BROWN COUNTY —The Brown County Sheriff's office reported Friday that had 6 registered offenders make complaints that they have been notified by phone stating they need to come to the Sheriff's office to give a DNA sample, according to Sheriff John Merchant.

The offender was supposed to keep in contact with the caller and the offender would be charged $1000 for the test kits for being late.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Another stated that "his grandmother received a call stating he was out of compliance."&nbsp; The phone number that showed up on caller ID was 785-380-7717 and when called, an individual stated he was from the Brown County Sheriffs office located in Kansas.&nbsp;

The sheriff's office is currently investigating this scam and forwarding to the Kansas Attorney General's office for assistance.

Registered offenders know the Brown County Sheriff's office does not conduct business this way.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have questions, please contact&nbsp; the Sheriff's office.

BROWN COUNTY —The Brown County Sheriff's office reported Friday that had 6 registered offenders make complaints that they have been notified by phone stating they need to come to the Sheriff's office to give a DNA sample, according to Sheriff John Merchant.The offender was supposed to keep in contact with the caller and the offender would be charged $1000 for the test kits for being late.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another stated that "his grandmother received a call stating he was out of compliance."&nbsp; The phone number that showed up on caller ID was 785-380-7717 and when called, an individual stated he was from the Brown County Sheriffs office located in Kansas.&nbsp; The sheriff's office is currently investigating this scam and forwarding to the Kansas Attorney General's office for assistance. Registered offenders know the Brown County Sheriff's office does not conduct business this way.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have questions, please contact&nbsp; the Sheriff's office.

Sheriff investigates report of registered offender scam