Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nThe Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office said they took Gary Jackson into custody on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to deputies, they were alerted to a Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources case regarding a victim stating that Jackson, who was doing business as Metal Roof Masters LLC, \u201cpresented her with a written contract totaling $14,000.00 to repair the entire roofing system\u201d on Feb. 9. <\/p>\n
Deputies said the victim made a payment of $7,800 to Jackson five days later, and a subpoena served to JP Morgan Chase Bank showed the check was deposited into Jackson\u2019s account, which authorities said he was the sole authorized person to access the funds. <\/p>\n
Over the course of several months, multiple attempts to contact Jackson were made via mail and phone, but deputies said he \u201chas not made any attempt to reach a resolution or provide full restitution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Additionally, investigators said they searched the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board and the Miami-Dade County Construction Trades Qualifying Board and found that Jackson is not a licensed contractor under any state or county statutes or ordinances. <\/p>\n
They did, however, determine through a search of the Florida Division of Corporation that Jackson was the owner of Metal Roof Masters LLC. <\/p>\n
Deputies said the MDSO Special Predator Enforcement Team detained Jackson, and he was later taken to the Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of third-degree grand theft and engaging in contracting without a license. <\/p>\n
As of Thursday afternoon, Jackson remains behind bars, with documents indicating that he was already out on felony bond at the time of his arrest. <\/p>\n
That bond was for a sex offender registry case in which documents show Jackson was accused of failing to report to authorities as a transient sexual offender, which was statutorily required following a conviction. <\/p>\n
An arrest form from that case states he was convicted of performing a lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16, which requires him to report with the state of Florida every thirty days. <\/p>\n
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