Today we got a video from Crime Cam, now in the title of the video is "Let's Switch Seats". Test drive turns into carjacking. >> On June 12th, 2024, officers with the Chamblee Police Department responded to a reported carjacking in Chamblee, Georgia. >> Did he have any weapons or anything? >> I have no idea. He was wearing a white white shorts, white shirt. >> So, what exactly happened? So, >> Basically, I'm selling the car. >> Okay. >> I buy and sell cars. >> Okay. >> I have my wife with me as well. >> Okay. >> He said, "Hey, I can't go all the way where you're at because I have kids whatever whatever." >> Okay, close over here. >> Okay, no problem, cool. I'll sign right here. He gave me a phone number. All right, cool. I came down here. Do you remember we met at the Wendy's? >> Okay. >> Right there. He said, "Yeah, yeah, can we test drive?" I'm like, "Yeah, sure, no problem." >> Okay. >> We test drove it. He got in, all right, cool. I'm saying 4,000 through Cash App >> Okay. >> and the rest on Zelle, which is 5,000. >> Okay. >> We met right over there. We stopped there. I'm going to let you drive so you can drive back. It was over there. >> Okay. >> We were doing the transaction. >> Okay. And >> That was it. He got out. I said, "Let's switch seats. You can drive back." I'm like, "Cool." I turned around. That's when he just left and I ran right after him. And he ran over my foot. >> Okay, do you need medical attention? >> No, I'm fine. I'm fine. >> Okay. >> I threw my shoe over there. >> Okay. >> trying to stop you first. >> Is that your wife? >> Yes. >> All right. Hang out with her for a little bit. She can pull right here. Do you have any type of paperwork on the purchase of the vehicle? >> I have all the paperwork saying that I bought the vehicle. >> Do you have anything like on your phone or anything? >> Yeah, yeah, I do. Yeah, yes, I do. >> Do you have a picture of a title or a bill of sale? Cuz I It's registered to somebody else. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> Who's over there? What's your address again so I can drive it to you? So, he's driving to some address? >> Wait, is that the guy that test drove >> No, that's the guy that I bought the car off of. >> Okay, how long ago did you buy it? >> Literally 2 minutes ago. I can call him right now. He can confirm that for you. >> Do you have a picture of a title? >> Um, I'll call him to >> See if he can get a picture of the title. >> Okay, cuz everything's literally in the car. I told the owner of the vehicle basically that I bought it off of. >> Wait, so he has the information, but it's in the vehicle that was stolen. >> Okay, she said she's going to copy the title and the bill of sale saying that she sold it to me and her ID along with it. >> Okay, that's perfect. That's exactly what I need. Um, I'll relay all that information to the other officers in the area to look for it. >> Okay, perfect. >> Do you remember what the individual looked like? >> Yeah, she was wearing a white white shirt, white pants, uh, sleeve tattoo. >> Got a hat? >> Got a hat, right? >> What what color hat? >> Black hat, I believe. >> Black male, white male, Asian male, Hispanic? >> Black male. >> Do you know approximately how tall? >> About, uh, I'd say like 5'10" or something. >> About about 6 ft? >> Yeah. >> Does he have a phone number or how did you guys get in contact? >> Here. I wonder if through Facebook. >> So, did you receive any money at all? >> No, no money at all. >> And how much were you trying to sell it for? >> 5,000. >> All right, give me one second. Let me follow up with the information. We'll send you another link too so you can look at it. >> A short time later, the stolen vehicle was spotted by officers in neighboring Dunwoody, prompting a traffic stop. >> Okay. Okay, now. Pull over. Or we going to have a police chase. Okay, okay, he's pulling over. Okay. Oh, he's going to have a police chase. Hey. Hands out THE VEHICLE. HANDS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. Hands outside of the vehicle. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE in the vehicle, put your hands >> My guy to the left is ready to Oh, he ready to send them to the afterlife, boy. I see the way he aiming thing, boy. Oh, yeah. He got good at >> Out of the passenger side of the vehicle. Reach for the door slowly. Reach for the handle slowly. >> Reach for the handle slowly. >> Slowly now. Slowly. >> What's up? >> You got to unlock the door. >> Hey, don't >> Don't you move. >> Open it. >> Reach for the door slowly. >> Unlock it from the top right there. Keep one hand out. >> One hand out. >> There you go. Just slowly do it. >> Pull it and unlock it. >> You empty this clip on you, man. Slowly. >> With your left hand, unlock the door. Left hand. Put your right hand out with your left hand unlock the door. >> Put your hands up. Hey, don't reach for nothing. Put your hands up. Get out the car. Face that way. And walk backwards towards the sound of my voice. >> Just confirm you have one in custody. >> Get on your knees. Lay flat. Lay face down. Face down. Y'all hold cover. Good. >> He's on point. 10-2 54. >> Search the car real quick. >> He really tried to pull a fast one. Man, come on, man. He stole the car. >> All right, we want someone in custody. >> All right, man. >> You got to lay you on your side. All right. Pick your knees up. You got any ID on you? >> No. >> All right. Amos, you want to uh >> Give me my shoes up top. >> Yeah, we we get all this in a second, bro. You already patted him down? >> No, I'm about to now. Go ahead and face that way. >> You got Where your ID at? >> I got it right here. Right here. Right here. Right here. >> right here. I'm right here. >> All right, yeah. There's no one else on the main. There's no one else on the main. 2255. >> What's your first name? >> Curtis. >> Curtis? >> Yeah. >> Let me read you something, okay? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him and her present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, you will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and have and have not answer any questions or make any statements. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, they have a plain gray white t-shirt, gray sweatpants, shorts, white hat, orange glasses. >> The only description I got was a white shirt, white pants, with a sleeve tattoo, black and white hat, black male, 6 ft, 140 to 150 lbs. >> Sleeve tattoo? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> The car? >> I just bought it. >> You just bought it? This time of night? >> I got tired of driving. I got it on Facebook. >> How you just bought it? Wait, who you bought it from? >> I don't know the guy name. I got it on Facebook Marketplace. >> You got it on Facebook Marketplace? Where you got the car from? >> That's where I met him at. Met him on Facebook Marketplace. >> I'm saying you say you just bought it. Where did you pick it up from? >> Um Chamblee. >> In Chamblee? >> Yeah, right there by the dealership. >> It's like a dealership. >> What is that mystery >> It's right there by the dealership? >> Yeah, on the street. >> And you said on Facebook Marketplace? How much you paid for the car? >> 20,000. >> So you just you just bought this car tonight? >> Yeah. >> At 10 o'clock? 11 o'clock at night? You got a driver's license? >> I need my I need my shoes off? >> Yeah, we'll get all that for you. Slide. Slide in front. Watch me. What? >> [clears throat] >> Where do you live at, man? What you doing up here? >> I'm buying a car. >> Do you realize where you at right now? >> What? No, what is it? >> You in the wrong neck of the woods. That's what that mean. You realize where you at right now? Where we at right now? >> Sandy Springs. >> Yeah. I mean, I'm just trying to figure out what she's doing like way up here. Where in the county do you live? >> My My neighborhood. >> South of Atlanta? Where is that in the county? >> Oh Oh, no. North Druid Hills. >> North Druid Hills? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Well, why are you up here? >> Buying a car. >> I mean, you ain't buying a car on the side of the road up here. >> No, y'all pulled me over. I was going that way. >> Going what way? To North Druid Hills? >> Yeah. >> Where you was at? That's the opposite direction, brother. >> Yeah, I got to find a hotspot for >> where You understand where like Sandy Springs is, like what county That's Fulton County. >> Can I ask you a question, sir? If you ask me No, you ask me. Can I ask you? >> Yeah. I'm just trying to figure out what we doing up here. >> Hey, why y'all pull me over like this for like >> Because the report is stolen car. >> That car right there reported stolen? >> Yeah. >> I didn't report it stolen. I gave him money for it. >> That's what we're trying to figure out right now. >> I got the title inside the car. >> That's what we're trying to figure out right now. That's why you ask and I'm telling you. >> So, he he take the money and then report the car stolen. >> Did you transaction the money already? >> Yeah. >> Do you have a receipt where you had that transaction? >> I mean, I'm I'm a hotshot in court, though. I can't just You know what I'm saying? >> Well, no. So, what I'm saying is if you got a receipt like right now that we can see that you transferred that money, then that answers all of our questions. >> Yeah. >> All right. Can I grab my phone? >> Yeah. Cash App? Cash App? >> Yeah, Cash App. >> How do you spell that? Go to the one where it say one. 2010 transaction. Damn. >> Which one? >> No, the first one. Then we sent I sent then I had my >> Zelle? >> Yeah. Then I had my my baby mama we sent the rest of it. But that that one kept saying pending. It said complete complete payment. >> So it hasn't been completed yet? >> No, it was complete. But he hadn't got the notification on his end. I was about to cancel it. He was like just wait but he hadn't got the notification. >> I see it. I see where it's pending. >> And then we had sent rest of it on Zelle. >> What did you transfer on Zelle? >> Uh 2,000 2,000. >> That's a lot of money. >> So just just asking, what I saw that I see that you sent you sent a 5,000 here, 3,000 here. What's up What's all the money you're spending for? What are you buying? >> Come on come on come on. You ain't got to ask all that. Now, come on. You Come on, officer. You're stretching it now. You're stretching it. You're trying to get more info. I get it but listen, we got to stick to the transactions. Uh but we got to stick to the transactions about the vehicle. But what this guy is showing the guy already said that. He said half was supposed was going to get was going to be paid on Cash App and the other half on Zelle. And he sold the car. He took the car. This was already relayed. But see, these officers probably don't know cuz this is a completely different town so they're trying to coordinate everything together. But yeah, you you're you're cooked, guy. You're cooked. >> Just got to give him getting that like that's a lot of money to spend in one day. >> What does action needed mean? >> That was this morning. 5 My brother. The $5,000 this morning. For what? Another $5,000 just a little while ago. You have them. >> So, what does it mean when it says action needed? >> Okay. All right, here's one second, bro. >> We'll let uh >> Yeah, one second. >> we'll get it. What you need? How's your foot? >> I mean, I was running on the track, so I'll be all right. >> I got you. >> I'm naturally in track, cross country. >> All right, all right, I got you, but your foot didn't get run over, right? >> It did, yeah. >> Do you want me us to call >> He said, "I'm a natural in cross country." What the heck got to do with a however however many pounds a car weigh getting ran over, man? >> Or you want natural to check out the side just in case or >> I mean, they can, but I'm I'm pretty much fine. >> That's totally your call. Your call. How about that you mind sitting on his push bumper or sitting on the on the seat of his car or sitting on that rock and taking and taking your shoe off so I can look at it and see if there's any bruises because if there is, there might be additional charges. >> No problem. >> So, you're going to flip some cars? >> Yes, sir. I buy and sell cars and I'm a mobile mechanic. >> Okay. So, what we got? >> Right here. >> That Blazer? >> I got another one for me and another one for me. >> Okay, so with the Blazer and everything, uh yeah, the battery visual home will fit. So, do this for me. Put your foot inside and let me take a picture of your foot at different angles. >> Yeah, yeah, go ahead, go ahead. >> So, let me take a picture of the top side. >> No, no, you're good. >> I'll move around. So, how long you've been flipping cars? >> Uh I've been doing it for like 2 or 3 years now since I moved out here. >> I got you. >> New York. >> I got you. I got you. The first time I get Basically. Hey, you ready to transport them? >> Yeah. >> New York on the hustle, man. So, the detective feeling Is that your wife? Okay. So, so you can have her wait right here? Yeah, and I'll take you over there so you can do the show up. >> Okay. >> And then once we get the positive ID, then I'll bring you back over here and we'll be like >> Well, you going to have the car with >> Yeah, I'm going to have the car, man. >> Yeah, so you can drive back. Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, so she can go over the buzz and let her know what's going on while he's driving you over there. And she can actually head on home. Where y'all live at? >> We live in Gwinnett. >> Okay, so >> Oh, that's by Lawrenceville. >> You got You got your cell phone? >> Yeah. >> Well, let's let him confirm that he can drive the car first before she leaves, just in case he needs to get a ride home. >> During a drive-by identification, the victim confirmed that the suspect was indeed the man who had stolen the car. >> Just stand right here for me. Watch that foot right there. Just look Look down on the ground. Just look down. >> Yeah, we need to identify him. >> Just let me get him out real quick. Give me my phone, man. You You You grab his shoes. We can get his shoes real quick so he can get back in. Hold on. We'll get his shoes. >> Did you tell her what we charged him with? >> Yeah, she I'm going to let you know. >> Couldn't have been a crazier day. Worked out. You know, even though he going to jail tonight, everybody still going home. >> He now faces charges of second-degree motor vehicle hijacking and aggravated assault and was transported to DeKalb County Jail. >> Can't take you out Can't take you out of cuffs until You think you'll be able to manipulate it? No, of course your hand will be on your back. >> Yeah, well, so I got charged with carjacking with a weapon. >> Carjacking and >> battery. That's it. It's two charges. >> What the battery What it What it is them them felonies? >> Carjacking and battery. Yeah, aggravated battery, too. >> Yeah, I get charged. >> Battery, I ain't who I hit. >> So, they're individual? >> Who? >> Individual? >> I I hit him with my hand. >> I don't know. Apparently he hit him with the car. Uh we're going to go to the right one. Turn on the light. >> [laughter] >> Hey, did you see something or you >> Yeah, there's >> You seen it? >> There's injuries. >> What injuries is it? >> Apparently he hit him with the car. So, I'm right for him. You guys stay behind the yellow line. >> See, this part is funny because he's thinking like getting hit with the car like as if like he hit him and like ran him over or something like that. Like as like really like really hit him, but he probably doesn't even realize that he went over his foot with the tire as he was driving off. He probably don't even realize that. So, he's trying to process it like, "Wait, what? He got injuries. Wait, he got I I BEAT HIM UP. WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT? >> [laughter] >> WHERE BATTERY come from? >> So, you seen injuries? So, somehow I put this in your pocket. So, you seen So, the whole thing is that's what court's for. Go to court. Yes, ma'am. All right. We have any issues, just what do you go to court? Explain to the judge what happened. >> The suspect was sentenced to 1 year in jail and 4 years on probation. Since he'd already been behind bars since his arrest, that time was counted toward his sentence. So, he was released straight to probation instead of going back to jail. >> Oops. Ah, [ __ ] Clicked the wrong god damn thing. You see? >> On Ju- There we go. All right. Damn. So, it took about a year it took a year for this case to be settled and he sat in jail that whole time. So, that's that's pretty wild. Um damn. He sat in the county for a year fighting his case. So, when the thing got when it was done and over with, time served, go home. That's crazy, man. >> [music] [music]