If you ever looked at a business named “Aqua Kingz”—with a ‘z,’ because nothing says “reputable contractor” like early-2000s street slang—and thought, “Yeah, I’ll hand this man $30,000 for a hole in the dirt,” then Lubbock has officially broken your spirit. Roderick Jeffrey, the mastermind behind the greatest vanishing act since the Buddy Holly Center’s relevance, was finally handed a 20-year reality check in Denton County this week.
Jeffrey managed to “build” pools for several families, if by “build” you mean “take a five-figure down payment and then ghost everyone harder than a Tech freshman after midterms.” We’re talking about theft totals ranging from $30,000 to $150,000. For that kind of money, you could buy a decent house in a part of town where you don’t hear sirens every night, or at least a really nice inflatable one from Walmart that actually, you know, holds water.
The judge in Denton apparently wasn’t a fan of Rod’s “no-show” policy, which he applied with equal dedication to both his construction projects and his court dates. Thanks to a sparkling criminal history and a habit of failing to appear, he’s looking at two decades behind bars. The victims are reportedly “overjoyed,” despite the fact that their money is long gone—likely spent on whatever it is “Kings” spend stolen pool money on in West Texas. (My money is on lifted trucks and enough Coors Light to fill the unfilled excavations.)
But wait, there’s more! This wasn’t just a Denton special. Lubbock and Midland are also lining up to get their pound of flesh. It turns out the only thing Jeffrey was actually good at constructing was a massive, multi-county web of legal liabilities. If the sentences get stacked, Rod might be eligible for parole right around the time Lubbock finally finishes the construction on Loop 88.
At least he’ll finally have plenty of time to practice his backstroke in the prison yard, though I hear the amenities are slightly less “resort-style” than his brochure promised.
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