A Breckenridge contractor who allegedly stole $180,000 from customers did so over the course of at least two years, according to an arrest affidavit written by a 5th Judicial District Attorney’s Office investigator.

Prosecutors have charged Justin Jeffre Ord, 43, with eight felony theft charges, including two counts of theft from “at -risk” individuals over 70, the district attorney’s office announced in a news release late last month. More than a dozen people claimed that Ord committed theft against them, the district attorney’s office said.

Ord worked as a construction contractor under three different business names that operated in five Colorado counties — including Clear Creek, Summit, Lake, Park and Eagle counties — from 2021 to 2023, the affidavit states. He reportedly ran True North Builders in Breckenridge, True Homes of Colorado in Breckenridge and Alpenglow Kitchen and Cabinets on Main Street in Frisco.

The first known theft occurred Sept. 23, 2021, when a 53-year-old man signed a $78,000 construction contract with Ord for a home remodel in Dumont and provided Ord a $43,000 deposit, according to the affidavit. No work was completed and materials were not delivered until Jan. 24, 2022, when only some of the materials were delivered and a subcontractor started work on the ceiling in the master bedroom, the affidavit states.

But after the ceiling was completed Feb. 4, 2022, the customer was still owed $26,000, though no additional work or materials were ever delivered and Ord cut off contact with the customer, according to the district attorney’s office. The customer reportedly hired another contractor to complete the work.

In another alleged theft, a Fairplay couple located Ord’s business on Facebook and contacted him for a remodel, agreeing to a contract Dec. 13, 2021 for $120,000 and providing him a check for $78,000, according to the district attorney’s office.

Ord deposited the check the same day he signed the contract, and some subcontractors dropped off about $15,000 in lumber and drywall before telling the couple they had not been paid to complete the job, the affidavit states. The couple reportedly paid the subcontractors out of their own pocket to complete the remodel.

In August 2022, Ord also stole about $6,750 from a 73-year-old man who had sought his services for a remodel of a kitchen in Dillon, according to the district attorney’s office. Ord’s subcontractors completed some demolition work and delivered some cabinets but eventually told the customer that Ord never paid them, so the project could not be completed, the affidavit states.

Also in August 2022, Ord’s theft allegedly targeted an 86-year-old seeking home repairs in Silverthorne. But despite depositing two checks, Ord failed to deliver on $23,000 worth of work and materials, according to the district attorney’s office.

Then, Nov. 10, 2022, Ord reportedly entered into a verbal contract with a 43-year-old man for the purchase and delivery of some kitchen countertops from a tile company. The man provided Ord with a check for about $10,000, the affidavit states. After the check cleared, the customer attempted to contact Ord at least 20 times without success before discovering online reviews for Ord’s business accusing him of being a scammer, according to the district attorney’s office.

On Dec. 27, 2022, the customer confronted Ord outside the Alpenglow Kitchen office in Frisco and requested his money back, to which Ord offered $300, saying that is all he had since the bank closed his account, the affidavit states.

The final reported theft occurred when a 22-year-old Breckenridge woman signed a contract June 12, 2022. She wrote a check at the time for $28,000, according to the district attorney’s office. Ord reportedly didn’t get back to the woman for months, prompting her to request a full refund Sept. 1, but Ord continued not to respond, even after she threatened legal action, the affidavit states. 

Law enforcement officers arrested Ord on Dec. 28. As of Thursday, Jan. 11, Ord had been released on a $100,000 bond. A defense attorney representing Ord did not return a request for comment Thursday. Ord is scheduled to appear in Summit County court March 13 for a pretrial conference.