The owner of a restaurant and live entertainment bar is facing allegations from former contractors, saying that he never paid them for dozens of hours of hard labor when they helped him move locations.

Two contractors spoke with KFOX14, they said that they helped the owner of "House of Rock," Tom Wilson, move his business, but were never paid for their labor.

The contractors did not wish to be identified.

They say Wilson approached them on Dec. 29, asking them for help with moving locations.

"He said we're going to be moving out of here, I already got another place I'm looking at, so I need your help to get out of here quick, I mean overnight quick, so can you call your friends, anybody you can call that will come in here and help you out, so I said okay," the contractor said.

The contractor said he got a group of friends together, and they worked four days straight, putting in 60 hours of work.

"We worked throughout the night, tables, chairs, we had a U-Haul, we loaded everything, I mean we gutted that place," the contractor said.

The contractor says that after the U-Haul was filled, Wilson gave him permission to start storing items at his house because he had space. He did so, but said he had not been paid yet.

"I don't hear from him for two weeks, then he calls and asks me if he can come pick up his things, I just asked him about the payment, the compensation he owed me, and he told me to screw off and tell it to the judge," the contractor said. "We did him a favor to help him get out of here, he promised us compensation, we completed a job, we don't hear anything, and next thing you know I have a call from a detective saying I'm in trouble for theft."

Wilson had called the police and filed a report, alleging that the contractor had stolen his property by keeping it at his house, but the contractor says he had his permission.

"He did give me permission according to his statement, he did give permission which negates theft, but once I demanded payment, he went back and retracted his statement and said that I stole his property," the contractor said.

KFOX14 was able to reach Wilson over the phone while he was traveling. He released the following statement.

"First of all it's not true what they are saying, apparently this was a ploy to take my assets hostage, and then make up some phony amount of money that I allegedly owe them. They say hey I've got all your stuff because, you gave me permission to store everything, I'm going to keep it until you pay me whatever I ask for. This is an ongoing investigation, this is extortion, and I would prefer to have this not tried in the media, I would rather have my day in court, in the justice system, they can make up whatever they want, a thief is a liar, that's why they hide their face".

But the contractor says, that just isn't the case, and he just wants the $2,000 he says he is owed for the labor he provided, labor that Wilson says, was free because it was a friend helping a friend.

"If he's in trouble, or if he just can't pay me, at least admit that, at least come forward and say look I'm sorry I can't pay you and man up for it," the contractor said.