What do you look like? >> Okay, let me uh let me go inside and see if the manager can look at you. >> Oh, yeah. That's a That's probably all I need. >> Where did you get that bike? >> Let me see. >> Where did you find all these checks? >> What started as a simple bike theft outside a Palm Coast supermarket turned into something far bigger. Deputies say the suspect wasn't just pedaling away on someone else's bicycle. He was carrying more than $70,000 worth of fraudulent checks and stolen IDs. It all unfolded on September 22nd when a customer at the Publix in Hammock Beach reported their brand new bicycle stolen. >> Hi. >> Hi. >> How's it going? >> Is there a manager looking at video or something? >> Do you mind if I stand with him and look at the video? Do you want me to follow me? [Music] Appreciate it. Thank you. >> I never even seen this guy. >> How you doing? This our guy, man. Yeah, this is our guy right here. I don't have a camera angle that shoots this way. I'm assuming he came from the sidewalk down on it. So, this is A1A over here. I'm assuming he came from that sidewalk on the right hand side and just literally just walks up and takes the bike. Take a picture of that while you got it right there. I haven't seen where he takes the bike and goes off that way going north, I think. [Music] >> All right. I appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah, >> that's a that's probably all I need. I just get a picture of him. >> It all started when a customer reported their new bike stolen from the entrance. Deputies quickly pulled video evidence and identified the suspect from a clear picture on camera. >> Yeah. Um, are you able to step out to my car? [Music] You ever seen this guy before? >> Let's ask Sarah if it was the guy if he had bags on his bike. Yeah, that's what I was going to ask. >> Let me uh Oh, how he's staying in the shape. I get got to get you do some paperwork for me. >> Uhhuh. >> Um >> anything we can do about going after him first or anything? >> Well, I I sent the pictures to the other units. >> Uhhuh. just head on home and I'll come meet you at your house. >> That'd be Thank you. >> Um if you if you can uh in the meantime if you can call the bike shop and see if they have a serial number. >> I don't think they're open today, but I'll try. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Soon after, deputies spotted a man riding a bike matching the description near an intersection. When asked about it, he nervously replied, "Why do you say that?" and was immediately handcuffed. >> Next route 111. >> Hey man, where'd you get that bike? >> Where did you get that bike? >> Why do you say that? >> Why? Why do I say that? >> Yeah, >> cuz you took it. >> I took it? >> Yeah, you took it. You're all on video, man. Step off the bike. >> Okay. >> Take your bike. Take your backpack off. Place your hands behind your back. Hey, give me a second. Give me a second. Give me a No. >> Do not pull away from me. Hold on. I won't. I won't. I won't. Okay. Let me let me ask you. >> Can I go grab my stuff? >> Nope. Come over here. >> Okay. I'm going to read you something. Okay. >> Okay. >> What's your name? >> Sam. >> Sam. >> Yeah. >> Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. Okay. Do you have the right to talk to an attorney and have him or her with you now or at any time during questioning? With these rights of mind, do you wish to talk to me? No. Okay. Do you have any weapons on you? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Do you have any uh narcotics on you? >> No, sir. >> Okay. So, just if you don't want to talk to me, I can't get your story, okay? But that's your right. You know, I've read your rights. I read your rights to you. That's totally your right to uh to stop talking if you want an attorney. Okay. >> Okay. This is the thing. I didn't know what what that was for. Okay. Grab the bike. I just seen the bike stop and I just said, "You know what? I just grab the bike. If it's not a problem, I can just bring the bike back. It's so easy, man. You don't have to be like that. >> Well, you took somebody's property. >> I could put it right back, man. >> That's not how it works. >> Just laying against the car. All right, don't move. All right. Where are you? >> Uh, I'll have to put them into uh our evidence. You have to get them later. Where are you from? >> From here. >> You're from here? >> Yeah. >> Do you work up here? >> No. >> What's your name again? >> Samuel. Samuel, do you have a Florida ID? >> You do? >> Okay. Where do you live? >> I don't have a >> Are you homeless? You're homeless? Okay. I tell you what. Um, >> hey sir, I'll I'll be with you in a second. I'll be with you in a second. >> Is he him? Is that him? >> Yeah, that's him. That's the owner of that bicycle. I tell you what, I'm going to stick you in my car, but I have to uh search you. Okay. Is there anything on you that I'm going to find? Go ahead. Search. Okay. [Music] What's all this? Big ch I found on the floor. You >> found them on the floor? >> Yeah. Spread your feet a little bit. I'm just going to stick you in the car for the time being. Okay. Walk this way. I don't even know if this guy wants to press charges yet. Just they're just detaining him right now. All right. >> Thank you. >> No problem. So, here's a couple important questions. Um, do you want to press charges? >> Yeah, I'll press charges. >> Okay, that sounds that sounds about right. Okay. So, what I need from you is I need you to um fill out a statement for me. All right. Just not even >> Okay. So, I just want you to confirm this is your bike. Uh, >> yes, sir. >> That's your bike? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Let me uh let me take a picture of it and get some information off of it and I'll let you have it. Heat. Heat. [Music] After securing the scene, officers focused on 51 forged checks worth $7,466 from four victims. When asked, the suspect denied everything and claimed he just found them on the road. for almost. So, what was your name again? >> Samuel. >> Samuel, where did you find all these checks? >> I I wasn't here then. I >> mean, I don't have a home. So, whenever I see something, I just I'm just concerned that somebody's always missing a lot of money. >> Yeah. How long ago has it been? >> It's been I don't know. It's been about weeks. Days? >> Days or weeks? I I just found it and I just kept it with him. I just uh I don't know. >> Have you done anything with it? >> No. >> Why Why would you keep it not in your name? >> I don't know. I thought I don't know. Just >> Were you at a bank whenever you found him? >> No. >> Do you know what Fidelity is in the business? >> No. >> It's a bank. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. From what I can tell, two different people endorsed a couple uh two of these, like 50 of them, but both of them deposited them mobiley on Fidelity, which is a banking app. Do you know of like an actual location of Fidelity? Like a bank, like a a brick and mortar place that's an actual business that >> I don't even know. Like I wish I could tell you more, but I'm being so honest. I I I listen I I don't have a reason not to believe you. It's just weird and I don't know. So, I'm assuming you know, so I'm I'm hoping you can tell me. Do you know who George Jerome Walden Jr. is? >> Never met him in life. >> Why you have his ID? >> I'm not going to say the phone number 104. >> Where was it? >> So, if I call George Jerome Walden Jr. >> Mhm. And I tell him that I have his wallet, driver's license, and such. What's he going to tell him? >> I don't know. >> Is he going to tell me that he lost his wallet? Or is he going to tell me that there was >> How about you guys find out? >> A car broken into and this was stolen out of it or anything crazy? >> Let's do this. You guys find out and see if I'm really innocent or not. You guys find out. I'll leave it to you guys. All right. >> Fair enough. You don't have any family help looking for you or anything? >> All right. >> You sure? >> Yeah. >> All right. I can start taking this and putting in evidence and give you like an itemized list so you can just copy and paste it to your report. >> And then I'll at the same time try to send it to Ty and see if they'll get to this guy's house. >> Anthony is your room. We have a 911. He's got some money on $18. $18. >> Once in custody, investigators discovered the bike was only the beginning. Along with the stolen ride, Moslair was found with fraudulent checks, stolen IDs, and evidence of a larger fraud operation. He now faces charges of grand theft, two counts of unauthorized use of a driver's license, possession of another person's ID without authorization, organized scheme to defraud greater than $50,000. Musl remains in custody on an $18,000 bond. What began as a routine stolen bike report exposed a trail of fraud and stolen identities. Deputies say it's another reminder that even the smallest calls can lead to major arrests.