Editor’s Note: Father & Sons Fence Co. in Jacksonville, owned by Glen Northrup, is not affiliated with any other business — including those with the same or similar names.News4JAX I-TEAM exposed the owner of a Jacksonville fence company for taking thousands of dollars from customers without doing the work, Glen Northrup pleaded guilty on Thursday to organized fraud, a second-degree felony.
In all, more than 20 customers contacted the I-TEAM saying they were in the same situation and could no longer get in touch with Northrup. The detective with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office who investigated Northrup stated in the arrest warrant that more than $19,000 was taken from customers but noted it appeared Northrup had stopped taking money from people after
And despite Northrup saying last June he would be selling items to pay people back, customers did not receive refunds or get their fence work done.Northrup was allowed to leave court after pleading guilty Thursday morning and spoke to the I-TEAM outside. He reiterated what he told us in our initial story in June of 2022, that he was remorseful and still hoped to return customers’ money.“I lost everything, everything,” he said. “I feel bad right now.