Two Ohio siblings were charged with felony theft after they arranged to cut down a tree estimated to be over 250 years old that was located on city property.
Todd Jones, 56, and Laurel Hoffman, 54 allegedly illegally felled the centuries old black walnut in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville on Sept. 2021 in order to sell it for lumber, according to a report from Cleveland Metroparks Police.
Jones reportedly became "defensive" after an officer told him that their records indicated that his mother-in-law had already shown them the tree stump and admitted that he and his sister had arranged to have it logged and sold for lumber. Further investigation found the tree was worth $28,814.74, and its replacement would cost $102,909.77.
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