A 51-year-old Barryton man was charged with embezzling from an elderly couple in a contracting scam. Police say Dennis LaLonde was charged in a four-count indictment last week in Isabella County Trial Court for taking money from the couple in 2018 to build a home on Stevenson lake Rd. and only constructing a shell. The couple learned of the scam after DeWitt lumber filed a lien over $35,1179 in unpaid bills.