Well, you might say that.

> The police, for their part, kept calling it a "civil matter" and declining to investigate. Every single time.

On the other hand...

> In a subsequent conversation after the store closure and lawsuit loss, when Ben indicated the logical next step was to pursue Johnson personally, Josh's response, according to documented accounts, included the threat: "If you try to pursue me legally, YOU stole the LEGOs."

> Shortly after that conversation, someone called in a police report claiming Reckless Ben was transporting heroin.

This is a strange choice by Johnson, since it instantly transforms the civil dispute into a criminal offense.