Henry County Sheriff’s Office responds to multiple calls

At approximately 7:35 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019, a Henry County resident came into the Henry County Sheriff's office to report falling victim to a Social Security scam where he was instructed to take all his money out of his bank account, as his Social Security number had been compromised. According to the victim, he bought 10 Game Stop money vouchers and later called the scammers back with the pin numbers so that the money could be transferred to them. The total amount lost to the scammers was $7,150.

On July 11, 2019, at approximately 11:49 a.m., the Henry County Sheriff's office took a report of suspicious activity/vandalism report to a well pit on a farm located in the 3000 grid of James Avenue. On July 10 a farmer noticed that the well cover to the pit had been removed, and he could hear water running. As it turned out, the water line coming into the pit had been kinked from someone's standing on it, thus causing the water to run unrestricted. Total amount of water lost is unknown at this time, but it was apparent that it was several thousand gallons of water. If anyone living in the area has had similar acts of vandalism, you are encouraged to call the sheriff's office.

On July 11, 2019, at approximately 2:32 p.m., Hunter Dean Perkins was arrested and taken into custody on a valid Henry County warrant. Mr. Perkins was also cited for possession of marijuana that was on his person when he was arrested.

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