A scam was broken up in the nick of time to save an Owen County woman.

A report was made to the Owen County Sheriff's Office that a male subject called an elderly woman and informed her that her grandson was incarcerated and needed money to bond him out of jail. The woman retrieved a large sum of money and waited for the male subject to meet her.

While waiting on the male subject, the woman discovered that her grandson was not incarcerated and suspected she was being scammed. The Owen County Sheriff’s Office set up in a position to observe the money exchange from the woman to the man. After the exchange, they  initiated contact with the male who refused to identify himself and attempted to resist arrest. The male suspect was arrested and placed into the custody of the Owen County Jail.