KCSO reports
• At 11:28 a.m., Saturday, May 17, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office unit responded to the West Precinct to speak with (an alleged victim) about an incident Wednesday, May 14. Victim said that “over the last 10 years he has been dealing with the Land Management of a (European) government over property that was left to him,” the report stated. “(Victim said) he believes they are wanting a bribe to give him the official documents that he needs.
“He was advised to move forward with continual complaints, and since January of 2024 he has sent 38 complaints and requests for the documents that he needs,” the report further stated. Victim said that he sent “a more forceful complaint, and at noon there was an aggressive knock on his door, which he did not answer. Then around 4 p.m., there was another aggressive knock that he did also not answer.”
On Friday, May 16, “while doing yard work, (victim) noticed that a dead bird had been tied to a tree in the side of his yard, and he believes that this is a threat from the corrupt individuals he has been dealing with in (the country),” the report stated. “(Victim) has copies of e-mails and pictures of the dead bird.”
• At 3:31 p.m., Thursday, May 15, officers responded to a North Monticello Drive residence for attempted fraud. “(Victim) was upstairs and visibly upset,” the report stated. “She said she received a phone call from a ‘No caller ID’ claiming to be a deputy from KCSO,” the report stated. “She said they told her ... to pay $9,000 to have warrants taken care of; she did not give out any personal or banking information. ... Victim had no description of suspect. ...”
