Texas plumber: I didn't sell my truck to ISIS When Houston-area plumbing company owner Mark Oberholtzer sold his truck to a local dealer in October of 2013, he had no idea it would wind up on Syria's front lines being used by ISIS fighters -with his plumbing company http://www.oaklawn-il.gov/departments/public-works/sewers name and phone number still on the side. "You know, it hurts my feelings, that anyone could possibly thing that we were connected to terrorism in any way," Oberholtzer told CBS News. He says he was assured by the dealership that it would remove his information before selling the truck. But there it was in the photo -- which then went viral.
A picture showing Mark Oberholtzer's truck -- including his company's name and phone number -went viral last year after it was posted on an Islamic militant group's Twitter feed. KHOU It was featured on the last episode of "The Colbert Report," seen by millions of people earlier this year. Since then, Oberholtzer says he's had threats and thousands of phone calls like this one. "What the f--- is going on?" one message said. "Are you selling your truck to ISIS? Who did that? That's not right!"