Court Watching: Cody Tindall bound over on charge of stripping mobile home

After a preliminary exam on June 8 before Judge Brian A. Oakley, defendant Cody Gene Tindall was bound over to circuit court to face charges of larceny in a building.
He is scheduled to be at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice on June 22.
Bridgett Vida of Franklin Community Homes, at Van Buren Estates, testified that on Aug. 28 an eviction was in process at 16 Oak Street where Cody Tindall had lived.
Vida said people said there was activity at the single-wide mobile home, where she was about to have belongings removed by the court.
She said she walked up to the front door and found the door jamb was broken. She said Tindall had keys and he did not return them. The door was damaged and there also were pry marks on the back door, where there are no steps.
She said the home had been leased and she found missing a washer, dryer, refrigerator, toilet, vanity, sink, exhaust fan, lights from the bathroom and a dislodged water tank. She contacted Van Buren Police.
Next witness was Robert Polulak who lives at 15 Oak Street, across the street from Tindall. He said he thought his neighbor was moving when he saw him loading things and he didn’t think anything of it.
He saw him moving beds, a washer and dryer, and a white refrigerator.
“I was having a few beers with a buddy of mine and we were watching a neighbor move, about midnight,” he said.
He testified the vehicle was a Chevy 1500 pickup that belonged to the neighbor.
Polulak said he specifically saw the wash and dryer in the back of the truck and he saw him place the dryer in the truck. Another person helped him, he said.
Taron Keeon Modock
Taron Keeon Modock, 20, charged with ten counts of possessing fraudulent financial transaction devices, waived his preliminary exam and will appear at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice for an arraignment on the information June 22. His retained attorney is Mohammod Nasser and he is out after posting $15,000/10% bond.
The crime allegedly took place on April 28 in Van Buren Township. VBT Det. Ken Toney is the officer in charge.