The Delaware State Police have arrested a 32-year-old Magnolia man after an investigation of a number of home improvement fraud cases in the Millsboro area.The preliminary investigation indicated the incidents date back to April when Brett D. Johnson, 32 of Magnolia, working under the name of Johnson’s Custom Carpentry, was hired by several victims to complete work at their homes in the Millsboro area.
A verbal proposal was submitted to the victims, who in turn, provided Brett Johnson with a deposit totaling more than $ 9,600.
Between April 2015 and June 2015, Johnson was hired by five local residents. During this time, he made contact with his victims arranging to perform other side jobs for the victims. Johnson would take the victim’s money for a down payment but would never return with the materials or complete the jobs, troopers reported.
Johnson was arrested and processed at Troop 4 in Georgetown. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court #2 on five counts of Home Improvement Fraud-Receive Money for Services not Completed and five counts of Theft by False Pretenses. He was released on $5,000.00 unsecured bond.
If any homeowner has had any contact with this company and the work was not completed, he or she is asked to contact Det. T. Shockley at 302-752-3812.
