in court and ask for a trial before a judge.
If his request is granted, the deportation process could take weeks or months.
