OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – A Marion County man has been jailed for accepting money for a construction contract and not completing it.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 47-year-old James Johns Thursday after months of investigation. In October, the victims signed a deal with Freaky Fast Construction LLC for a roof replacement.
They posted $3,500 bail to Johns. Johns informed them that the total cost of the roof replacement would be $5,700.
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Victims say after Johns received the money, he stopped communicating with them.
He was arrested on four counts of larceny and sent to the Marion County Jail on $14,000 bail.
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