Vontran and two others charged in claim of false eviction of tenant Wednesday, 17 December 2014 14:48 According to court records, local developer John Vontran is being charged with fourth-degree burglary and destruction of property and will go to trial on Jan. 8. County sheriff’s deputy also faces burglary charge by Ben Boehl John Vontran is once again the center of controversy — this time over an eviction that has resulted in a burglary charge being leveled against the prominent local developer. Vontran, best known as the owner of the Seagram’s property on Sollers Point Road, is also listed as the property manager of 710 Wise Avenue LLC. According to a county police report, a tenant at the Wise Avenue property reported to police she was “falsely being evicted” on July 11. The tenant told police that she came home to find that Vontran was placing her belongings outside of the residence. The tenant said she told Vontran that she was never given an eviction notice, then called police to the scene. The police report stated that the tenant was not slated to be evicted until July 24 and that the court document for restitution did not have a judge’s signature. The tenant also told police that Vontran did not give her 24 hours notice before entering the property. Vontran told the police that the tenant had not paid rent for 90 days and was being evicted, but police said Vontran produced a court document for restitution that did not have a judge’s signature. A constable arrived at the scene and stated the tenants should not have been evicted. The police report concluded with a statement that Vontran said he would move all of the tenant’s property back into the residence. Vontran did not respond to The Eagle’s requests for comment by press time. Court records show that Vontran and Alexander Hartsock were both charged with fourth-degree burglary and destruction of property. Baltimore County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Walter Weiss was also charged with fourth-degree burglary. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger referred the case to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney because of a possible conflict of interest. Shellenberger told The Eagle that since the Baltimore County Sheriff’s office was involved, he decided to send the case to another jurisdiction. “Sheriff Jay Fisher is mentioned in the incident report and may be a witness in the case. Sheriff Fisher and I ran on the same election ticket in 2010, so I thought it best to refer the case out to another prosecutor’s office,” Shellenberger explained. Shellenberger’s office stated that the city prosecutor determined that the three defendants will go to trial on Jan. 8 and the case will be taken over by Paul O’Connor of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. O’Connor had not responded to phone calls and e-mail requests for comment as of press time.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:57:23 +0000
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