Family Feud

wind2000 · Oct 16, 2007

TACOMA, Wash. - A woman accused of placing an online ad that led to her aunt's vacant house being ransacked pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to three months of home detention.

Prosecutors said Nichole Blackwell, 28, maliciously posted an ad on the popular Internet site Craigslist on March 24 that invited the public to "come and take whatever you want" from the Tacoma house.

The ad was titled "everything free," and said, "Nothing is off limits."

People took the ad at face value and carried off nearly everything, including the kitchen sink and the front picture window.

Her lawyer, Ted Rogge, said the ad was for items that were outside the house.

"Simple little mistake," he said. "No one was invited to go inside and no one was invited to take part of the house."

Investigators said Blackwell told them she posted the ad to get back at her aunt, who had been feuding with Blackwell's mother.

Blackwell maintained her innocence Monday but entered modified guilty pleas to second-degree burglary and first-degree malicious mischief. She did not speak in court.

Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster has said the ad was posted to the site for less than two hours before users flagged it down.
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http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/071015/K101506AU.html

Arent they ever so creative.

weezelskeezel · Oct 16, 2007

i remember laughing when i first heard about it a while back.. funny posting

Taxloss · Oct 16, 2007

Yeah I remember this from a long while back, ...thought there would be some settlement between the niece and aunt.

robsh · Oct 17, 2007

yeh this is from awhile ago
dont mess with women

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