CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office have charged a local contractor with theft after a customer claimed to have paid him $9,000 for a storage shed in April of 2020 that was never built.
William James Coffee, 48, was paid $9,000 as a down payment in April by a customer who wanted a 16-by-16-foot storage building constructed at their residence, according to court records obtained by Clarksville Now.
By September, the records allege Coffee made “numerous delays, reschedules, extensions and excuses” as to why he had not started construction.
The customer also filed a complaint with the Commerce and Insurance Division of Consumer Affairs, and, according to a news release from MCSO, the complaint met the requirements for contractor fraud.
Several other victims made similar allegations, where Coffee took large sums of money for other home improvement projects. He consistently failed to start or complete the work, according to the news release.
The court records show Coffee was indicted Dec. 18 and arrested Dec. 22.
MCSO asks any other victims of contractor fraud by Coffee to contact Investigator Tim Adair at 931-648-0611, ext. 13402; submit a tip with the MoCoInfo App; or call 911. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 931-645-8477, or go online and submit a tip anonymously at P3tips.com/591.