1/17/25 1:30 p.m. Deputy J.E. Cordes responded to the lobby for a self-surrender. The victim was there to turn herself in, for she received a call from “Sergeant Staples” advising she missed court. The fake Sergeant demanded the victim to pay using Zelle and when the payment didn’t go through, she came to turn herself in. Deputy Cordes informed her that “Sergeant Staples” is not a real Sergeant with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and this was a scam.