This POS is currently incarcerated in prison in Georgia and has been since 2014. He’s been running this scam FROM PRISON. No joke. His record includes racketeering, aggravated assault, and weapons charges. This means he has accomplices on the outside I hope are caught.
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
NAME: SCOTT, RASHAWN ARIEL
GDC ID: 1001311469
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
YOB: 1992
RACE: BLACK
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 5'09''
WEIGHT: 172
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BLACK
INCARCERATION DETAILS
MAJOR OFFENSE: ARMED ROBBERY
MOST RECENT INSTITUTION: WILCOX STATE PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: 09/26/2028
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: CURRENTLY SERVING
CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE
KNOWN ALIASES
A.K.A. SCOTT,RASHAWN A
A.K.A. SCOTT,RASHAWN ARIEL
STATE OF GEORGIA - CURRENT SENTENCES
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: RACKETEERING
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 04/01/2014
SENTENCE LENGTH: 5 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: POSS OF FIREARM DUR CRIME
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 08/03/2012
SENTENCE LENGTH: 5 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: AGGRAV ASSAULT
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 08/03/2012
SENTENCE LENGTH: 10 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: AGGRAV ASSAULT
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 08/03/2012
SENTENCE LENGTH: 10 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: ARMED ROBBERY
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 08/03/2012
SENTENCE LENGTH: 10 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
CASE NO: 790025
OFFENSE: POSS OF FIREARM DUR CRIME
CONVICTION COUNTY: BIBB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 08/03/2012
SENTENCE LENGTH: 5 YEARS, 0 MONTHS, 0 DAYS
STATE OF GEORGIA - PRIOR SENTENCES
STATE OF GEORGIA - INCARCERATION HISTORY
INCARCERATION BEGIN: 06/04/2014
INCARCERATION END: ACTIVE
Georgia man jailed in McKean Co. for alleged scam against registered sex offender
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com Apr 3, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000.
Rashawn Scott, 33, of Claxton, Ga., is charged with identity theft, a third-degree felony; theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, theft by extortion and receiving stolen property, all first-degree misdemeanors; impersonating a public servant, a second-degree misdemeanor; and furnishing false information, a third-degree misdemeanor.
According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 23, 2022, a Bradford man registered on the state police Megan’s Law website as a sex offender went to the Lewis Run state police barracks and attempted to give two gift cards to the police communications officer. He said he was told to bring the cards to the barracks.
The scam victim explained to state police that he was called by a Punxsutawney phone number that morning by someone who identified himself as “Sgt. Harding.” The person on the phone provided a badge number and said he had a warrant for the victim’s arrest. The caller, who state police allege was Scott, told the scam victim there were new laws pertaining to Megan’s Law offenders that they must provide DNA samples and other testing or a warrant would be issued for their arrest, according to the complaint.
Scott allegedly said if the scam victim gave him $1,000, he would “make the warrant go away.” When the scam victim said he didn’t have that kind of money, Scott pretended to be talking to superiors; the scam victim then said he could ask his uncle for money. Scott allegedly stayed on the phone with the scam victim while he drove to his uncle’s house to borrow money, the court records state.
Scott told the scam victim if he lost the call and didn’t call back, he would send people to arrest him. Still on the call, the scam victim went to CVS and purchased two prepaid cards, and gave the card information to Scott. The scam victim was told to go to the state police barracks, which he did, the records state.
While investigating, troopers learned that Scott had allegedly activated the cards and transferred the funds to another person, and had that person send the money to other people. Scott had been serving a prison sentence in Georgia prior to being arraigned in Bradford on Wednesday, state police said.
He was arraigned before District Judge Rich Luther and remanded to jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. A hearing has been scheduled for Central Court on April 10.
