Ohio Police Arrest Woman For $1 In Unpaid Taxes
Unfiled City Tax Forms Also Cited In Case
POSTED: Thursday, October 13, 2005
UPDATED: 12:09 pm EDT October 13,
2005
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LOVELAND, Ohio -- An Ohio woman was arrested after she didn't pay just more than $1 that she owed in income taxes, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati reported.Deborah Combs owed the city of Loveland $1.16 last year, but she also hadn't filed her city income tax forms in five years, the television station said.She said officers pulled her over and acted as though she were a violent criminal."One sheriff approached my car with his hand on his gun," she said. "Another from the other side of the car leaned in and said, 'Are you Deborah Combs?' He said, 'We have a warrant for your arrest.' I was absolutely shocked."Combs said she thinks the arrest and charges are over-the-top for the amount she owed."What they've spent in stamps is more than what I owe," she said.She could also end up paying hundreds of dollars in fines for the unfiled tax forms, the television station reported.Loveland City Manager Fred Enderle said the amount Combs owes isn't the real issue."Whether it's $1 they owe us or $1,000, it's not fair to the rest of the public to not pursue that person," he said. "There is some expense involved, but it goes back to the principle. We have laws. The laws have to be complied with. At what cost do you stop enforcing the law?"Combs is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 20.
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