Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Heustis explained a new phone scam that recently came to light through the County Attorney’s Office. A local resident was called and told her nephew had missed a court appearance and the “Blaine County District Attorney” had issued a warrant for his arrest. The concerned relative was told to call a toll free number to find how to “cancel’ the warrant—it would require some amount of payment.

Deputy County Attorney reports the call

Jordan Salo, the Deputy County Attorney, took the call from the relative wondering what the call was all about. Salo said, “As soon as she...