Would You Buy a Used RV From This Guy?

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THOUSAND OAKS (KTLA) --A local RV dealer faces federal charges and up to 20 years in prison for allegedly dropping the anchor while on a cruise from Mexico to Florida.

44-year-old Rick Ehlert of Thousand Oaks was a passenger on Holland America's MS Ryndam early Saturday.

He was arrested after admitting he entered a restricted area and released the ship's rear anchor, an act that could have damaged or even sunk the ship, according to an FBI affidavit.

Surveillance video showed Ehlert wearing work gloves and deploying the anchor, according to the affidavit.

Ehlert can be seen wearing the same clothes when photographed earlier that night with his girlfriend.

Customs agents found the clothes in his luggage, authorities said.

...Ehlert is the owner of Conejo Wholesale Auto & RV at 299 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. He did not return messages left Tuesday at the business.

In his defense Ehlert told agents he was drunk at the time, and explained that the cruise ship's anchor system was similar to the system on his own 50-foot boat.