That's probably it. The Army could easilly track his trip and when reports of the collapse came out through Emergency Management they knew he wasn't just stopping for coffee. What doesn't make sense is stiffing the local businesses when he could have as easilly operated upfront if that's what happened. He should have reported to the State Emergency Management on scene who are well trained to deal with such matters and no one's the wiser. By operating this way he sure drew a lot more attention to himself than most would want on offical business.
The bad check stuff is even weirder because it would only draw attention to this guy.
Seems a bit catch me if you can --- and if so this would mean that this was not the first time this GUY did this . . .
Dum de dum dum . . .
It sounds like Keystone Cops...on both sides.
It could just be a personality conflict with the "female" Mayor.
He probably wasnt paying attention to her civilian authority and she wasnt aquiescing to his military uniform & bars, and therein began a small military Man vs. Civilian yokel chic conflict juxtaposed over a backdrop of roll playing fantasy and sexual tension...LOL...I crack myself up.
Going in and proclaiming that he was "in charge" was his first mistake. ~grin~
Anyway, he looked at the items so he probably has a good idea of what was there. The computer and the briefcase will be given to either his wife or his boss...and it'll all shake out.