Cops: Squatter Sells $300,000 Worth of Paintings from Multimillion Dollar San Francisco Mansion
An enterprising squatter inhabiting a for-sale mansion in San Francisco has been arrested for allegedly selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of paintings from the home, reports SFGate.
San Francisco police officers responded to reports of a suspicious person at a multimillion dollar home in Presidio Heights Saturday night and were greeted by Jeremiah Kaylor, who had been squatting in the house for some time. Kaylor had apparently prepared himself for just this scenario:
At the home, officers contacted Kaylor, 39, of Dragoon, Ariz., who told police that he was in the process of buying the home and produced fraudulent legal documents to back up his claims, Manfredi said.
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“For a person to generate legal documents, you’ve got to be a little more sophisticated than your average squatter,” Manfredi said.
Officers noted a painting next to a moving van parked in front of the home, but, due to the hour, they were unable to verify Kaylor’s documents at that time and therefore left homeboy alone to do his thing.
The following morning the house’s listing agent notified police that anyone inside the home was trespassing, and then the agent went to the home and placed Kaylor under “citizens arrest.” Citizens arrest!
As police got there, for the second time in as many days, Kaylor had a painting next to a moving van outside of the home and the agent informed the officers that 11 paintings were missing from inside the home, Manfredi said. They were valued at well over $300,000, he said.
Police have spent the last few days tracking down nine of the 11 paintings, which Kaylor had allegedly offloaded at pawnshops and over social media for “well below their value.” The report says police have “good leads” on the remaining two paintings.
Online listings suggest Kaylor had been squatting in an 8-bedroom, 7-bathroom “single family home” listed at just over $17 million.
