Hi, how are you? >> Good. You got your phone? >> Yes, the guy is here. >> Black hoodie? >> Yes, the black hoodie. >> Okay. >> He came in twice already. He turned in the check the different checks, two different checks. And then he came in again. This is his third time coming in. He said he worked for the company. This is completely a copy of It's a copy. I don't know how to explain it. >> Okay. All right. I'm just waiting for the uh investigating officer to get here. >> Okay. >> All right. Sergeant? >> Yes, right here. >> How's your day going so far today? >> Yes, sir. >> Bro, does he have a notepad on >> Yeah. >> Sure. All right, sounds good. >> A black sweater and gray ones. >> What's your boss's name, by the way? Can you spell Port St. Lucie? >> Yes. >> And where are you going to today? >> I'm just coming from by my boss uh to get this check. >> Okay. So, you picked up this check today from your boss? Okay. Where do you work at? >> We we do AC work. We do AC work. And I've been We doing a whole system for that. >> Okay. So, where did you meet your boss today? >> I met him by the Publix. >> Publix on >> Um it was I use GPS but I don't know where I'm at. >> Okay. >> But he told me to meet him there at the Publix. >> So, you do AC work for >> Yeah, we did. I do AC work for Jamie. >> Okay. Jamie Air Conditioning. >> Okay. >> And we did the whole system. I have four guys with me. And he told me to come pick up the check and that's all I did. >> Okay. What's your boss's name? >> Devon. >> How do you spell that? >> J A V O N. >> What's his last name? >> I don't know his last name. >> You don't know his last name but you have his phone number though? >> Yeah. 401 855 >> Yeah, I'm from where I'm from, like. >> You okay? Okay. So, what's going on? All right. No, no, it's a it's okay. Okay, so did he try to give it to you or what did he do? Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Okay. Mhm. So, this is literally like you handed it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And that's Do you guys want to prosecute or do you just want to document it or? So, are you prosecuting on behalf of? >> Yes. >> Okay, so you're the owner of this location? >> No, I'm not the owner. >> Do you want to contact the owner? >> Um >> And see what they say, cuz it's it's it's Check Cashing USA, that would be the victim. So, you have to confirm with them if they even want to prosecute if they just want us to document everything, which we can. >> Right. >> take this, get all his info, trespass him from here, all that. Yeah, so I mean, I would rather you con- contact the owner and see if Yeah, they have to give the okay. I mean, you guys didn't suffer a loss. So, >> you know, it's No, we'll trespass him. And if he's trespassed, if he does return, he'll be subject to arrest immediately. So, that's the kind of the plus, like since we're here, we can trespass him. So, we'll just see. But, I mean, if if you're not the owner, you should They're the ones that make the final decision. >> Right. They have to be the ones to say yes or no. >> I mean, we have this. We have I mean, the the business did not suffer a loss. >> And I know it was just the fear that he may come back, but like you said, he's trespassed off the property. If we even see him, we call. >> Exactly. Even if he's like in the parking lot, like you call. I thought you guys had it that you buzzed everybody in. >> Only back here. >> Oh. I thought. Okay. All right, give me 1 second, okay? I'll be right back. >> So, what happened? We tried to check his face? >> Um see, the card got something. >> I'm not cuz I'm like I change check the other times. I wouldn't have denied him, but from the same guy. >> I mean, I don't really deal a lot with checks, so I don't know how to tell if it's fake or not, so But, this this officer said >> I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. >> Um yeah, they called position just a forged check, so. >> You have the >> [snorts] >> 14 days. >> No, we would just >> this all day. Um Can I put her on speaker? Hello? >> Hi, how are you? >> Hi, I just wanted to um confirm uh do you want to This is the owner. >> [snorts] >> Um you're the owner of this check cashing USA? >> the owner, but I'm the director of operations. >> Director of operations. >> yeah, I have every I have every authority to to talk to you. >> Okay, no no problem. >> I deal with everything. I deal with everything related to the police. >> Oh, okay. Okay, so in reference to the incident today here at check cashing, um did does check cashing USA want to prosecute? >> Yes, absolutely. This is the third time he's tried to do this. It what it you know, one day he's going to run into a teller who's not as smart as Gina and is going to cash it and then I'm going to be out $4,000. Plus, he's stealing information from people. >> Okay. And I just I thank you so much. >> Thank you, Anna. Have a great day. Be safe. >> Thanks. If we um that's I guess we have your number just in case, right? >> is I >> Okay, thank you so much. >> Okay, no problem. Have a great day. Bye-bye. >> Um Yeah. I started getting her statement, but we stopped so she could call the director, so I'm just going to grab her um her statement. >> What is your phone number? >> Okay. Just take a breath, mama. Just take a breath. >> It's okay. >> This has always happened to me. >> Okay. Hey, you didn't threaten him. You didn't hurt him. Like you're okay. >> My first day here, she had to call. >> So the other two times he came, did you guys call or no? >> No, we didn't call. >> You just told him no and he left? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I love you. >> [music] >> I turned my phone off my phone. Yeah, but what's wrong? I don't know. Yeah, but you're not even telling me what's wrong, man. I don't want to put no force on you. You know what I'm saying? I'm not doing all that. But can you tell me what's what's going on here? >> It was a >> And I'm not even playing something that's real for real. Yeah, but hold on. And I just got the check. >> Check for >> I just got it. I have proof of the work I did and everything. >> I wish I could have give you a real check. >> I have I have proof of everything about the work I did and stuff. >> This is a fake check, brother. I mean, it's a photocopy of the check. >> No, but I have I have proof that the guy gave it to me. >> You have proof that he gave I believe Yeah, you have proof that he gave you a photo copy. >> No, I have proof that the guy gave me the check. >> [music] >> It's a fake check. >> It's a photocopy. It's not a check. >> But he gave it to me for the work that I did. I don't know how he made how he got it, whatever. Oh, it's a fake check. It's a real check. >> The funny part about this is the more you keep talking, the more you kind of get into >> No, but I'm I'm telling you the truth. I don't know You know what I mean? You're trying to tell me it's a fake check. How am I supposed to know it's a fake check? >> Looking at it. >> Feel [music] it. It's not >> Feel it. It's a fake >> Yeah, but he gave it to me. That's That's what he gave gave it to me. >> you a Monopoly money. You're going to go buy something at the gas station with it? >> No. >> That's what he used to do. That's kind of what you did here. >> But he gave me He gave me checks like checks like that before. >> Mhm. And >> Can I use my phone, please? >> And you didn't wind up in handcuffs before? >> No, I always I always taking >> And you got arrested over the checks. But this one's definitely no good. You're under arrest. >> Why was I under >> I was trying to be more honest, but it's >> Yeah, but I'm I'm telling you I never >> that guy gave you a This way. Up and over. Go ahead and lean against the car for me. I'm just going to put gloves on real quick. >> Well, you you guys are supposed to let me call the guy or whatever to let him handle this. Why you guys arresting me for? >> Cashed a check. You're the one that came >> I cashed a check, though. Yeah, but he gave it to me. >> I I Show me your cell. Yeah, but you're the one that you're the one that came here and cashed a check. Literally a piece of paper. >> Yeah, but he gave it to me. >> Do you know what a real check looks like? >> Yes, but I Listen, he gave me checks like that before and I cashed them with >> sir. We had no problem. You got anything on you that we need to know about? >> No, sir. >> Now I'm just going to put my stuff in the stairwell. >> No, sir. >> No guns, knives, drugs, bombs, anything like that? >> sir. I don't have anything in my pocket. Can I get a phone call so my brother can meet me at the the station, please? >> Not right now. >> collect my car. I don't have any problems. So I'll just wait until I can leave. get out. >> So >> Lean back for me. >> Yo, wait. Wait. Let me talk to him. Sir. >> Talk after you lean back. Lean back. I'd ask you a question. >> You're already trespassed from here on the property. >> So, additionally, you're also going to be trespassed from here as well. Okay? Do you understand that? >> Um my girl >> Do you understand that? >> Okay. Okay. I got you. >> Yes or no, do you understand that? >> that. Um I just want to take my my phone and my keys. My girl is coming to get it from from the station. She's on her way, do you know? >> To get what? >> My my keys and uh my phone. >> might we might take the car. We don't know yet. We're still figuring it out. >> Well, my girl is on the way to coming to get it. >> She can be on her way. That's fine. >> My my car is straight. It's legal. I have insurance and everything. So, why you want to take my car? I I didn't do anything wrong. I I have proof of the check. >> Do you understand about the trespass warning? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. If you do come back, you're subject to arrest, okay? >> Okay. >> Do you understand? >> Okay, but can I can I can I get my phone, please, so I can call my girl? >> No, I didn't. Hopefully body cam can see in there. If not, honestly, just >> They're all the same. They're actually all the same. >> They look the same. He's probably just going to hit different cash check cashing stores. >> Yeah. >> I'm just going to take a picture on my phone. There we go. Just in case it couldn't get captured on the BWC. >> Yeah, so it'll be like uttering um >> uttering forged checks. >> Forged instruments. Um I mean, I've never seen one like that. >> Yeah, that's a lot of money. >> Well, no, where it's just >> Well, number one, it's a lot of money. Number two, like it's probably one of the I worked at Publix for 3 years and I saw some pretty good forged checks. That is that don't even make the top 100. >> So, it'll be uttering forged instrument. Whoever utters and publishes a true, false, forged, or altered >> That's it. >> So, it's a felony. >> Yeah, I knew it was I knew it was going to be a felony. I just didn't know if the the degree was depending on the amount. >> I don't think there's an amount thing here. >> It's like cuz it's I'm thinking along the same lines of like petty theft or just theft in general. >> Yeah, but fraud doesn't work like that unless you're in like the hundreds of thousands. Like if there's a million >> you add those together, it's possible you get hit 100. If he's got five of them What was it? 12,847? Including that one, it's like $77,000. That memory is good enough and I did the math correctly. >> He entered a guilty plea for uttering a forged check and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 3 years probation.