Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said Corporal Corey Griffin learned during investigation of the matter recycling companies will not buy vehicles with operative gas tanks, therefore many people cut or punch holes in them before the seller reaches the scrapyard.
Montgomery
This was reportedly the case when the victims notified the sheriff's office that a man identified as Eric Monta Montgomery, 28, of Roanoke Rapids, stopped and cut a hole in the gas tank of the vehicle he was towing. He allegedly allowed the gasoline to drain into the victim's yard, damaging the lawn.
Griffin charged Montgomery with littering hazardous material and injury to real property.
He was released on $1,000 bond and is due in court August 6.
It was unclear, Hall said, why Montgomery reportedly chose to dump the gas on that particular lawn.
