OKLAHOMA CITY -
Several homeowners say a
local landscaper has scammed them out of thousands of dollars.
Court
records show the owner of Terrain Landscaping has a long list of people and
businesses that say he owes them money.
About
a month ago, Kenny Arthur hired Terrain design to landscape the area around his
pool. As a down payment he paid him half of the $7,000 estimated cost of the
project.
"We
gave $3,500 down and we have an orange mark in our yard," said Arthur.
Arthur
says Terrain owner Jared Shipley never did any of the work.
"He
never showed up, been promised several times that he's coming, even told us one
time he was pulling into our neighborhood," said Arthur.
Arthur
says he will likely have to sue Shipley to get his money. And court is a place
Jared Shipley is familiar with. Both criminally, most recently for driving
without a license, and civility, several people have sued him for the same
reason as Arthur.
"It's
easy to get a judgment, but it's very hard to get a payment for the judgment,"
said Shipley.
David
Howe sued Shipley about a year ago, and won, but still hasn't seen a dime.
"Nothing,
haven't gotten anything," he said.
Shipley
refused to go on camera for an interview, but in a phone conversation he denied
everything, saying it's a big misunderstanding. When News 9 asked him if he was
going to pay Mr. Arthur in cash, he told us "Absolutely."
Arthur
says Shipley did give him a check which was from an account closed four years
ago.
"The
viewers from Channel 9 need to know this guy's out there and you can't do business
with him," said Arthur.
About a month ago, Kenny Arthur hired Terrain design to landscape the area around his pool. As a down payment he paid him half of the $7,000 estimated cost of the project.
