Jody Wade (right), of Jody Wade Enterprises, receives the Small Business Person Award on Tuesday evening at the 2013 Small Business Awards Banquet. Patrick Johnston/Times Record News

By Christopher Collins of the Times Record News

Wichita Falls towing and impound contractor Jody Wade is suing three people who made comments about him on Facebook, according to documents obtained Wednesday by the Times Record News.

Among allegations directed at Wade, the lawsuits say, is that he is a "proven arsonist" and that he has paid for gay sex. Both cases were filed in late March.

In both of the lawsuits, Jody R. Wade and his business, Jody Wade Enterprises LLC/dba Big Daddy's Towing and Recovery, are listed as plaintiffs. One suit names Nickey Vazquez, whom the suit names as an administrator of popular Facebook page Rants and Raves of Wichita Falls, as a defendant.

The other lawsuit names as defendants Dinia Lynn Allen and Chris Allen, who also allegedly made libelous comments about Wade on Facebook.

Wade seeks $40,000 in damages for himself and his business.

In the Vazquez case, Wade accuses the administrator of allowing a Dinia Allen to post on the Rants and Raves page that Wade is "a proven arsonist," according to the lawsuit. Wade also alleges an untrue remark was posted that he "paid for gay sex," but it's unclear who in the court document who he's accusing of making that remark.

Wade wrote that the statements were made out of "conscious indifference" and "malice." He declined comment for this story, saying "The suits speak for themselves."

Vazquez told the Times Record News on Wednesday that she hadnt been served in the lawsuit yet, but spoke to a reporter after being provided a copy of the court document. She said Wade's allegation that comments were posted for the "public" to see is incorrect — "it's a private group, not a public one," she said.

"We are not on 24 hrs and we are not responsible for what others say," she continued. "We state that in our rules. I have also removed many post about Jody and his alleged sexual orientation. We have no control of people's opinions and they have every right to have them! That's what makes America great!"

In the Allen lawsuit, Dinia Allen is identified as an employee of USA Auto Sales, which is operated by Gary Mills, who currently in engaged in a seperate lawsuit against Wade and the city of Wichita Falls.

Dinia Allen allegedly wrote on the Rants and Raves page in January that Wade is an arsonist. Chris Allen, the other defendant in the case, reportedly wrote a comment using a sexual insinuation to indicate Wade was getting lenient treatment from a sheriff.

"That guys (sic) a hoe (sic)," Chris Allen reportedly wrote, among other comments.

The litigation is a continuation of Wade lashing out at online critics. Earlier this year, Wade, who had been embroiled in controversy since winning a lucrative contract with the city, brought criminal charges against a man who allegedly created a Facebook parody page of Wade, featuring the contractor's mugshot from a previous arrest.

Charges against the defendant were dropped in that case.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

RELATED: View screengrabs of messages Jody Wade sent to Nickey Vazquez that she posted to the Rants and Raves of Wichita Falls Facebook group page.

Jody Wade's Messages to Nickey Vazquez

RELATED: Read the lawsuits Wade filed below.

Jody R. Wade v. Dinia Lynn Allen & Chris Allen

Jody R. Wade v. Nickey Vazquez