Auburn, Ala. - On Feb. 6, 2024, Auburn Police, with assistance from the South Fulton Police Department in Georgia, arrested Kieth Alexander McClymont, age 33, from Atlanta, GA, on a felony warrant charging him theft of property first degree. A second suspect involved in the same incident, Davida Samantha Perry, age 29, from Cedartown, GA, was also arrested for theft of property first degree on Feb. 7, with assistance from the Polk County Police Department in Georgia.

The arrests stem from Auburn Police receiving a theft report involving a phone scam on Dec. 16, 2023. The victim reported receiving multiple phone calls from subjects that falsely identified themselves as law enforcement officers. During the phone calls, the victim was directed to make electronic payments to satisfy fictitious court penalties to avoid being arrested.

During the investigation, Kieth Alexander McClymont and Davida Samantha Perry were developed as suspects. Arrest warrants were obtained for theft of property first degree on Jan. 12, 2023. McClymont was located by the South Fulton Police Department in Georgia on Feb. 1, 2024, and he was arrested in obedience to the warrant. After waiving extradition, McClymont was transported to the Auburn Police Department, and the arrest warrant was executed on Feb. 6, 2024.

Perry was located by Polk County Police Department in Georgia on Feb. 7. Perry waived extradition and was transported to the Auburn Police Department for the execution of the arrest warrant. McClymont and Perry were both transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $5,000 bonds.

The Auburn Police Department would like to remind the public that there are many different methods used by scammers to represent themselves in an official capacity, such as a business, relative or associate of the potential victim. A call demanding payment, particularly using an electronic method such as providing a debit/credit card number, directions to make payments using public kiosks and requests that payments be made by purchasing gift/pre-paid cards should be considered highly suspicious.

If a citizen receives a phone call soliciting information, payment or any other business activity, Auburn Police Department recommends the citizen terminate the call. Contact the entity represented by the caller directly by using a trusted phone number, especially prior to conducting any financial transaction.

Kieth Alexander McClymont

Davida Samantha Perry

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.