

Anyone who believes they may be a victim of a scam involving these businesses is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending. The Hudson’s have been charged with failure to return a vehicle, obtaining money by false pretenses, and conspiracy.

She was told the transmission was destroyed, and that the Hudson’s had been using her vehicle to drive back and forth between businesses, which likely broke the transmission. She eventually received a call from Rodney’s Transmission advising that her vehicle had been dropped off in the front of their business. She did not agree to pay additional money and Rodger Hudson agreed to return the vehicle to her shortly.Īlthough the victim called the Hudson’s multiple times and left several voicemails, she never heard from the Hudson’s again.

She went to the shop and Rodger Hudson told her he needed more money for an additional part needed to complete the repairs. After another month, the victim still had not received her vehicle. The victim contacted the Hudson’s on Mato inquire about the estimated completion date for the repairs.

The victim told the detective that on Februshe paid Hudson’s Auto Service approximately $1800.00 to rebuild the transmission on her vehicle. In a separate incident, a victim contacted the Sheriff’s Office on in reference to a scam involving the Hudson’s businesses. He decided to pay a separate automotive business to do all the repairs on his vehicle. He again called Ronda Hudson who promised a refund, but he never received the money. The victim returned to the business on several occasions and neither Rodger nor Ronda Hudson was there to reimburse him. They asked him to come back at a later date. The victim showed up at the shop on the scheduled date and the Hudson’s told him they didn’t have the money. She directed him to come to her dog grooming business for a refund. The victim then called Ronda Hudson and asked to be reimbursed. When he arrived, he learned the work that was supposed to be done on the vehicle had not been accomplished. Ronda Hudson promised to pay the cost of the tow truck. The victim paid $975.86 to get the vehicle towed to the new location. Ronda Hudson told the victim the repairs would need to be done at a separate location. Ronda Hudson told the victim the repairs were taking so long because they were going out of business. The victim had previously visited the shop on several occasions to ask when the repairs would be done. The victim later contacted Ronda Hudson after the date the service was scheduled to be completed. He entered into an agreement with the Hudson’s regarding over $500 worth of car repairs. The victim told the detective that on Mahe met with Rodger and Ronda Hudson at their auto shop on Warrenton Road. On June 1, 2018, a Stafford detective met with an individual claiming to be a victim of a scam involving Hudson’s Auto Service. The husband and wife under investigation are Ronda Hudson, owner of Ronda’s Puppy Love Grooming and Day Spa LLC, and Rodger Hudson, owner of Hudson’s Auto Service LLC. A husband and wife who own two Stafford County businesses have been charged by the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office with obtaining money by false pretenses, failure to return a vehicle, and conspiracy after scamming multiple customers.
