People Trusted This Cantonment Man To Fix Their Cars. He Sold Them For Scrap. Now He’s Facing 135 Years In Prison.

December 19, 2019

A Cantonment man that owned an Escambia County automotive repair business is facing up to 135 years in prison for defrauding customers.

Harley Brian Palmer, owner of Harley’s Automotive & Performance, entered a plea to racketeering, organized fraud (more than $20,000 but less than $50,000), four counts of dealing in stolen property, and six counts of grand theft (more than $300 but less than $5,000).

Between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018, Palmer committed multiple counts of theft and dealing in stolen property in a systematic and ongoing course of conduct against multiple victims. Victims took their vehicles to Harley’s Automotive with the expectation that their vehicles would be repaired. Money was exchanged but the repairs were never completed, according to State Attorney Bill Eddins.

Palmer continued to use Harley’s Automotive to take in additional vehicles without completing repairs. Ultimately, he sold several of the vehicles without the permission or consent of the vehicle owners. Several of these vehicles ended up at a recycling company and were destroyed.

Palmer’s record includes convictions for worthless checks, petit theft, burglary, possession of burglary tools and more.

Comments

5 Responses to “People Trusted This Cantonment Man To Fix Their Cars. He Sold Them For Scrap. Now He’s Facing 135 Years In Prison.”

  1. No Excuses on December 19th, 2019 7:34 pm

    Sounds like he’d rather put his energy into stealing and evil rather than learn to do a job and earn his own money. He’ll fit right in wherever he ends up (prison).

  2. MikeyMike on December 19th, 2019 2:42 pm

    If you ask me, this is way worse than what any basic, low-level drug dealer does. Except for the murdery part, if that happens. That’s pretty bad.

  3. sad on December 19th, 2019 10:01 am

    Seems he has been fighting demons for a while. If this is his rock bottom he’s hit it too late.

  4. No Brainer on December 19th, 2019 8:59 am

    “Palmer continued to use Harley’s Automotive to take in additional vehicles without completing repairs. Ultimately, he sold several of the vehicles without the permission or consent of the vehicle owners. Several of these vehicles ended up at a recycling company and were destroyed.”

    I don’t see how that business plan failed.

  5. tooma on December 19th, 2019 2:26 am

    Adios muchacho – prison bound

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