NAPLES, Fla. -- A Collier County man will spent the next four years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple crimes, including failing to perform work to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Irma.
According to the State Attorney's Office, 30-year-old Rogers Underwood has been sentenced to four years in prison on each charge, served concurrently.
Prosecuters say Underwood took money from three people in Collier County after Hurricane Irma to supposedly do repairs on their homes. After receiving money he did not do any work and would no longer respond to the victims’ attempts to get their money back. He took more than $5200.
This portion of his crime was part of the State Attorney’s Office Hurricane Response Team prosecution.
Underwood also was arrested for trying to rob a McDonald's in Naples, where he demanded money from the drive-thru cashier and attempted to hand her a note. The cashier signaled a nearby deputy, who took Underwood into custody.
He was also prosecuted for stealing a shopping cart with $900 in merchandise from a Lowe's in Naples.
Charges include three counts of Unlicensed Contracting During a State of Emergency and two counts of Grand Theft. He was also charged with one count each of Use of Antishoplifting Countermeasure, Attempted Robbery and Driving While License Suspended.
