Vigilantism

Updated with video: https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/06/10/deputies-scammers-threatening-label-victims-sex-offenders-unless-they-pay/ The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is warning of scammers threatening false public notices labeling people as sex offenders unless money is paid. The sheriff’s office said these claims are fraudulent. According to the sheriff’s office, anyone who receives a call like this: Do not send money Do not provide personal information Hang up immediately Report the

A registered sex offender in Allegan County said he could not stay silent about the strangers who showed up at his home early Sunday morning. “I thought, ‘You know what? I’m gonna reach out to you guys because … if I don’t do something, (what if) somebody else loses their life because I didn’t take action?’ the husband and father

Last year, FAC reported on the disturbing case of a Texas embalmer accused of mutilating the corpse of a deceased registrant. According to investigators, the embalmer allegedly castrated the body and stuffed the severed penis into the corpse’s mouth. Prosecutors alleged the conduct was intentional, criminal, and deeply abusive. This week, however, the criminal charges against the embalmer were dismissed.

Yesterday, Nathan D. Pyron of Sterling, Illinois, was sentenced to six years in prison for arson after intentionally setting fire to the home of a person on the sex offender registry. Pyron had been out on just $20,000 bond since his arrest in July of 2023. Six years for deliberately burning down someone’s home. intending to cause him serious injury

There are stories that make you shake your head. And then there are stories that should make everyone reading this furious. This is one of them. According to a recent report by Perk Valley Now, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution – Phoenix brutally killed his cellmate. The victim? A man labeled a “sex offender.” The outcome? A plea

Maine State Police is warning of a scam that is targeting sex offenders in the state. The issue was brought to those who run the Sex Offender Registry that the scam is targeting registered people on probation in Maine. A letter is being mailed to people, claiming to be from the ‘Maine Probation Tonduary.’ The letter claims there has been