60-year-old French Retiree Antonio Fontana is obsessed with BMWs. Like, Single White Female obsessed. It started with a BMW he regretted purchasing and ended with him taking hostages at BMW's French headquarters yesterday. But there's actually more to this story.
According to Le Parisien (translated), Fontana purchased a BMW 530d diesel from a dealership a few years ago, but wasn't happy with the performance of his vehicle.
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And, like any upset consumer, he took the following normal steps:
- In 2003, he tried to set himself on fire in front of the BMW dealership where he purchased the car.
- In 2005, he left boxes of fake explosives at three BMW dealerships around France, for which he was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
- In 2008, he called in a bomb threat to BMW France HQ.
- Yesterday, he fired shots at BMW HQ and took a receptionist hostage.
Fontana eventually surrendered to police before harming anyone and now faces more serious jail time.
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