The American Repossessor

Dan Wiggins is not ashamed to own a repossession business in Summerville.

“I believe you can do this job in a way as to always be able to look the people you deal with in the eye,“ says Wiggins.

He thinks the public have a terrible misconception of his industry.

“We are the face of their lender when we go out to repossess a vehicle, they take out their frustration on us,“ says Wiggins.

That may have been the case late Tuesday night when one of his agents Vincent Sclafani attempted to repossess a car at the Timberlane Townhomes on Trolley Road in Summerville.

Police say 32-year-old Jaunima Porter attempted to stop Sclafain from towing the car by trying to run him over.

Witnesses told police that Porter hit Sclafani with the vehicle twice causing him to jump up on the hood the second time.

She then allegedly drove off down Trolley Road with Sclafani hanging on the hood.

Police later found Sclafani sitting by a stop sign on the side of Trolley road in daze.  He was transported to MUSC and is being treated with severe brain injuries.

“He had a 18-month-old child and doesn’t even remember,“ says Wiggins.

Porter is currently in jail in Dorchester County with a $500,000 bond on charges of attempted murder.

“You can’t fight with a repo agent,“ says Major John Garrison with the Sheriff’s Office.

“If a person attempts to repossession your vehicle it’s not worth arguing or fighting.  You have to take up the issue with the bank or title company you borrowed money from.  If you aren’t satisfied there then go to court,“ says Garrison.

Wiggins says you shouldn’t take out your financial frustrations on the repo man, “They are just trying to go out there and do a job and get home to their wives and kids.“