Kane County business owner shot up customer's pickup truck

The owner of a Kane County welding company faces drug and weapons charges after authorities say he shot at a customer's van because he was not not satisfied with this customer.

Todd North
Courtesy of the Kane County Sheriff's Office

Todd Nord, 62, of the 8N200 block of Grand Arbor Lane in Maple Park, is charged with armed violence, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, criminal damage to property, discharge reckless firearm and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, the Kane County Sheriff's Office said.

Nord was arrested Thursday, following an investigation that began three days earlier when sheriff's deputies were dispatched to his business, Pan Man Welding, following a customer complaint.

The customer allegedly left a van on the property to work on, but was unable to retrieve it and was chased out of the business by Nord, authorities said. On June 3, the sheriff's office reported, the customer arrived at the property and found his vehicle severely damaged by bullet holes.

According to the sheriff's office, Nord admitted to officers that he damaged the vehicle because he was angry with the customer. At the scene, police observed numerous bullet holes in the van, authorities said.

Agents returned June 6 with a search warrant and found cocaine, unknown pills, ammunition and a World War II-era STEN Mark III submachine gun kit, officials said. The pills will be sent to the Illinois State Forensic Laboratory for further testing.

Nord was held in the county jail over the weekend and is scheduled to appear in court Sunday for a detention hearing.