Part 44, page 18

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"This whole thing is ridiculous. He's a damned good worker, and we support him all the way'" Tanner said. "The guy's having a real string of bad luck." Steve Covington views things a bit differently from his perspective in McAlester. Covington told The P-I yesterday that he sold the car in question to Ingram for $800 last March. "Mr. Ingram paid $200 down on the car, financed the rest through GMAC (the General Motors Acceptance Corp.), and never made another payment," Covington said. When Ingram allegedly stopped making payments, Covington — who still holds title to the car — said GMAC came after him to make things right. "It cost me $600 out of pocket, and as far as I'm concerned he (Ingram) needs to be prosecuted if he can't return the car or come up with the money," Covington said. Covington said he and Ingram both worked for the same auto dealership in McAlester when Ingram bought the car. "I'm really surprised about this guy," Covington said. "I thought he'd turn out good.". Reached at his home last night, Ingram insisted that he was "up-to-date right now on my payments, and I've got the receipts to prove it. "This is no big thing," Ingram said. "At least I hope it's not. "I think they're mad at me because I took the car out of state, but I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that." Ingram said he has hired an attorney to represent him, and intends to return to work today. "I've been in the papers quite a bit lately, and I'd rather not say anything more right now," he said. "I don't see what all the fuss is about."

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