An area law-enforcement agency is alerting the public about a phone scam.
According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have received reports of phone scams. The caller identified himself as Detective Sellers with the warrant task force. The caller then stated they have active warrants and requested payment to eliminate the warrant.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says this is a scam, and it will never call and request payment over the phone for active warrants nor anything else.