Georgia trio wanted in multi-state pine straw scheme targeting homeowners

Police in South Carolina are searching for three Georgia men accused of running a door-to-door landscaping scheme that investigators say has targeted homeowners across multiple states.

Lancaster police announced this week that it has obtained arrest warrants for Joseph Nasir Butler, Tyderrius Kemon White, and Anthony Scott Bell, Jr., all of Georgia, in connection with what authorities describe as a ‘long-running pine straw scam.’

According to investigators, the suspects allegedly approached homeowners offering to install pine straw at a rate of $6 per bale. Victims were told an estimate could not be provided before the work began…

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