{"id":9690,"date":"2011-05-10T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=9690"},"modified":"2011-05-10T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T15:21:20","slug":"ever-had-your-phone-stolen-and-then-had-someone-try-to-charge-you-to-get-it-back-take-a-good-look-at-this-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/ever-had-your-phone-stolen-and-then-had-someone-try-to-charge-you-to-get-it-back-take-a-good-look-at-this-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever had your phone stolen and then had someone try to charge you to get it back? Take a good look at this guy"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ <\/a>According the the crime report<\/a> in the Commercial Appeal today, a man is in jail on felony extortion charges. A woman had a phone stolen out of her purse about 8:15 last night. When she called her phone from another phone, she was told she’d need to pay $200 to get it back. She met Justin Cathey, whose mug shot is pictured here, at an ATM, where he assumed she would withdraw the $200. Instead, the police showed up and arrested him. Great job MPD.<\/p>\n

I know these phone-snatchings happen all the time. One of my friends had the exact thing happen. Her iPhone was taken out of her purse at a club on Beale, and a week later she met someone and paid $100 to get her phone back. If you’ve had your phone snatched and then someone has demanded money, take a good hard look at this guy. If he looks familiar you need to talk to MPD while they have him in custody.<\/p>\n

Ladies, a reminder – be very careful about leaving your phone in an open purse as you walk through crowded areas. I know it’s inconvenient to zip and unzip your purses, but it keeps your valuables safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"