TEXAS CITY, Texas –
The owners of a Galveston County plumbing company have received phones calls and threats from people over a photo that’s gone viral on the internet.
The photo originally appeared on Twitter and was reportedly put there by a militant group in Syria who is fighting the civil war.
The photo shows a Ford F-250 pick-up truck with “Mark-1 Plumbing” written on the side, the name of the local plumbing company, along with their phone number. In the back of the truck is a man with a large gun.
Believe it or not, the vehicle once belonged to the owners of the plumbing company. Local 2 stopped by their Texas City office but no one wanted to appear on camera.
The owner’s son did confirm they got rid of the truck during a deal with the Autonation dealership on the Gulf Freeway.
A spokesperson for Autonation told Local 2, the vehicle was part of a trade-in, back in November 2013. The 2005 pick-up truck had 176,000 miles on it and within 24 hours went to auction.
What happened to it after that is a mystery.
The Autonation spokesperson said whoever obtained the vehicle probably didn’t register it because that’s where the paper trail stops. He also said the truck was probably part of an overseas whole sale and that’s how it ended up in Syria.
