AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR SET TO BE SENTENCED IN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURTROOM TODAY (FRI) IS IN JAIL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. ALEX MITCHELL ALSO KNOWN AS AL JOHNSON HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CHARGES FOR BILKING RESIDENTS OUT OF OVER 17-THOUSAND DOLLARS. MITCHELL WAS ARRESTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AFTER A WARRANT WAS ISSUED WHEN HE FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR SENTENCING FOR CONVICTIONS IN THAT COUNTY. MITCHELL IS TO BE EXTRADITED TO SANTA CRUZ FOR SENTENCING AT A LATER DATE.