Contractor arrested, fraud alert issued: Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. ( WKRG ) — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office asks for the public’s help after they shared on Facebook that a contractor was arrested and charged with contracting without a license in the area.

According to the SRCSO’s Facebook post, a fraud alert has been issued for the area after 34-year-old Aron Carrillo allegedly contracted without a license for two years throughout the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Carillo allegedly “took $19,000 for a job which required a contractor license and electrical license,” the post said. “He also failed to obtain the proper permits and permit inspections for the job.”

In addition, he reportedly caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a home he worked on, “including potentially damaging the support beams vital to the house’s structural integrity,” the SRCSO said.

Carrillo was operating under the business name Tres Carrillos LLC, authorities said.

The post said Carrillo was charged with grand theft, two counts of contracting without a license, and failing to obtain business permits. He is being held in the Gadsden County Jail and awaiting extradition, according to authorities.

The SRCSO encourages anyone who previously conducted business with Carrillo to contact them at 850-983-1100 to file a report.

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