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Chevy Dealer Sells Car For Wrong Price, Apologizes After Having Buyer Danny Sawyer Arrested

Chevy Dealer Sells Car For Wrong Price, Apologizes After Having Buyer Arrested
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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, a 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, left, sits next to a 2010 Equinox at a Chevrolet dealership in Englewood, Colo. General Motors Co.'s February 2010 sales rose 11.5 percent thanks to new models and pent-up demand from fleet buyers, but it was unclear how much the Detroit automaker benefited from Toyota's safety woes.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A Virginia man spent four hours in jail after purchasing a Chevrolet Traverse from Priority Chevrolet in Chesapeake, VA. The dealer's sales staff accidentally sold the SUV to Danny Sawyer for $5,600 less than they should have, and when Sawyer refused to sign a new, more expensive contract for the correct amount, the dealership called the local police alleging the buyer had stolen the vehicle. Law enforcement then picked Sawyer up and held him for four hours before getting the situation straight.

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