JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Hindering a Secured Creditor | DATE: | 4/26/17 | TIME: | 1:30 p.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Det. B. Richardson | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Don Shepard | ||
On 4/26/17, officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Nicole Hattie Baumgardner (2740 Siam Rd. Elizabethton, TN., 25 years old) and charged her with hindering a secured creditor under $1,000.
On 10/11/16, Nicole Baumgardner applied for a title loan at Southern Finance, 1613 W. Market St., Johnson City, TN. Her vehicle was used to secure the loan. No payments were ever made to Southern Finance. The vehicle couldn’t be located by Southern Finance after no payment was made on the title loan.
On 4/26/17, officers of the Johnson City Police department arrested Nicole Hattie Baumgardner after she came to turn herself in. She was transported to the Washington County Detention Center, where she is being held in lieu of a $5,000 bond. Arraignment is set for 1:30 p.m. on 4/26/17 in Washington County General Sessions Court.
Sgt. Don Shepard
Criminal Investigation Division
Johnson City Police Department
601 E. Main . St
Johnson City, TN 37601
Office 423-434-6166
Fax- 423-434-6247
dshepard@johnsoncitytn.org