Crazy Contractor and now threats daily

[Rachel Stopka]

I unfortunately hired a contractor for a house I just started rehabbing and he sounded really good! He came in with all sorts of experience ace telling me how great his work is. The project started and from day one he started to boss around my electrician Abe my roofing guy. That obviously upset them and had to talk to him about that. Long story short after a week I had to tell him to not come back to job site until we were ready for him. He started putting up drywall before my electrician was even close to being done as whole house needed to be brought up to code. He would state let your electrician cut my drywall where needed. So I told him to leave. He got very upset and took all his tools and has decided not to come back. Which was fine by me. He has since started sending emails and numerous texts that he wants 6K for work completed. The whole contract was for 14k and he has done maybe 1/5th of the job. He is now threatening me with mechanics lien on this current house and other property that is currently for sale because he did work there which was paid for in full but wants more money as well for a drill he claims was stolen from the property. I also had to pay electrician extra for all the work he had to do extra because he went around and cut wires that were not supposed to be cut. I have no problem paying him what work he has done but not almost half when he has done very little. I am just wondering the process of a mechanics lien? We unfortunately never got to the point of writing up a contract just exchanging e-mails for scope of work agreed upon ace verbal agreement on price. I don't know what to do from here? I have told him numerous times I don't communicate thru text or e-mails. When he wants to sit down with my husband and I to agree on the numbers we can do that. I receive no phone calls just daily threats of mechanics liens. Any one that can provide advice would be greatly appreciated.