Lewis' Living Quarters
March 14, 2011
Commercial
Real Estate
Lewis’ Living Quarters Kevin Lewis called several addresses home over the years. Three of the more recent addresses reflect big jumps in affluence between 1994 and 2007.
Jason Burt
900-SF condo on the fifth floor of Little Rock’s Quapaw Tower Bought for $51,000 on May 1, 1994. Sold for $116,000 on Feb. 14, 2003. 4,200-SF house in Searcy’s Club West Estates neighborhood Bought the newly built home for $201,000 on Dec. 17, 1997. An adjoining lot was purchased for $21,000 on Jan. 20, 1998. The five-bedroom, five-bath house and lot were sold for $378,000 on April 6, 2007. 42 Chenal Circle in west Little Rock Bought for $1.2 million on Feb. 22, 2007, while in a state of partial renovation. The size of the house is listed at 6,724 SF on the property tax rolls of the Pulaski County Assessor’s Office. Others more familiar with the residence indicate the house is substantially larger than that. The home was expanded with the aid of a $995,225 loan from Liberty Bank. When Lewis’ bond scheme blew up, the mansion was securing a $2.5 million mortgage held by Capital Bank. Two bogus bonds were used as additional collateral. Larry Middleton, through Blast 5 LLC, bought the Capital Bank note for an unknown sum on Dec. 29, 2010. Lewis relinquished any claim to the residence on Jan. 13.
Harold Lewis said the vehicle had been there for more than a week, but Myers retorted that couldn’t be true because he had seen it at Kevin’s Chenal house only a few days ago. “It made him so mad that he tried to put his hands around my neck,” Myers said. “It wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. I left it alone. I was just trying to serve papers on his son.” Myers did contact Searcy police about the incident. But he wasn’t trying to get the elder Lewis arrested. His thought was the arrival of the cops might flush Kevin Lewis out of hiding.
Feb. 3: Myers wonders if the trip to the Shady Grove house was an attempt to mislead him, so he heads back to Searcy to watch for signs of Kevin Lewis at his parents’ house. “At 11:15 a.m., as I was arriving to set up surveillance, I saw a white car backing out of the garage, so I passed the residence and turned around. The vehicle is coming in my direction. I can see a male about 40 years old with a beard and shaggy hair driving and Harold Lewis is in the passenger seat. “I pulled out behind them. They go about a quarter mile and turn around. I can see the driver again. I cannot turn around quick enough to catch up to them, so I set up surveillance down the road. “About 25 minutes later, the same white car,
“I knew he was in the house,” Myers said. “I was hoping me calling the police would encourage Kevin to come out to defend his dad, but it didn’t work.” The 35-year-old had empathy for Lewis’ father and didn’t feel threatened by a man twice his age. Myers could only imagine how he would react if the roles were reversed and it was his only child who was in so much trouble after deceiving so many people. A month later, Myers is on the lookout for Kevin Lewis again. He has more service work to do. n
a Mercedes, turns in the driveway with two males in the car. I see Kevin Lewis again in the car. “I followed the car to the garage. Harold gets out on the passenger side where he can close the garage door once the car pulls in. “I got out of my car and shouted ‘I see Kevin Lewis in that car and, if it is not him, let me see some ID; otherwise, Kevin Lewis is served.’ “The man in the driver’s seat would not turn and look at me. Harold looked at me as the door shut. I shouted, “Kevin Lewis is served” and set the papers down in the driveway. “At 11:40 a.m., Kevin Lewis was served at 1705 N. Maple St., Searcy, AR 72143. His description is white male with shaggy hair and beard, approximately 40 years of age. I departed. I arrived in Little Rock at 12:40 p.m.” n
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Commercial
Real Estate
Lewis’ Living Quarters Kevin Lewis called several addresses home over the years. Three of the more recent addresses reflect big jumps in affluence between 1994 and 2007.
Jason Burt
900-SF condo on the fifth floor of Little Rock’s Quapaw Tower Bought for $51,000 on May 1, 1994. Sold for $116,000 on Feb. 14, 2003. 4,200-SF house in Searcy’s Club West Estates neighborhood Bought the newly built home for $201,000 on Dec. 17, 1997. An adjoining lot was purchased for $21,000 on Jan. 20, 1998. The five-bedroom, five-bath house and lot were sold for $378,000 on April 6, 2007. 42 Chenal Circle in west Little Rock Bought for $1.2 million on Feb. 22, 2007, while in a state of partial renovation. The size of the house is listed at 6,724 SF on the property tax rolls of the Pulaski County Assessor’s Office. Others more familiar with the residence indicate the house is substantially larger than that. The home was expanded with the aid of a $995,225 loan from Liberty Bank. When Lewis’ bond scheme blew up, the mansion was securing a $2.5 million mortgage held by Capital Bank. Two bogus bonds were used as additional collateral. Larry Middleton, through Blast 5 LLC, bought the Capital Bank note for an unknown sum on Dec. 29, 2010. Lewis relinquished any claim to the residence on Jan. 13.
Harold Lewis said the vehicle had been there for more than a week, but Myers retorted that couldn’t be true because he had seen it at Kevin’s Chenal house only a few days ago. “It made him so mad that he tried to put his hands around my neck,” Myers said. “It wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle. I left it alone. I was just trying to serve papers on his son.” Myers did contact Searcy police about the incident. But he wasn’t trying to get the elder Lewis arrested. His thought was the arrival of the cops might flush Kevin Lewis out of hiding.
Feb. 3: Myers wonders if the trip to the Shady Grove house was an attempt to mislead him, so he heads back to Searcy to watch for signs of Kevin Lewis at his parents’ house. “At 11:15 a.m., as I was arriving to set up surveillance, I saw a white car backing out of the garage, so I passed the residence and turned around. The vehicle is coming in my direction. I can see a male about 40 years old with a beard and shaggy hair driving and Harold Lewis is in the passenger seat. “I pulled out behind them. They go about a quarter mile and turn around. I can see the driver again. I cannot turn around quick enough to catch up to them, so I set up surveillance down the road. “About 25 minutes later, the same white car,
“I knew he was in the house,” Myers said. “I was hoping me calling the police would encourage Kevin to come out to defend his dad, but it didn’t work.” The 35-year-old had empathy for Lewis’ father and didn’t feel threatened by a man twice his age. Myers could only imagine how he would react if the roles were reversed and it was his only child who was in so much trouble after deceiving so many people. A month later, Myers is on the lookout for Kevin Lewis again. He has more service work to do. n
a Mercedes, turns in the driveway with two males in the car. I see Kevin Lewis again in the car. “I followed the car to the garage. Harold gets out on the passenger side where he can close the garage door once the car pulls in. “I got out of my car and shouted ‘I see Kevin Lewis in that car and, if it is not him, let me see some ID; otherwise, Kevin Lewis is served.’ “The man in the driver’s seat would not turn and look at me. Harold looked at me as the door shut. I shouted, “Kevin Lewis is served” and set the papers down in the driveway. “At 11:40 a.m., Kevin Lewis was served at 1705 N. Maple St., Searcy, AR 72143. His description is white male with shaggy hair and beard, approximately 40 years of age. I departed. I arrived in Little Rock at 12:40 p.m.” n
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