WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery County Police are still looking for two suspects who allegedly cheated thousands of dollars on a Wheaton woman in a home improvement fraud, fell through her roof during a botched roofing job and poisoned her dog after suggesting other contractors to adjust.
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Police are still looking for Earl Marshall Nicholson, 36, of Gerrardstown, WV, and Roger Severt, 52, of Martinsburg, WV. They say a third suspect – 38-year-old Jeffrey Scott Sanabria – was arrested in Frederick County, Virginia.
Police began investigating the trio in May.
According to investigators, two of the men turned to a 63-year-old woman on Horde Street and told her that she needed repairs to her roof shingles. When they were on the roof, one of them fell through, leaving a large hole.
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The suspect is also believed to have tricked the woman into writing checks for $ 9,800 for roofing material that never arrived. The repairs were reportedly never completed.
The men also told her to spray termites on her home – and a third suspect asked for $ 17,600 to complete the extermination work.
She reportedly paid $ 2,500 for the chemical spray, but after telling the suspects she wanted to hire someone else, they started making threatening phone calls and text messages.
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According to the investigators, the suspects then poisoned the woman’s dog with antifreeze. The dog has since recovered, it is said.
Police have received arrest warrants for Severt, Nicholson and Sanabria on charges ranging from housing fraud to animal cruelty.
If you can help locate Severt or Nicholson, call the police at (240) 773-5476.
