Northeast Ohio man issues warning after almost falling for jury duty scam

It all seemed legitimate to Gabe Barrett.

On Tuesday, he received a phone call from someone identifying as a Trumbull County deputy saying he missed jury duty and a warrant was out for his arrest.

A scary situation, but not impossible. Barrett, a Trumbull County resident who works in Cuyahoga County, had received a summons for jury duty a couple months ago and filled out the form for an exemption. The phone number calling him was, in fact, the Trumbull County Sheriff’s number…

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