A man purported to be a social media con artist has been arrested in Lexington. University of Kentucky Police arrested 54-year-old Brenton Fillers on outstanding warrants from several states. Law enforcement agencies and media outlets tabbed Fillers the Tik Tok Trickster for allegedly defrauding people using social media.
UK Police responded to a report referencing a man matching the description of Fillers. The Alabama man faces charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Texas, theft of property in Alabama, felony fraudulent use of a credit card in Arkansas, theft of a motor vehicle in Tennessee, and possibly additional charges in Kentucky.
Fillers was arrested at UK Hospital and lodged at the Fayette County Detention Center, pending an extradition hearing.
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