A Salisbury man is charged with running a fake car parts Web site, S&C Automotive.
Rowan County Sheriff’s Deputy T.M. Haupt charged Shane Preston Mauldin, 23, of 305 Timber Creek Lane, with three counts of obtaining property by false pretense.
According to the warrants drawn Monday, Mauldin sold car parts to customers in Arlee, Mont., New Middletown, Ohio, and Davenport, Iowa.
The parts included three transmissions for $2,500, $550 and $1,600, including shipping and handling.
In her sworn statement, Haupt said Mauldin falsely stated he could send the items “when in fact he did not have this warehouse of automobile parts or the transmission that this man was paying for.”
The incidents occurred in October.
The incidents were reported to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office in August and January, a report said.
Mauldin’s bond was set at $4,000 with his court date set for Wednesday in Rowan County District Court.
See Wednesday’s Post for more details.