James Hunter Townsend, 37, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading no contest to felony theft, a Bexar County District Clerk official confirmed Friday.Townsend must also pay $11,244 in restitution as part of the agreement, the official confirmed to KSAT.
Multiple criminal complaints were filed by customers against Townsend with law enforcement agencies in several counties and the Texas Attorney General’s Office beginning in May 2022, records show.Townsend told KSAT at the time that he had left town because of threats made by customers of his company.
Townsend was arrested in Kendall County in late January on the Bexar County theft warrant, booking records show.KSAT could find no record that Townsend has been formally charged in any of the other jurisdictions where criminal complaints were filed.History of theft, forgery, felony family violenceCustomers who spoke with KSAT Investigates said they were unaware of his past run-ins with the law, which include arrests for criminal mischief and misdemeanor theft of property.