A Tennessee man accused of making fraudulent claims about an injury from a vodka bottle is facing felony charges. The man is accused of trying to defraud Pinnacle Vodka and said he received medical treatment at Floyd Medical Center in Rome – but records indicated that was not true.
Nashville resident Trystan Dakota Billy King, 25, is charged with felony insurance fraud and first-degree forgery, according to a news release from the Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.
King filed a claim against Beam Suntory Inc., the maker of Pinnacle Vodka, in March 2020, according to Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News.
King said that he cut his wrist and thumb while trying to open a Pinnacle vodka bottle, according to the commissioner’s office. He claimed the injury was bad enough that he needed surgery, the release said.
King sent forged documents that appeared to be from a hospital in Georgia to Beam Suntory, investigators said.
Floyd Medical Center says that there is no record of ever treating King.
Eventually, King received money for his “fraudulent claims,” according to the release. Once investigators realized King received money, officials took out warrants for his arrest.
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