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Plumber returns to re-clog pipe after restaurant refuses to pay bill

Jesse Sanders, Operations Manager at Thai Bistro & Bar in Evansville, stated that the restaurant's grease trap overflowed and Heavrin Plumbing Company was called to fix the block, but it reoccurred three days later.
The Eastside restaurant owners felt extorted after a second service call resulted in a $390 bill, nearly double the initial charge, which they refused to pay, possibly due to a history of slow payments.
Surveillance footage showed the plumber returning the next morning, after which the restaurant received texts indicating the plumber was on their property and had intentionally clogged the grease trap with a balloon, demanding payment for its removal.
According to Sanders, leaving the balloon in the grease trap would have caused a dirty water overflow, potentially forcing the restaurant to shut down, and he expressed disbelief and frustration, stating, "It's not about the money" and "It's just ridiculous that it had to come down to this."
Police officers mediated the dispute, resulting in the bill being paid, marked 'Paid under protest', and Heavrin Plumbing removing the blockage; Joel Heavrin, owner of Heavrin Plumbing, stated it wasn't worth pursuing the matter in small claims court, as suggested by Evansville Police Department Public Information Officer Anthony Aussieker.

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