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# Hays City Commission Candidate Arrested on Blackmail Charge
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hays-city-commission-candidate-arrested-on-blackmail-charge/
- Published: 2025-07-15T22:16:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T22:01:31.000Z
- Description: Samuel Allen, 23, allegedly threatened to share intimate photos to extort $50 from dating app contact
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hays

HAYS — A candidate for the Hays City Commission faces blackmail charges after allegedly threatening to share nude photos or videos of someone he met through a dating app in exchange for $50, according to court records. Samuel Allen, 23, who announced his candidacy on June 23, was arrested on a $40,000 bond and also faces a failure to appear charge, Ellis County booking records show. The alleged incident occurred in June, with Allen accused of attempting to extort money from the victim by threatening to distribute intimate images.