An unlicensed contractor is now behind bars and facing 71 felony charges after stealing thousands of dollars from hurricane victims.
Sarasota sheriff's deputies arrested Justin Hoover this week. The 45-year-old went on the run last year after I-team investigator Jackie Callaway exposed allegations that he took money from dozens of Hurricane Ian victims for work that was never done.
Hoover, the owner of J & J Screens, is accused of stealing more than $100,000 dollars from dozens of mobile home owners in Sarasota. One of the charges, a scheme to defraud, is a first-degree felony.
Hoover is already a convicted felon. He pled guilty in 2021 to grand theft and unlawful acts in the capacity of a contractor in Hillsborough County.
Sarasota sheriff's deputies arrested Hoover this week, and he remains in jail.
