FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky man is demanding answers after discovering that two of his vehicles, which he left for repairs at a mechanic shop and used car dealership hybrid business, were unexpectedly scrapped without his consent.
Shawn Long of Frankfort said he dropped off both cars, including a 1990s Chevy Lumina APV minivan, on July 20 for repair work. He claims he had an agreement with Thonsom Clark Bernandez, identified in police reports, that the vehicles were to be fixed, not disposed of.
Agreement for Repairs Turns Into Disappearance
According to Long, Bernandez assured him that the shop was working on the cars and that repairs would be made. Long said he frequently drove by the shop to check on progress and occasionally spoke with Bernandez by phone.
“He was going to fix ’em and get them running and then I would go from there,” Long told reporters. But by mid-August, communication with the shop abruptly stopped…