Home remodeler arrested in police investigation

A contractor hired to remodel a home near Lake Keowee was arrested this week by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office on multiple charges. Law enforcement records released by the Sheriff’s Office show Michael Dean Bledsoe, 29, of Toccoa, Georgia was charged with grand larceny, malicious injury to real property, and obtaining signature or property under false pretenses at 214 Shoreline Drive near Seneca.