Tippah Man Headed to Jail for Con Game

RIPLEY, Miss. — A Tippah County resident is going to prison for a con game he executed against an elderly victim, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today.

Ahmad Fryar, 34, of Ripley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and two counts of false pretense today before Tippah County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther. Fryar was sentenced to 15 years, 10 years suspended with five years to serve and five years of post-release supervision.

He was also ordered to pay full restitution to the victim, $1,000 to the Mississippi Crime Victims’ Compensation fund and must offer truthful testimony against two other co-defendants who are awaiting prosecution.

Fryar admitted to taking over $5,000 in the scheme. The victim believed she was helping the defendants after they contacted her and asked her for money that they would repay once a big lawsuit they pretended to be involved in was settled.

The case was investigated by Jamie Thompson and prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Stan Alexander of the Attorney General’s Public Integrity Division.