Surveillance footage captures the bizarre moment a man dressed as a cowboy robbed a family-run winery in Washington state and destroyed $600,000 worth of handcrafted white wine before fleeing into the woods.
The unidentified suspect was filmed wearing a cowboy hat, poncho and a clear mask as he strolled up to the side door of Sparkman Cellars in Woodinville at approximately 7:34 pm on the night before Thanksgiving.
He can be seen in a video obtained by the Post apparently punching in a code on an employee’s key code to gain access to the building.
Just moments later, the cowboy was seen creeping around the stock room.
Video from the warehouse later showed gallons of hand-made white wine overflowing the tank, spilling onto the ground and flowing down the drain.
Wine spilled for at least nine minutes straight as the cowboy exited the building through a back door and entered the woods carrying an umbrella, according to KOMO.
The tank did not have any locks or security measures, and no wine barrels or other items were damaged or stolen.
A man dressed as a cowboy in a poncho broke into a Washington winery the night before Thanksgiving and destroyed 5,000 gallons of white wine. Sparkman Cellars/LOCAL NEWS X / MEGA
Workers only found the mess when they returned from the Thanksgiving break on Friday, KIRO reported.
The Sparkman family estimates it lost nearly 5,000 gallons, or 21,000 bottles of wine – totaling nearly $600,000 wasted.
The wine is set to be bottled in mid-December for the holiday season.
“It just shows those people want to hit the winery as hard as they can to take the biggest loss they can,” King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric White told Fox 13 Seattle.
In a statement to a local news station, the Sparkman family said: “This is a huge blow to our small family business and is timed to do maximum damage just as the holidays begin.
Video from the warehouse later showed gallons of hand-made white wine overflowing the tank, spilling onto the ground and flowing down the drain. Sparkman Cellars/LOCAL NEWS X / MEGA
“Our team remains steadfast and focused in the face of this unimaginable crime,” they said.
“We remain committed to delivering great wine to all of our customers and are grateful for the incredible outpouring of support from our community of wineries, restaurants, retailers and wine lovers.”
But most of the white wines listed on their website say they are “Sold Out” following the break-in.
Woodinville police continue to investigate the burglary.
The Post has contacted the police department for more information.
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