Posted on 10/22/2004 7:47:26 PM PDT by timestax
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. -- A woman came home from vacation to find a stranger living there, wearing her clothes, changing utilities into her name and even ripping out carpet and repainting a room she didn't like, authorities said.
Douglas County authorities say they can't explain why Beverly Valentine, 54, broke into an empty home and started acting like it was her own.
During the 2 1/2 weeks the owner, Beverly Mitchell, was on vacation in Greece, Valentine allegedly redecorated the ranch home, ripping up carpet and taking down the owner's pictures and replacing them with her own.
Mitchell was a complete unknown to Valentine, said Chief Sheriff's Deputy Stan Copeland. He said he had no idea how Valentine knew Mitchell was gone.
"In 28 years, I've never seen something this strange," Copeland said.
Valentine was being held in Douglas County Jail on a $25,000 bond, Copeland said. If convicted, she could face one to 20 years in prison. Copeland said Friday that he believed Valentine did not have a lawyer.
The case came to light when Mitchell, who lived alone, returned home Oct. 4 to find the lights on and a strange car parked in the driveway. Mitchell called police, who went in and found Valentine, who at first pretended she was renting the home.
Later, Copeland said, she admitted she broke into the house with a shovel and was squatting there. She was charged with burglary.
Authorities found a gun and $23,000 worth of Mitchell's jewelry in Valentine's car.
Valentine had the electricity switched over to her name and moved in a washer and dryer and her dog.
Copeland said she was even wearing some of Mitchell's clothes.
"There's a lot of people saying, 'What?"' Copeland said.
Valentine was asked what to do with the washer and dryer she moved in, and Valentine said she didn't care, so police will leave it up to Mitchell what to do with them, Copeland said.
Come on, people, it makes perfect sense. It wasn't Beverly Valentine, it was Billy Ray Valentine.
Precisely my own question!
There are people living in the ATM booths in NYC.
Sure this wasn't done for an episode of Trading Spaces?
LOL! I was wondering what I'd read after scrolling down!
Don't ask me. Brenda Hampton's 7th Heaven plot sitautions got too weird for me to understand yeasr ago.
You think she's ugly wait till you see the photoshopped version on FR replacing this chick's head with Tercrazya's head. EWWW!
She obviously thought that kerry was already elected and that she could claim some of the ill-gotten gains of the rich that had been denied her by nasty republicans. (yeah, right)
My question is, did she live in the house long enough to legally register to vote for Kerry? |
By the looks of it, particularly the bloating, this woman has been pickling herself with some regularity.
Disturbed...
I understand that they occasionally do stop briefly at the office when someone's Second Amendment rights need infringing...
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