Stokes County couple and a Winston-Salem man charged with insurance fraud

Three Triad residents are facing charges after they were accused of defrauding insurance companies in separate cases, authorities said this week.

Jason William Doss, 45, and Heather Vogler Doss, 35, a married couple from Pinnacle were arrested on April 28, and each charged with one count of insurance and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, the N.C. Department of Insurance said.

Jason Doss was released from custody after he posted a $1,000 bond, a court record shows. Heather Doss was released from custody on a written promise to appear at her court hearings.

Investigators allege the couple overbilled and made false claims on insurance forms to the N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance Co., related to Doss Towing LLC, the insurance department said.

Heather Doss is listed as the managing member of the company.

The Dosses said Thursday that they are innocence of the charges against them.

"They want to make an example out of somebody, and we got picked," Jason Doss said. "We are not the people that they are painting us out to be."

Jason Doss is accused of defrauding the N.C. Farm Bureau of $4,653 with false billing statements on Nov. 14, 2023, according to an arrest warrant.

He denied any wrongdoing, saying "I didn't write the bill."

Heather Doss is accused of fraudulently obtaining $350 from the N.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., according to her arrest warrant.

Heather Doss allegedly submitted a false bill on Nov. 23, 2023 related to towing service at a traffic crash, the warrant said.

Heather Doss said she submitted a legitimate bill for her services.

"It's a false allegation," Heather Doss said. "Nobody has been convicted of a crime."

In the other case, Voderick Delain Springs Jr., 30, of East Third Street was arrested Wednesday and charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property through false pretense, according to his arrest warrant.

Springs was released from custody on a written promise to appear May 23 in Forsyth District Court.

Springs is accused of defrauding Allstate Insurance Co. by submitting a false homeowner's insurance claim on Nov. 14, 2023, the warrant said. Springs allegedly tried to collect a second insurance claim after he had already collected on a previous claim made to Liberty Mutual Insurance for property stolen from his home.

The stolen items were valued at $9,100, the warrant said.

Springs also denied any wrongdoing.

"It was a misunderstanding," Springs said. "I'm not a bad guy. I just go to work, and I don't hurt anybody."

[email protected]@jhintonWSJJournal reporter Melissa Hall contributed to this story.