On February [music] 28th, 2025, a Florida man gets a call from someone posing as Bank of America. They tell him his account is compromised and instruct him to withdraw $5,000 and leave it in his mailbox. Minutes later, two suspects show up. One grabs the cash, but deputies are already watching. One suspect runs into the woods. The other takes off in a car. >> Challenging. >> Yeah, we have to walk down. We can't jump it. It's too far. It's still too high over here. One second. Hey, look straight down. Look straight down. Roll over onto your stomach. Roll over onto your stomach. >> My hand. >> Roll over onto your stomach. >> I can't do that. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please. >> What the [ __ ] bro? Why you need to get out there? [snorts] Oh, come on, man. >> Shut the [ __ ] up, man. >> Stay up. >> [ __ ] kidding me. Right, y'all? >> You got your key one, right? [ __ ] bro. >> Yeah, we're good. >> All right. Can you make sure? No. Actually, never mind. >> Yeah, but I don't have my second, so you're good. >> Come on. >> We'll have to walk this side. >> All right. >> No, I don't see nothing immediate. We'll have K9 do an article. I'm going to let go, Eric, and I'm going to come in front. All right, got him. All the way down, bro. Why the [ __ ] jump? >> Don't Why the [ __ ] us? Why the [ __ ] did you jump? Why the [ __ ] did you run? >> Cuz I see all the way down. I don't know why I was bending my stay just like that. I I Can you stop pressing down on my head, please? Please, bro. How big is he? >> Watch your head. Bend down more. Bend down more. >> Get your Got him. >> Yep. I got him. You're good to come through. Watch your step on this. Step over that. Y'all think I'm acting funny. I don't know what the [ __ ] going on. I got off work. >> I don't think you're acting funny. I think you saw red and blue lights and he ran out of a [ __ ] car. >> All right, bro. Like, please. You see my hand. Like, please. >> I'm not I'm not letting you in cuff. >> Hold on. Cuz I'm in >> I'm not Bro, I'm just saying like, "Stop pressing it down." >> I'm just holding him, >> bro. I don't know what's going on, bro. I I was just in the [ __ ] weird. I ran cuz I see straight police. Like, what the [ __ ] Uh like Please, listen. Listen, bro. I'm not I'm not twisting your cuffs. I promise you. >> Listen. Like, put it up just a little bit, bro. Like this. >> Put it up high like that. >> All right. Keep it like that, bro. And don't press it down, please. >> No, you're not giving us instructions, though. That's not how it works. >> The [ __ ] bro. Like, why is y'all even behind us anyway? >> Why do you think? >> I don't [ __ ] know [ __ ] bro. I promise you. >> You still pressing it down, bro. >> Like, come on, bro. Like, be a human, bro. >> It's all the way up. >> You got nothing on you, right? No. Can you call the ambulance, bro? >> I can't breathe, bro. >> We're going to We're getting one for you once we get over to the office. >> Let's see. >> Nope. You're going to need to get in with your legs first. That's going to be the easiest way for you. What are you doing? What are you doing? Turn around. >> Like, please. >> What are you trying to reach for? >> I'm not reaching for nothing. I feel like my back is on fire. >> Yeah, you have skid uh road rash on your back. >> We're getting the ambulance here, but you got to get in the car. >> I'm going to push you so you don't have to do something. >> No, you ain't got to push me. You ain't got to push me. >> Meanwhile, deputies were able to locate the other suspect who eventually surrendered the radio. I'm headed uh down the road here. He's surrendering. Hands out, Bubba. Hands out. >> He's compliant. We're at the dead end of the road here. >> He's laying down. >> Just keep your arms out. Okay. >> Go inside. >> Okay, bud. It's no big deal. I can't go 10:15 by myself. I need another guy. Show me your hands, buddy. >> I don't got nothing on me, sir. I don't got nothing on me. Yeah, boy. >> Keep your arms out, buddy. >> You can cancel anyone else. >> Good boy. >> Just watch Tobac's back. I don't I haven't been past that. >> It It's just one guy, right? >> Okay. But I'm sorry you guys. I'm sorry, bro. I ain't mean to put nobody on harm, bro. I should have just hit it, bro. >> It just It was unmarked. I didn't know what it was or who it was cuz I'm like, >> man, I'm sorry, guys. I'm I ain't mean to put nobody life in danger. But that's why I stopped right there. We'll do all this later. See you, buddy. Have a great day. >> You have a right to remain silent. Thank you sake. >> You understand those right? >> What's your right to mind? Do you have to speak to me? I'm trying to figure out what's going on. >> Well, so am I. I'm just trying to figure out what happened today. So, where where were you guys coming from? >> I just left my house, bro. >> You left your house? >> Yeah, bro. I just I just he picked me up to get some food and I ended up here. I don't >> Bro, all I know is police chasing us. >> But why would the police chase me? >> I'm I just asked you that. I really don't mind. I don't know. I was kind of sleep a little bit cuz I told you I'm I just got off work. >> He usually be calling me early in the morning. So I I'm telling him, well, we got to go get me some Let's go get some food. >> Okay. >> And then I I was half sleeping away. So I don't even know. >> So half [clears throat] of the way she's not here and then what? >> Police chasing us. >> So he starts driving crazy then. >> I thought we was in a car, but then I see all the police, bro. And I I got scared. >> Okay. So, you got scared and what happened? You jump out of the car? >> Yeah. While it was moving, >> why would you jump out of the car though? >> I had anxiety. >> Okay. But you didn't do anything wrong. Why would you be in trouble? >> I just I I know I got anxiety. If I get anxiety attack, I just be running. >> No, I've been in jail forever. >> When was the last time? >> Long time ago, >> bro. I I told you I be panicking, bro. So we can search through all my records. I have anxiety disordered. I panic and then when I panic like that was running. >> I got off work right >> at 6. I went to sleep. Woke up around 2 to his car. He called me. He said, "Let's take a ride with him real quick." That's it. I swear to God. >> So So we know that you picked up something. You guys went to pick up something at a house, right? Picked up a bag at a house. >> Yeah. >> Does that sound familiar? >> The whole thing. >> Okay. You picked up a bag at the house and what did you do then? >> Did you Did you open the bag? Did you look inside the bag? Did you call someone? >> I don't know, man. Like I just >> You don't remember? >> It's not that I don't remember. I just don't know what you asking me. >> Okay. He drives you. You get you pick up a bag. He doesn't tell you what it's for or anything while you're picking up a bag. >> I didn't pick up my bag, bro. I just told you. >> You just said you did. You said we picked up a bag. >> I told you. Listen, I left the house >> then he said take a ride with him. I took a ride then. So I was like I like what we doing while we out here and he like yeah we going to cook up something real quick. I'm like what what I was I was kind of sleep a little bit too and then when I as I told you earlier when I [ __ ] woke up and that's when I see the police [ __ ] bro I ran because I was scared bro. The car was already moving anyway. So that's >> Sorry about that. Have you ever been arrested before? >> I have been arrested plenty of times, but okay. Nothing of this nature from the police is something I personally like tell people not to do like I would never do it. Not even bragging here or sitting here trying to like look cool or be good, sound good in front of you guys. But bro, like you go through my YouTube history. You guys have my phone. I know this is an investigation, but YouTube history don't even matter in this case. But all I do is watch body camera. The last thing I would ever do. Like I see how they do people. You're not running to the radio. There's no point of doing that. This is the most thing I'm here and I'm scared about. >> Uh you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. Okay. And with those rights in mind, you're willing to speak to me? >> I do want to speak to you, but if it does, >> okay? And if you need to, if there's something you're not comfortable, you let us know. >> Let's go back to the beginning. What happened today? How did you wind up in Penllis County? >> I got a text from Instagram and it was my um old homeboy. He's from Miami and he just told me um where are you? And I'm like I'm in Tampa. He was like how close is Tarpon Springs? And I'm like Tarpon Springs. I'm like I don't know where that's at, but let me look on the map. Basically, um he told me can you go to this address and get something for me and I'll I'll meet up with you. I'm like, "Yeah, um, do you like is it a business opportunity?" Because he always has like something like that, like cash mover, but like he'll give me money to do something for him. I'm like, "All right, cool." Like I I I accept it and this is where I [ __ ] up. I guess this is where this is going to lead into. >> Are you on probation or anything? >> I'm not on no probation. Okay. >> I I've never been this bad or even like came to a position where it's like like this is why that fleeing stuff. It It's going to kill me. Like that flee is going to kill you. >> Oh, it's going to kill you. Something's going to kill you if you keep running this whole crowd that you're running with. It's going to kill you. What were you supposed to be getting out of the deal? >> He told me he was going to give me 400. >> 400? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And he like he says it's going to be in the mailbox. It's just like basically do a cash Uber for me. He was like, cuz I be doing Uber and then I do like a Facebook pickup where I take people in this county to that county or like Orlando and then like it's Facebook pick up like a Facebook market like somebody would be, "Oh, I got $50 for the ride or like >> So it's not real Uber. It's kind of just people on Facebook Marketplace asking for >> people on Facebook Marketplace." Yeah. >> So you've done this for him before? >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> I'm not going to lie to you. >> That's fine. >> I like I know you guys are doing your job. You're not my friends. So you guys are not trying to pin and put me down, but I know you guys are not my friend either. Like anything I can say can incriminate me. So I just want from from this point on I just give access to my phone and >> what what's your screen saver on your phone? >> My screen saver? >> Yeah. What's Cuz you had two phones on you or three phones? How many phones do you have? >> I have only one phone. >> You have one phone? What's on your screen saver? >> My phone is a blue phone. your blue like the blue case. That's your phone. Okay. What What's your PIN number for it? >> Do I have to give it right now? >> You don't whatever. You said it's on your phone. You're gonna have your phone. >> Can my lawyer Can my lawyer provide that in court? >> Whatever you want to do. Listen, if you want to talk to us, you want to talk to us. If you don't want to talk to us, that's your right. >> You don't have to talk to us. >> To be honest, on your part, you want to know if I'm the one behind this. And if I'm the >> and if you're not, then cool. Save yourself, >> right? >> Save yourself. >> But I'm like, I'm not. I have the specific messages on Instagram. Yeah. >> And >> if you go through my Instagram, that's the first thing you'll see. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, your boy calls you from Miami. Hey, how how far are you? I'm an about an hour and a half away from Tarpon Springs, right? Am I right so far? Okay. And hey, do me a favor. Run by this address and there's going to be a package, a backpack in the mailbox. Am I right so far? >> He didn't say it was a backpack. >> Okay. He just said there's a package in there. So, how do you know which one, if there was two packages, how do you know what you're grabbing for him? He told me the mailbox number. >> Okay. >> I wish I knew what was in that book bag. I wish even till now I wish I knew what's in that book bag cuz obviously like look where I'm at. Even when I'm in the car cop car like even run that run that footage back in the cop car. I'm telling myself like I watch body footage so I know you guys have to investigate this part the whole 360. Like what was he saying in the back of the cop car? Does he care? Like bro I'm looking up at this guy and I'm looking at this car. It's saying Pelis County. I'm like, "What the fuck?" And he's just telling me, "Oh, um, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run. Like, he didn't even start telling me run until I tell him, "Bro, it's the police." Like, "What is what is going on?" He's like, "Um, >> cuz he doesn't want to track back to him." >> I pulled over to the left. If anybody, the officers out there could tell you, when I seen the car, I'm telling myself like, man, like this is not good. I'm looking at my homeboy and he's looking at me and he's like, "Bro, this ain't good. This ain't good. >> Jesus Christ." >> I I I I wish I knew how to not incriminate myself cuz I know like you guys are on my side, but it's not totally on my side to the point it's like whatever I'm telling you guys, you guys have to do your job and you guys have to put somebody to jail behind this [ __ ] I don't know what the [ __ ] been going on. I don't know what's going on. >> Well, your buddy screwed you over breaking big today. But you but you did add to it. You understand? Like you if you could have if you would have stopped if you stopped and we stopped and talked to you, right? >> I just stopped. >> Just stop. That's that's why we always tell people just stop and think like you said. You did. You finally stopped and thought about it, but it was a little too late. >> I don't know how deep are you guys going to go into. Once this start, I could have my lawyer. >> I would give access to my phone, right? Like with my lawyer and everything. I I won't delete the messages. I will give access to my phone number. >> Ma'am, I want to give you the PIN number, but I don't want to incriminate myself >> into other stuff I have in my phone. I don't know what it's going to lead to, but I don't have no knowledge of that, bro. I I only have >> Listen, what we can do, we can do an electronic, you know, form where we could we could have it so that you sign it if you want to give us evidence. If she wants to if she wants me to sign that form, if you want ma'am, if you want me to sign that form, if you want to go through my Instagram, if you do want to see the message, I will sign that form. My job, listen, buddy, we we we believe that you came here with the intent to pick up a package. Okay? We believe someone else called you. We know someone else was on the phone calling you, telling you what to do, and we're trying to get to that person, okay? Cuz that person's screwing over a lot of other people, including you, okay? He screwed you over today. >> I wouldn't give her consent, but I know what consent means. When you give authorities for consent, anything could happen. Anything will go on that phone where you can ditch your case and say, "Oh, he's doing do this." >> Well, why would we say that? >> I don't know. I I just don't trust that. I don't trust that. And that's why I'm saying the phones could be confiscated, warrant could be issued. Those messages aren't going nowhere. Especially after today, those messages aren't going nowhere. Both suspects now face multiple serious charges, including grand theft, fraud, fleeing and eluding, tampering with evidence, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and resisting an officer without violence. For more videos like this, subscribe to Body Cam Stories and consider becoming a channel member.