HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two people have been charged in Hamblen County after trying to sell someone else’s John Deere hay mower on Facebook, according to the sheriff’s office.

It happened Wednesday afternoon, when the owner called the sheriff’s office to report someone had listed the mower for sale without his permission. The office said Sheriff Chad Mullins and Det. Lt. Jim Brooks organized a meeting with the sellers: 44-year-old Crystal McDaniel and 45-year-old Derrick McDaniel, who both live in Morristown.

“This is the second case in less than two weeks in which someone has tried to sell property that doesn’t rightfully belong to them,” Mullins said. “We take online scams and fraud seriously and we do what we can to keep everyone’s property safe, but it is vital that you do you

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