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Family of missing man extorted again
The family of missing Douglas County man, Chris McKoy, says they have been extorted yet again. McKoy's father says a man called him anonymously, threatening to kill his son if he didn't send $10,000.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - The family of a missing Douglas County man says it has been extorted, and the incident is under investigation by authorities.
What we know:
Chris McKoy has been missing for three weeks.
His father believes someone used the telephone number on the missing person flyer to contact him with a demand for $10,000 for information about his son.
Chris McKoy missing person flyer
Chris McKoy's family says they're being extorted
What they're saying:
"He ( the caller) said, 'You don't know what your son is into. If you want to see your son again,' he wants $10,000," Bernard McKoy said. "I don't have $10,000."
McKoy shared the series of text messages he has received, which were in a mix of English and Spanish, to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department.
"It's just crazy how some of these people trying to prey on other people's grief," exclaimed McKoy.
Rideshare driver Chris McKoy goes missing after crash
The backstory:
After a reported accident in Gwinnett County, Chris McKoy, a rideshare driver, told his mother he couldn't pick up his son from school, and his ex-wife should instead.
The 6-feet-2-inch tall and 175-pound man has not been seen since Jan. 7.
McKoy's family found his missing car more than a week later near a Norcross elementary school.
McKoy family continues search for Chris
What's next:
The McKoy's are holding onto hope that their son will be found alive. However, they say incidents like this make it so much tougher.
"You begin to doubt. These people just distract your focus, take away from your drive," lamented McKoy. "Let's find our son and bring him home."
Bernard McKoy sits down with FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Kevyn Stewart.
The Source: FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Kevyn Stewart has been closely following the disappearance of Chris McKoy since mid-January. Stewart interviewed Chris' father, Bernard McKoy, for this article. McKoy showed Stewart copies of the threatening texts in Spanish that he has shared with the Gwinnett County police.