Almost made history: Colonels fall short in College Station
September 12, 2017
Lafourche Parish Booking Log – Sept. 12
September 13, 2017
A 45-year-old Schriever man is in custody of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office after he allegedly was paid $45,000 for a job that he didn’t finish.
In April, deputies responded to an initial complaint from a Thibodaux resident who claimed he paid Lionel Winston Jr., 45, Schriever, for a job, but that the work was never completed.
LPSO said they were told that Winston started the job, but didn’t finish – his last work date on March 31, 2017.
Detectives said Winston was paid $45,000 from the victim, while also learning that he didn’t have a state contractor’s license, nor had he applied for one.
Authorities also learned that Winston had not applied for any parish permits to complete the work.
Because he failed to possess a contractor’s license, authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Winston on a charge of residential contractor fraud.
On Friday, authorities located him at a traffic stop in Thibodaux, arresting him on the warrant.
He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center on a $55,000 bond.
