HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Dandridge man has been charged after the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office said he tried to sell a tractor he did not own on Facebook Marketplace.

On Saturday, HCSO said it received a report from a man who found that his tractor had been falsely listed for sale for $30,000 under the alias “Angela Dawn Benz.”

The next day, HCSO Sheriff Chad Mullins and Det. Lt. Brooks met with the victim at a business where he arranged a meeting with the suspect, later identified as Jason Robert Blair, for a potential purchase.

Before the meeting, Mullins said Blair was seen entering the field where the tractor was originally parked, and a trail camera captured a picture of his truck leaving the field.

Monday afternoon, Blair was taken into custody and charged with crimina

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