Columbia Police Department (CPD) Investigators are searching for a man suspected of scamming a victim out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a phony construction deal.
CPD officers have an active arrest warrant for 44-year-old Damon D. McDuffie for Obtaining Property under False Pretenses. The warrant information has been entered in to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database.
McDuffie is accused of signing a contract under “Heritage Construction Inspection and Mitigation Services,” with the male victim for a home construction project worth more than $300,000. The suspect is accused of cashing the payment checks and not delivering on the agreed upon services.
Police Chief W. H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook encourage citizens with information regarding McDuffie’s the whereabouts to contact CRIMESTOPPERS in any of the following ways:
CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC.
LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.
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