A warrant was issued in June for the arrest of a Linton businessman accused of accepting antique items on consignment to be sold at auction then not paying the owner for the items and not returning them. He has not yet turned himself in or been arrested and the warrant is still active. Today, a second warrant was issued for his arrest as a result of an investigation into a similar incident.

Jeffrey A. Dixon, 55, Linton, has been under investigation by Detective Shawn Cullison of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department since Friday, September 11.

This investigation follows an earlier investigation by Chief Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department that resulted in criminal charges filed against Dixon and a warrant issued for his arrest.

In the latest investigation, Det. Cullison took a report from a woman who explained her mother had passed away in April of 2019. She and her siblings hired Dixon to auction numerous items from the mother’s residence and on July 27, 2019, Dixon picked up two truck loads of items from the mother’s house on State Road 54 east of Bloomfield and transported them to his business in Linton to sell. Dixon is the owner of “Pickin Dixons” auction house.

According to the woman, Dixon was supposed to sell the items by the end of 2019 but as far as she knew, he did not sell them and did not return them. She provided the detective with a “Consignment Contract” dated and signed in July of 2019.

The detective was also provided with a long list of items that Dixon had picked up – too long to include in this story but the items ranged from a lawn mower to a vacuum cleaner, numerous furniture items, glassware, lamps, plant holders, wall hangings, shelving, old vinyl records, sewing machines, holiday décor and items of memorabilia. The total value of the items was estimated at $2,030.

Det. Cullison reported that he viewed text messages sent and received to and from Dixon over the months, of the woman asking why the auction had not taken place, asking when it will happen then attempting to make arrangements to pick up the items. Dixon allegedly did reply with excuses to some of these messages then stopped responding.

Det. Cullison attempted to make contact with Dixon and visited his address during normal business hours but the door was locked and nobody appeared to be there.

The findings from this investigation were turned over to the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office and another criminal case was filed against Dixon yesterday, Monday, September 21.

Dixon is facing a preliminary charge of theft where the value of the property is between $750 and $50,000, a Level 6 felony.

Today, in Greene Superior Court, the second warrant was issued for Dixon’s arrest.

To find the story on the earlier investigation and warrant, click on the tag “Jeffrey Dixon” located below this story.