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Texas con artist arrested by NPD
Published Tuesday, July 29, 2008
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Police Department is holding four people from Terrell, Texas — and one is a known con artist.
Sgt. Craig Godbold said the con artist has a hold placed on him by the U.S. Marshal Service and also one placed by the Terrell Police Department for larceny and escape.
“We know he’s a con artist and we’re trying to find out who all he may have been in contact with here in town,” Godbold said.
Godbold said he knows Darrien Glenn Hathcock, 45, No. 245, 1548 Country Road, Terrell, has already been to a local car dealership.
“That’s his MO, he goes to a car lot, tells them a bogus story and drives away with a new car without paying for it,” Godbold said.
While he may have already duped a car dealership in town, the business did get its car back.
The three other people who were arrested included Hathcock’s daughter, who will soon be released, Godbold said. All three are believed to be possible accomplices.
If nothing else, they are traveling companions, Godbold said.
Jody Machelle Dawson, No. 245, 1548 Country Road, Terrell, was arrested and Hathcock told authorities she was his wife.
Allen Shane Hill, 31, No. 308, 7662 Country Road, Terrell, was also arrested.
Hathcock is also facing charges in Concordia and Catahoula parishes.
Hathcock was arrested Tuesday morning at a hotel in Gloster.
He is being held as the investigation continues, Godbold said.
Comments
Posted by Swapmeet (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 2:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Good job NPD!
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would love to know what story he used to drive away with a new car. Surely he didn't just say it was for a test drive?
Posted by Krogers (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Way to go Craig
Godbold is THE MAN!!!!!
I love that guy
Posted by Peace007 (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 3:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
When I go to test drive a car, most of the time, the salesman has to ride with me, and I'm local...so, it's their own fault for trusting him. Other times when I was allowed to take the car out on a test drive without the salesman, the dealership made a copy of my drivers license.
I have to wonder if the salesman is still working at that dealership?
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Exactly Peace007! Everytime I have test driven a car, that's what happened to me as well. I guess this is a lesson learned! Long gone are the days where they handed you the keys and you made the block.
Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 4:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That's all it takes to get a new car now?
Posted by Doc_Fungo (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'll bet PORKY let him test drive it!!!
BWAH!
Posted by motown (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 4:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
hahaha porky
Posted by EnKiKur (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 5:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Those names sound like Irish Traveler names, I wonder if they are.
Posted by wifetoone (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 6:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ya'll don't make fun of Porky!!!!!!!!!!hahahahahahahhahhaha
Posted by meluvcookies (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 6:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So WHAT'S the guy's last name that was arrested? I saw 3 different last names--HATHcock, HATCHcock, and HATcock. Anyway, way to go Sgt. Craig! Also, glad to hear the dealership got their vehicle back.
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 7:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You know in the state of Texas the "nut house" is located in Terrell....
i'm just sayin
Posted by lilredhead (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 8:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
http://www.cityofterrell.org/wanted/hath...
Posted by ksuplady15 (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 8:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sayitloud...the main "nut-house" is actually in Mississippi...it is called Whitfield...maybe you should go check it out..especially the one area for the "criminally insane". I had to take psych nursing classes there for practicium, believe me it is the worse of the worse.
Before you start making "snide remarks" about an area in a state, you need to look in your states "back yard".
I grew up in Natchez, and believe me, there are a lot of "con artists" there too.
Posted by texasranger (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 9:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hang um at dawn. Or you will have to arrest them next week somewhere down the road.
Posted by starla (anonymous) on July 29, 2008 at 10:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That's how Damon Henderson got a car in Baton Rouge! Makes you wonder about these dealerships!
There really is an asylum in Terrell.
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 6:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ksuplady15 I'm SURE you spent a nice long time at Whitfield but I was merely making an observation that THEIR mental hospital is in Terrell.
And thank you starla, people seem to think the only nut house is in Whitfield!
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I believe every state has at least one state run insane asylum, and several private ones, so I don't get the point of ksuplady's post.
Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You dont get the point, freedon42, because there ISN'T one... lol lol "always gonna be somebody startin' garbage"
Posted by natchez500 (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 9:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
GOOD WORK POLICE NOW CAN THE JUDGE DO SOMETHING TO HIM ITS NOT A CHARGE TO BE A CON ARTIST IS IT ??? BUT AT LEAST THEY WILL BE GONE FROM NATCHEZ WE HAVE ENOUGH CROOKS ALREADY THANKS AGAIN NPD
Posted by Peace007 (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Who is Porky? What car dealership allowed the guy to take the car without paying for it first?
I'm thinking that the dealerships will do the tighten up after this.
Posted by firered (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 9:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Porky is a salesman who USED to work at one of the car dealerships here. I didn't really find the remark very funny..
Posted by jack (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
go porky I know you wouldn't let this con get to you these people must not know the PORKY i know
Posted by thetruthhurts (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You can leave a car lot WITHOUT paying for a vehicle... I have had them offer to let me drive it the weekend and decide if I want to buy it.... AND I have had them only let me test drive it around the block WITH a saleman only.... just all depends on the circumstances at the time... and if you are a con artist, I guess it depends on how convincing you are and how good a story you can come up with.... just my opinion...
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
We have also taken home vehicles, but since we ususally buy from the same dealership, they know us. This person was a stranger - too weird!
Posted by sunkitty (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 5:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
When i worked in car sales we had to make a copy of the person's driver's license. We always had to do the test drive with the customer. I would love to know what this person's story was that enabled him to drive off with a free car!!!
Posted by EnKiKur (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 7:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe he used a Bill of Exchange. I heard about a guy out in Texas that got 12 Cadillacs in one day doing that. He ended up in jail though.
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on July 30, 2008 at 8:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok Enki - I'll show my ignorance - What's a Bill of Exchange?
My inquiring mind wants to know.
Posted by shortcake (anonymous) on August 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I know the bogus story ! I'v heard it with my own two ears.
You would have to be a complete idiot to believe it!
Posted by rpc (anonymous) on August 27, 2008 at 1:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
same thing got him in trouble in fort worth few years ago
guess some people don't ever learn even when they get chance after chance to change.
but the dealerships are stupid to fall for any story and let someone drive off with a car i don't care how good a con man the person is supposed to be...
and what about giving hot checks for cars doesn't anyone call the bank and verify funds anymore... duh!!!!!
seems to have some pretty stupid people running together if u ask me...and the correct way to spell his name is
Hathcock....
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