US mansion’s caretaker charged with drinking 52 bottles of antique whiskey valued at $102,400
GREENSBURG, Pa. – The live-in caretaker of a western Pennsylvania mansion is facing criminal charges for allegedly drinking more than $100,000 worth of the owner’s whiskey.
Scottdale police have charged 62-year-old John Saunders with receiving stolen property and theft.
Police tell The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/Yu1faw) the owner found nine cases of whiskey hidden in the walls and stairwell of the century-old mansion built by industrialist J.P. Brennan. The whiskey was bottled in 1912 by the nearby West Overton Distilling Co.
Investigators say Saunders drank 52 bottles of whiskey valued at $102,400 by a New York auction house. A phone listing for him could not be located Friday.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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