HARTFORD Town, Ind. — A Huntington gentleman who was compensated $62,000 for a household renovation undertaking in Blackford County now faces four felony prices just after allegedly failing to do that operate.
Kortney Lee Elzey, 35, was charged last week in Blackford Circuit Court docket with two counts every single of residence advancement fraud and theft.
He is also accused of failing to install siding and a new roof on a Hartford Town home soon after currently being accepting $14,000 to start off that job.
Two of the costs have been Amount 5 felonies carrying up to 6 yrs in jail.
In accordance to court documents, function on the to start with area accuser’s home, together Blackford County Street 500-E, was started off but then never ever accomplished.
A sheriff’s deputy wrote it appeared the operate carried out to date “was completed unprofessionally or just not carried out proper.”
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The investigation foremost to previous week’s prices commenced in mid-December.
The homeowner said Elzey had “stopped all operate to her dwelling and keeps giving her excuses.” She stated he experienced repeatedly referred to the COVID-19 pandemic to demonstrate why get the job done wasn’t continuing on the undertaking.
On Jan. 8, a Hartford Town few informed deputies they experienced compensated Elzey a $14,000 down payment in November, to location new siding and a new roof on their household along East Grant Road.
The Huntington man under no circumstances began work on that challenge, they stated.
Elzey was also billed with home improvement fraud and theft in Huntington Superior Courtroom on Friday.
Past August, he was convicted of a few counts of dwelling advancement fraud, and a single depend of theft, in the exact courtroom.
The previous Hartford Metropolis resident has also been convicted of test deception (six instances) and driving even though intoxicated (4 times).
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Push. Get hold of him at 765-213-5851 or at [email protected].
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