Police say a Trenton man stole construction equipment and went on a destructive spree just after 10 p.m. Monday causing an estimated $2 million in property damage to four businesses, according to early estimates.

 

Police say Jesse Charles Smith, 47, hot-wired an excavator at a construction site and drove it through a chain link fence leaving a trail of damage to property in his wake. Police say Smith drove into buildings and extended the boom of the excavator onto the roofs of adjacent buildings inflicting more damage.

 

Smith continued to drive the excavator through business parking lots knocking down utility poles and leaving live wires behind, police said in a report. Smith then crashed the excavator into the southwest wall of the Walmart in Butler Plaza, where police say he abandoned the excavator and entered the store armed with a machete. Police said Smith eventually discarded the machete.

 

Police say Smith has been charged with one count of grand theft, four counts of criminal mischief, one count of armed trespassing and one count of resisting arrest without violence and along the way caused an estimated $2 million in property damage.

 

Now starts the complexities of the property damage insurance claims, subrogation and the related re-building.

 

At The Consumer law Office (CLO) your business is important to us as it is to you. After your property is damaged and you incur a major loss, your focus should be on maintaining your business’ operations and not worrying about the complexity of the insurance claims process. That’s where the CLO’s team of Property Damage Attorneys come in.

 

We have years of experience in adjusting and litigating commercial insurance claims and have helped thousands of businesses recover from unforeseen damage. If your business has experienced property damage or business interruption due to an excavator, fire, flood, hurricane, or other disaster, CLO can help you.

 

CALL CLO TODAY 305-940-0924 AND GET YOUR FREE COMPREHENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTATION

 

Ask for attorney MORDECHAI BREIER, Founder of CLO. Mordechai is on your side and will bring you peace of mind during this challenging time.

 

Your insurance company hires experts to protect their interests.

Your representation should be no different.

 

There are NO upfront fees, and we only get paid when you get paid by your insurance company.