Batmobile raid: San Mateo Co. DA drops criminal charges against Indiana garage owner

THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST THE ONLY MAN LICENSED BY DC COMICS TO BUILD REPLICA BATMOBILE'S IS ENDING. HE FACED FELONY CHARGES OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENSES AND DIVERSION OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. >> I AM ANNOUNCING WE ARE GOING TO DISMISS THE CASE. >> I BROKE THE NEWS ON TWITTER AFTER SPEAKING WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE WAGSTAFF THIS MORNING. >> IT SIMPLY DOES NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF PROOF YONDER A REASONABLE DOUBT. WHEN YOU HAVE CASES NOT RISING TO THE CRIMINAL LEVEL BUT WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO IS WRONG IS NOT CLEAR, WE WERE THOSE CASES TO CIVIL OR. >> THE SHERIFF ADMITS HE LAUNCHED THE INVESTIGATION AFTER ONE OF HIS DONORS CALLED TO COMPLAIN THAT HIS $210,000 BATMOBILE HAD BEEN DELAYED. HE SENT A TEAM OF FOUR INVESTIGATORS TO RAID THE GARAGE IN LOGANSPORT, INDIANA. >> I WAS HORRIFIED. THEY HAVE NEVER GONE THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE. >> TURNS OUT THE SHERIFF HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE EITHER. HOW LEVEL SOURCES IN HIS DEPARTMENT SAY HE HAS NEVER SENT A TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS OUTSIDE THE STATE FOR A NONVIOLENT CRIME EXCEPT FOR THE BATMOBILE. HAS THE SHERIFF EVER SENT A TEAM OUT OF STATE FOR A NONVIOLENT CRIME BESIDES THE BATMOBILE? >>>> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK BUT I WILL GET BACK TO YOU. >> ALLEN NOW SAYS HE NEEDS A WEEK TO FIND THE INFORMATION. THE SHERIFF HAS REFUSED MY REPEATED REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW SO LAST THURSDAY I WENT TO THE RETIREMENT FUNCTION FOR SECOND IN COMMAND THINKING HE HAD TO ATTEND. 10 ALAN TOLD ME THE SHERIFF WAS ON VACATION. >> I AM NOT IN CHARGE OF HIS TRAVEL CALENDAR. >> I ALSO BROKE THE NEWS TO THE BATMOBILE BUILDER THAT HIS CRIMINAL CASE IS OVER. >> HOLY COW. WHAT A RELIEF. THIS HAS BEEN A 10 WEEK NIGHTMARE AND IT IS FINALLY COMING TO A CLOSE. >> HE IS NOW FREE TO CONCENTRATE ON HIS BUSINESS AND HIS CHURCH WERE HE IS A MINISTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. IF YOU HAD NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THE WHISTLEBLOWERS, IF YOU HAD NOT BELIEVED THEM, THIS CASE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED AND I WOULD HAVE TO BE IN SAN MATEO ON FRIDAY MORNING AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MARK TELLS ME HE IS NOT SURE IF HE WANTS TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SHERIFF AND THE COUNTY. THIS CASE IS ALREADY TAX IS ALREADY COSTING TAXPAYERS THE EXPENSE OF SENDING THE TEAM TO INDIANA. THE COUNTY HIRED A PERSONAL LAWYER AND HIRED A RETIRED JUDGE TO FIND OUT HOW ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE STORY TO DO BEFORE WE CALL THIS ONE A WRAPPED. >> WE COULD NOT MAKE THIS UP. THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY.

Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area

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Length: 2min 57sec (177 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 27 2022