QUINCY, FL (WTXL) - The owner of a Quincy body shop, along with his wife, were arrested Tuesday after a customer's insurance company paid the shop to replace several parts on a car, and instead, the shop made shortcuts to cut the cost of repair on their end.
The Florida Department of Insurance Fraud arrested Russell D. Owens, owner of Rusty’s Wreck-O-Mended, and his wife, Cassandra Owens.
Rather than replacing the appropriate parts, according to the Chief Financial Officer's office, Owens kept the nearly $2,000 given to him by Progressive Insurance Company. The office says that money was supposed to be used for the replacement of the back bumper, trunk lid, and driver’s side quarter panel.
According to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the customer will now have to seek legal action against the shop in order to get the money they need to make the right repairs to the car.
The report says that Russell Owens was charged with overcharging for repairs, a felony, as well as grand theft auto. His wife is charged with criminal conspiracy.
