A landscaper who took money from Villagers and then failed to complete work has been sentenced.
Devin Alvin Dodd, 23, entered a plea of no contest to a charge of grand theft on Aug. 13 in Sumter County Court.
He was sentenced to 130 days in jail with credit for time already served. He was ordered to pay $32,942.50 in restitution. He will be in probation for five years.
Dodd was also assessed $1,843.53 in fines and court costs.
Dodd had been accused of taking thousands of dollars from Villagers and not delivering promised work. In November, December and January, Dodd allegedly contacted five different Villagers about doing landscaping work. In each of the cases, he asked for half of the money up front. One of the Villagers wrote a check totaling $4,432. Dodd allegedly cashed the checks and never did the work.
When the Villagers called him to complain, he stopped answering his phone.
In July, Dodd was sentenced to 60 days in jail for driving on a suspended license. It was his second conviction for driving on a suspended license.
