Texas plumber sues dealer after truck seen in Jihadist photo
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Texas plumber is suing a truck dealer after a vehicle emblazoned with his company's name and phone number — and carrying gun-toting fighters — appeared in a photo circulated by purported Islamic extremists.
Mark Oberholtzer filed the lawsuit against Charlie Thomas Ford Ltd., of Houston, last Wednesday. Oberholtzer wants more than $1 million to cover the damage to his company, Mark-1 Plumbing in Texas City, since the photo was circulated on social media in 2014.
Oberholtzer says he's received death threats and over 1,000 phone calls since the photo appeared online.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The lawsuit says the dealer didn't remove the Mark-1 decals as promised before shipping the vehicle to Turkey.
The dealer didn't return a call seeking comment Monday.
The Associated Press has not been able to verify the photo.