Man used fake cards, ID to buy equipment, police say
Newton County investigators are searching for the man who used fake credit cards and a fake ID to busy equipment to reportedly start his own restaurant.
COVINGTON,Ga. – A small business owner in Covington said she was scammed out of thousands of dollars by a man she thought was a customer trying to purchase equipment for his new restaurant. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man who used what turned out to be a fake ID to do it.
“I just don’t want anyone else to be a victim from this man,” South East Restaurant and Supermarket Equipment Sales owner Donna Herndon said.
She said she was excited when a man, going by the name Bryce Milsap, came to her business on May 27 to purchase equipment for a restaurant he said was opening in Norcross called Taste the Soul.
“He just seemed so comfortable with all of it and talking…
