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Handyman running service scam jailed in Chilton County

CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – On Wednesday, News 19 informed viewers about a contractor, Eller’s Odds ‘n’ Ends Handyman Service and Construction, that has no known business address – but is known to leave many jobs unfinished after taking thousands of dollars from customers.  

The people who hired him reached out to News 19 to say they had nowhere else to turn to for help.  

According to a spokesperson for the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Eller, 41, has been held without bond since June 23 on a host of charges including a parole violation.

There is no website or valid contractor’s license for Eller’s Odds n’ Ends Service and Construction but they did have a Facebook page that offers a wide range of services.  

The bad experiences and reviews are beginning to mount, and the Facebook page had been deleted as of Friday morning. Yet several people have come forward to claim that they have lost a lot of money. 

Sarah and Chad Wallenstein of Moody hired Brandon Eller based on good reviews. They gave his company thousands of dollars to complete the job. The Wallenstein’s say that in early July they stopped seeing Brandon Eller at her home to finish a faulty job.  

The victims claim that while Eller was behind bars, his alleged accomplice in the scam, Amy D….

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