Crime & Safety
Manhattan Contractor Defrauded Plainfield Homeowner: Complaint
A woman paid Adam Gleason $4,000 for a fence installation in October 2018 but he didn't perform the installation, according to a complaint.
MANHATTAN, IL — A Manhattan contractor has been charged with theft and home repair fraud after never installing a Plainfield woman's fence after he was paid $4,000 to do so, according to a criminal complaint. Adam Gleason, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday and transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. He has since been released and has a court appearance scheduled for Thursday.
According to the criminal complaint filed against him, Gleason committed theft after entering into a written contract with a Plainfield woman to install a fence at her home. The woman paid Gleason $4,000 for a fence installation in October 2018 but he didn't perform the installation, according to a complaint.
The written contract was for $8,000 total, according to the criminal complaint.
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According to his LinkedIn page, Gleason is a fence and railing contractor at Peerless Fencing.
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