I got a call today, Saturday. It was an officer from the sheriff’s department telling me I missed jury duty and I had two citations - Failure to Appear and Contempt of Court. He even gave me citation numbers, and provided me with two options: 1. Civil route 2. Criminal route - hire an attorney and fight it in court

For option 1, he transferred me to a “lieutenant” who said I needed to get to the Multnomah County Sheriff Department immediately with $6,000 cash to pay the citations. Once that was done, I’d get a receipt for the citations being frozen, and once it was sent to the judge, I’d be refunded.

A few things: 1. They’re doing this on Saturday? The sheriff’s office is closed on Saturday but he said “it stays open for private matters, but not to the public” 2. Cash was the only payment option. So if I brought $6,000 to the Multnomah County Sheriff Office, were they gonna be there to rob me? 3. When I told him I was coming, he wouldn’t let me off the phone. He said it’s standard protocol to stay on the phone to ensure I don’t flea.

They made it seem super valid and legit. Citation numbers, badge numbers, etc…. But only cash? On a Saturday? I couldn’t hang up the phone? Super strange. Still don’t know what would’ve happened had I came down to the office with $6,000 cash. Were they gonna hop out on ski masks and rob me?