“Randall Day” does not work for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office

No one named Randall Day works for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff.  Master Deputy Jimmy Watt wants the public to be wary of anyone who might telephone and claim he is Lt. Randall Day.  Two times someone has been known to telephone Oconeeans in an attempt to scam them out of money.  In the first instance, the caller was told there was a paperwork problem with that person’s registration as a sex offender; in the second, the victim was told to re-register as a sex offender or a warrant would be issued unless a $1 thousand bond was paid over the phone.  Watt said, “When Sheriff Crenshaw was elected in 2013, a Sex Offender Registrar’s position was created.  The duties….are to ensure that those on the Sex Offender Registry are meeting the mandates of their sentencing guidelines….as set forth by the court.”  If someone is not meeting the sentencing guidelines, Sergeant Melanie Shovey will get an arrest warrant.  Watt says, “law enforcement will not ask anyone to purchase a gift or pre-paid card to either have an arrest warrant recalled or to have charges dropped….As we have previously stated, a legitimate business organization will  not request payment using a pre-paid or a gift card.”