Roofing contractor faces 14 fraud counts for lack of insurance

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The unfinished roof on the Mud Lake Road home of Richard Overland, one of Mr. Perry's disgruntled customers.

A Glen St. Mary roofing contractor paid thousands of dollars for jobs that reportedly never got off the ground or remained unfinished after months and months is facing 14 counts of fraud for his lack of liability insurance.

Darrell G. Perry, Jr., 32, has pulled 14 permits at the county building department since September, 2011 using documents allegedly forged to show he had liability coverage, according to police.

The latest permit was issued to reroof a mobile home owned by Donnie Jacobs on Woodrow Raulerson Road and enlarge the roof to accommodate a patio and porch.

Mr. Jacobs, 58, said he paid Mr. Perry $4,000 in June to start the job on July 1, but it wasnt until July 12 that the contractor sunk 14 posts that have since begun to warp in the sun.

Mr. Jacobs is recovering from a heart transplant in January and takes a host of medications. He said his only income is from disability and his wifes salary at Northeast Florida State Hospital.

I get up every morning and take beaucoup medicines. Ive been through quite an ordeal. I might of died at Shands if I hadnt gotten a new heart, he said. Im certain I dont need all this stress right now.

He said Mr. Perry has not made any more progress on his new roof, other than to park a trailer at his property.

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Roofing contractor faces 14 fraud counts for lack of insurance