An idle complaint to Verizon from Flat Iron Road resident Wanda Obenschain that her cell service “sucked” resulted in a living nightmare for her and her family, culminating in the eventual arrest of the Verizon guy for hanging around outside her house.
Obenschain claims that since her call to the cell service provider the odd, geeky mascot hung around her house, “night and day”, like an unpleasant leprechaun until she eventually was forced to call Hanover deputies, who arrested the bespectacled stalker without incident.
“Whenever I made eye contact with him, he would give me a thumbs up and say ‘you’re good’ in this spooky voice.” She claimed, adding that the episode was particularly frightening when she saw him in the yard in the dark during a violent thunderstorm. “He was just standing out there by the wood’s edge, and I could only see him when he was illuminated by lightning, still smiling that creepy smile and giving me a thumbs up. It was horrifying.”
Hanover Deputy Harold Waller states that the man was “compliant” when handcuffed and offered no explanation as to why he sought attention from the Obenschain household, only that he was “doing his job”.
This guy has a rap sheet as long as my arm,” stated Waller after the culprit was safely seated in the back seat of his county squad car. “He has been arrested several times and charged with trespassing, peeping Tom, unlawful entry, voyeurism, stalking, obstruction of traffic, jaywalking and several others. Yep, his is a familiar face to law enforcement.”
Obenschain is relieved that her nightmare seems to be over for now. “I do fear another judge will just let him go, saying he’s just a logo or mascot or something. But nobody else has service in Doswell. Who will stop this madness?”
