Opinion ID: 779429
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Loria's Claims Against Appellant Feor

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19 On the evening of April 17, 1997, Loria was driving his Jeep when it collided with and damaged a Dodge Neon, owned by Annie Mosley, the mother of Loria's former girlfriend Latrelle Mosley (Mosley). Mosley was not in the car when the vehicles collided, but a friend who was in the car at the time informed her of the incident and of Loria's involvement. 20 Mosley later called the police and Officer Hernandez investigated the incident and completed a report. Hernandez gave Mosley a copy of the report. 21
22 On April 18, 1997, Loria and Mosley encountered each other at a gas station. Loria jumped out of his van and confronted Mosley, yelling violently. A loud and profane argument ensued during which Loria told Mosley that he would kill her. Responding to a call, two police officers arrived, separated Loria and Mosley, arrested Loria for harassment and placed him in a police car. 23 About twenty minutes later, Inspector Feor arrived at the gas station. He spoke with Mosley who showed him her copy of the crime investigation report Hernandez had completed regarding the previous night's collision. The report classified the offenses Mosley alleged Loria had committed as criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. In addition, Mosley claims that she told Feor that the collision was with Loria's Jeep as opposed to his van. 24 Feor examined both Mosley's Neon and Loria's van, which were at the scene, and concluded that it was possible that the damage to the Neon had been caused by a collision with the van. Feor then charged Loria with criminal mischief in the third degree (a felony), reckless endangerment in the second degree, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and harassment in the second degree. He subsequently obtained from Mosley a supporting deposition in which she claimed that Loria followed her to the gas station and threatened to kill her. The second paragraph of the deposition was blank when Mosley signed it and Feor later filled it in, adding that Loria had hit the Neon with the van and caused over five hundred dollars in damage. The penultimate line of the deposition states [a]t no time did I give [Loria] permission to damage my car or threaten me or try to hurt me while I was in my car. At some point during the incident, Feor said to Loria: Hey Teddy, remember me scumbag? ... Guess what? Today is your lucky day. I am going to charge you with a felony for smashing her car last night. The charges against Loria were subsequently dismissed.