The former owner of Old City Design Center in St. Augustine was arrested Thursday after an investigation into a scam involving at least 11 victims who told authorities they were duped by a contractor after money was exchanged, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies served a warrant Thursday night and arrested 52-year-old Richard Eugene Hersey Jr. of the 1600 block of South U.S. 1 on charges of organized scheme to defraud over $50,000, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
