The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man it says is responsible for a string of scam phone calls targeting elderly residents. (Learn more HERE)
The office has another suspect it is looking for who is tied to the crimes.
Kino Deandre Roper, 26, was arrested Sunday and charged with three counts of theft by deception. Bond was set at $90,000, but he’s also on hold for the FBI, Athens Police, and the Limestone and Morgan counties sheriff’s offices.
Agencies recovered $166,000 in cash when Kino Roper was arrested, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators now seek the location of a second suspect, 30-year-old Christopher Roper.
According to a news release, “Kino Roper and his associates have a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly citizens across North Alabama and surrounding counties to pay thousands to tens of thousands of dollars each to purportedly help their relatives in need of assistance while preying on their concerns for loved ones.”
More from the release:
Over the last month, Madison County Sheriff’s investigators as well as other local law enforcement agencies throughout North Alabama began an investigation into several elder abuse scams that affected numerous individuals in our area. The investigations revealed calls originating from someone claiming to be a lawyer representing a…