Wednesday July 13 I went home sick. I was in bed at 11:36 when a 270 (KY) phone number called. I don’t answer unknown numbers. Literally, four minutes later RN calls me to ask why a sheriff from Hopkinsville was calling him looking for me. I looked at my phone and had no
voicemail.
I immediately got off the phone with RN and called the sheriff back. He said he had to serve “Jacqs Marriedname”. I explained to him that had not been my name since October. He had court papers and it was probably a court summons and I wasn’t getting arrested. (That’s a relief) Why am I getting court documents? He wanted to know where I worked so I could be served. Big problem, I was at home sick. He said I could meet him at CID, criminal investigation division, between 1 and 1:30. He told me CID was behind the new commissary (it’s not).
I called RN back because he was seemingly pissed at me because someone was calling HIM for ME. I told him I had no idea what it was but I wasn’t getting arrested. He asked if I owed anyone money, been arrested, pissed anyone off to get a restraining order, etc. I got off the phone with him and called/texted a variety of people to help come up with more things.
- Overdue bills: I’m very meticulous with my bills so there wasn’t really a way for me to be overdue with anything. Two, it was in my former married name which I haven’t had since October and all my bills are in my current last name. Three, why would it be from Kentucky when I live in Tennessee AND I don’t have any banks in Kentucky.
- Something vehicle related (someone thought I hit them in the parking lot, red-light camera from KY, etc). It couldn’t have been that because my plates are TN, my driver’s license has is TN, and all have the correct address and last name.
- Something to do with the house: Might have been because the deed to my house in my former name. But, why KY? The builders live in and have their business in TN. If it was financial for the house the mortgage company has my name and my address.
- Restraining order: I live in TN so I think I would be served by a TN sheriff if I pissed someone off so much to get a restraining order.
- Drama between my Biker friend and his GF: They live in TN and that drama happened last summer. If I was asked as a witness for anything why would it be so late? Also, how would RN at all be involved and the sheriff have his phone number for that. Totally unlikely.
- I’m being arrested: The sheriff specifically said I wasn’t being arrested but I hadn’t done anything to be arrested for.
- Witness: I hadn’t witnessed an accident or anything.
- Being sued because someone got hurt on my property: I think I would know and again, I live in TN, it would have been a This County sheriff.
- Something to do with Fort Campbell or work: I think it would have gone through work. The sheriff didn’t even have my work address. And, he told me if I couldn’t make it to Campbell that day, I could see him next week. If it was work or Campbell related it would have come from work, been federal, and I probably would have heard something through work channels and not some random sheriff from Christian County
In every single instance, there was a reason why none of it made sense.
The sheriff told me CID was behind the new commissary and on 29th/KY. For some reason, I heard 21st. Here it is 12:30 prime lunchtime on Fort Campbell and I have to deal with Screaming Eagle BLVD and Normandy – one way streets. For future reference, it’s not BEHIND the commissary it’s to the side of it. BEHIND the commissary is Kentucky Ave and then one of the memorials. I got to the CID building and of course, I miss the visitors parking and I could find was the official parking. Typical.
The waiting area had another guy who had no idea why he was there. Another man came in with 2 kids and female soldier before the sheriff finally arrived. I started to freak out because I hadn’t brought a copy of my divorce decree to prove to the guy that I was the same person. The sheriff took the first guy and then asked me if it was okay the man with children be seen first. No, it’s not okay, just because you have kids doesn’t mean that you get to jump in front of another person. I said yes.
I got into his little tiny office which was a former holding cell – nothing like feeling like a criminal when I’ve done nothing wrong. He found my paperwork and apologized that he was unable to tell me what the court documents were earlier. He asked if the address listed on the court paperwork was mine. It was my mailing address, yes. He also asked if RN was my boyfriend. I told him no and I wasn’t sure how he got RN’s phone number. He let me know he was a good detective. I was beginning to piece things together.
I explained to him the address listed on the paperwork was my UPS box where ALL of my mail goes. I said yes it was my mailing address and I could get a bill out of my car if he needed it and I had an old debit card with my former last name.
He started to go through the court paperwork. I and about six others were being sued by a company called Tax Ease Service LLC main office in Dallas. He asked if I had property in Louisville, KY. I told him I did not and I recently came back from five years in Asia and didn’t own anything until my house IN TENNESSEE 11 months previously. He asked me if my ex husband was a “David”. I said no and immediately texted J if he knew anyone named David because as far as I knew, he didn’t have any family named “David.” The sheriff got on the phone with the law office listed on the paperwork… he was on hold forever and I asked how he got RN’s number. He laughed and said he was a detective. He said he was told that RN was my boyfriend. Real interesting.
The attorney was at lunch. Fantastic. He let me go because he couldn’t serve me with papers knowing that something was probably incorrect and he let me know he would call me when he got all this done.
I sat in my car pissed off out of my mind – relieved – but still annoyed. Some jerkwad at this law office didn’t do his/her job correctly and found some name in KY and used my mailing address. Nice work private investigator. Then, I was mad because RN was related to the whole thing. How did the sheriff get his information? The only possible way was the UPS store. So I went there to hand them their asses.
This is how I knew it was the UPS Store without the sheriff explicitly telling me.
- The sheriff was trying to serve me papers. He was in his car CALLING me which my phone number was not listed on the court documents.
- He wanted to serve me at work right then – but I wasn’t at work… I was at home sick.
- RN set up my box, the majority of the time he checks his own box – I’m with him, and the UPS Store girls know us pretty well. I’d deduce from the short interaction that we were dating.
- RN and I don’t know anyone else.
I went into the UPS Store and the girls were acting weird. The one went to get my mail since my box is always blocked with their crap. I asked them why they gave RN’s phone number, and mine, to the Sheriff. The one said she didn’t. The girl came back with my mail and I said I wanted to make sure RN was off my box and she told me he was. I asked why they gave HIS phone number to the Sheriff if he had nothing to do with my box. THEY LIED TO MY FACE.
I asked if they were independently only franchises and she said yes. Rather than losing my mind in that office, I left and fully intended to contact UPS, that store, and go through Fort Campbell. They were in the wrong and they’re going to suffer for it.
I couldn’t just sit at home and wait for the sheriff to do something.
I googled what information I had – which was little – Tax Lien Services with “LLC” and that the main office was in Dallas. I easily found http://www.teliky.com/. Apparently, KY sells delinquent property taxes to this company and gets lawyers to sue for the money. I immediately called them and explained the situation. The representative had no idea how to handle what was going on. He searched my name, and David, in the database but was unable to find anything. He said the name was not likely on the property tax bill and I was only a person of interest. I asked if I could find the law firm associated with all this. He reported they use EIGHT different firms.
I got off the phone with him. It dawned on me I could probably find the court record for the case. I got to http://courts.ky.gov/ and noticed I had to figure out what county Louisville was in – Jefferson, if anyone needs it. This way, I could get the attorneys on the case. There was the case, 11-CI-401840, with Tax Ease Lien Servicing, LLC, vs Kelly, Judith et al. But of course, I couldn’t get e-version of it.
I noted the individual first listed and hoped that it was property in her name. I called Tax Ease, again, had a different individual. She was able to search Judith Kelly’s name and provided me with the firm handling the case.
I called the lawyer, relayed the situation to her and gave her the court case number. She apologized and was able to take my address off the list. I told her they needed a better private investigator or to purchase a better peoplesearch program subscription.
I need to call the attorney back and give her other addresses so I don’t get served by Montgomery County or random other places I have lived.
A few days later, I went to a different UPS store. The Fort Campbell UPS Store was within their right to provide my phone number to the Sheriff. It’s in black and white in my contract. However, they were NOT allowed to provide the Sheriff with another customer’s contact information. Let’s play UPS Store, let’s play.
Story to continue with UPS Store… *smiles*
