29 October 2020
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com)– He’s a felon {accused|implicated} of taking {money|cash} from {multiple|several|numerous} St. Louis {homeowners|property owners|house owners}, and {failing|stopping working} to {provide|offer|supply} any work.
Donald Harralston {operates|runs} {Multiple|Several|Numerous} Trade Solutions, {a company|a business} that’s been active in St. Louis over the {past|previous} year.
“It {started from|began with} a hail storm,” {said|stated} Kim Ursery of Spanish Lake.
Ursery {says|states} she {hired|employed|worked with} Harralston’s {company|business} to {install|set up} {a new|a brand-new} {roof|roofing system|roofing}, {but|however} after paying$5,500, no work was {performed|carried out}. In Jennings, Rena Nelson {claims|declares} Harralston took $27,000 to {remodel|renovate|redesign} her {home|house}, {but|however} {failed|stopped working} to the {job|task}. Nelson calls Harralston a”piece of crap.”She {adds|includes},”Donald {said|stated} he would burn my {house|home} down”and {claims|declares} Harralston made the {offer|deal} as {an attempt|an effort} at {insurance|insurance coverage} {fraud|scams}.
Nelson {added|included}, “he {said|stated} he {had|had actually} done it {multiple|several|numerous} times.”
In Florissant, another {customer|client|consumer}, Latosha Harris, {says|states} Harralston {also|likewise} {advocated|promoted} {insurance|insurance coverage} {fraud|scams}. Harris {said|stated}, “he {wanted|desired} me to take the back of a hammer and {start|begin} beating my siding, {start|begin} beating the window to make it {look like|appear like} hail damage.” Harris paid Harralston’s {company|business} $2,300 and {claims|declares} no work was {performed|carried out}.
All of these {woman|lady|female} {have|have actually} {filed|submitted} {complaints|grievances|problems} with the Missouri {Attorney General|Attorney general of the United States|Chief law officer}’s
{Office|Workplace}. According to the Missouri {Attorney General|Attorney General Of The United States|Chief Law Officer}, Harralston {has|has actually} been {convicted|founded guilty} of more than 20 felonies and 12 misdemeanors {ranging|varying} from drug offenses, forgery, {stealing|taking}, {financial|monetary} exploitation of the {elderly|senior}, and {deceptive|misleading} {business|company|service|organization} practices.
In 2018, Harralston was sentenced to {10 years|ten years} for {financial|monetary} exploitation of the {elderly|senior}, {but|however} he was resentenced to 5 years probation in 2019 after {completing|finishing} a drug treatment program.
On October 4, Harralston was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} by the Bridgeton {Police|Authorities|Cops} Department at a Wal-Mart. According to {police|authorities|cops}, he {was in|remained in} {possession|belongings|ownership} of {a stolen|a taken} {gun|weapon}. According to Missouri state statute, {convicted|founded guilty} felons can’t {lawfully|legally} own a weapon.
{Attempts|Efforts} to reach Harralston for {comment|remark} were {unsuccessful|not successful}.
The Missouri {Attorney General|Attorney general of the United States|Chief law officer}’s {Office|Workplace} {has|has actually} {filed|submitted} {a motion|a movement} to {revoke|withdraw} Harralston’s probation.
Harralston was {recently|just recently} {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} {again|once again} and is now {sitting in|being in} the Jefferson County {jail|prison} {with no|without any} bond.