Bitcoin Community Arcs Up At Texas Cop Breaking BTC ATM
A county sheriff in Texas has taken a power-cutting tool to a local crypto ATM after a family was reportedly scammed out of $25,000, sparking debate among crypto users over the sense of his actions.
According to local reports on Tuesday, a scammer had tricked a family in Jasper County, northwest of Houston, into depositing funds at a local Bitcoin (BTC) ATM by impersonating a government employee.
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard secured a search warrant and cut open the ATM, which photos show was branded as being operated by Bitcoin Depot, to recoup approximately $32,000, including the $25,000 the family paid to the scammers.
Havard claimed that the scam caller…
