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A Fort Mill, South Carolina realtor is facing criminal charges after he was caught on tape cutting down a competitor's business sign.
York County Sheriff's Office deputies took realtor Daniel LaFranca Jr. into custody Monday afternoon on a damage of property warrant.
Rival realtor Art Mullen used hidden cameras to solve a five-month mystery and catch LaFranca in the act.
"I've had a lot of my signs go ahead getting cut up, stolen, vandalized and I never really knew who it was," Mullen said. "I was frustrated. So what I did is I had some friends and some colleagues, we set up video surveillance."
The surveillance video shows LaFranca, Mullen's former boss, using a box cutter to slash his sign.
"He signed a non-compete clause with my company," LaFranca said as he was led to the police car.
Mullen says he's done nothing wrong and has had hundreds of signs either stolen or damaged after he stopped working for LaFranca.
"We didn't leave in the best of terms," Mullen said. "I made a lot of money in that company."
LaFranca denies wrongdoing, and claims he isn't the man seen in the video.
Mullen says it's the ugly side of business during struggling housing market.
"I think it's a sign of the times," said Mullen.
The York County Sheriff's Office says LaFranca won't face jail time, but if found guilty he could end up paying a fine.
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