SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A Springfield guy has been arrested in reference to a Fb Market rip-off that allegedly swindled greater than $1,000 from a girl in Brookings.
In keeping with court docket paperwork, Zakiyyah Justin Coffman, 23, allegedly offered a mini excavator to a girl on Fb Market for $3,000 in February. He stated he would ship the excavator to her in two days, however first wanted her to ship him $500 ahead of supply, which she did. Coffman the introduced to additionally promote her a Bobcat and a Kubota Tracker, along with the excavator, for a complete of $9,000. He allegedly stated he would ship all 3 machines to her if she despatched him an extra $600 for the price of supply. She agreed and once more transferred the cash.
The day of supply got here and went, and Coffman didn’t display up. When the sufferer tried to name him, it became out he had disconnected his telephone, in line with court docket paperwork. The sufferer made reviews with the FBI and the Curry County Sheriff’s Workplace, and an investigation started.
In the end, investigators have been in a position to spot Coffman, and realized he had withdrawn the cash from a Springfield Dari-Mart and Sonny’s Tavern. Springfield Police Division officials arrested him on Might 10 and despatched him to the Lane County Prison. He’s going through fees of first-degree robbery.