[Music] On March 15th, 2024, Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport involving a suspected fake ID. TSA agents reported that a man's ID was flagged as fraudulent during screening. Before they could act, the individual snatched the ID and bolted, running toward the airport's exits. When police caught up to him, this is who they found. >> Your ID? Mhm. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on with that. >> Okay. Uh I had gave it to my brother right here. >> Here, you can say something for me. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Your brother's here. You sit down. Mhm. >> Uh do you have your You gave your brother your ID? >> Yo. >> All right. Your Where's your brother at? >> All right. You don't have to go through any of this. What is What is your last name? You can sit down. >> Okay. >> All right. I've said multiple times. Stay seated. >> Yes. Hello. All right. What's your last name? >> My last name is Pank. >> What? >> Ping. >> P A Y N E. >> All right. First name? >> Nicholas. >> N I C >> H O L S. >> O L >> S. >> A S or just S? >> Yep. S. >> O L S. >> Yeah. >> All right. Middle initial, date of birth, >> 1994. >> 94. And your ID is going to come out of Wisconsin? >> No, it's coming out of Tennessee. >> Tennessee? >> Yep. >> All right. ID. >> So, you don't have your ID on you anymore? >> No. >> No. >> No. All right. >> So, we're going to bring you back there just to get all your information. Make sure it's correct. We'll carry this stuff for you. >> No, that didn't work. All right. You face that way. Put these on. >> What is What is I'm getting >> just to see make sure your ID and everything lines up. So face that way for me. >> I'm about to see my mom. Can I see my mom? >> Well, you use your phone after this first. I I called my mom number. >> What do you guys got this? >> This is not your bag. This is your brother. >> No, that's that's my >> This is my You give him your ID? >> No, I get I gave my brother my ID. No, no, no, no. >> We're just because you snag an ID at a federal checkpoint. >> So, we're just going to confirm who you are. >> I don't see how >> So, why why what happened? What was the issue with the ID? >> I I don't I'm trying to I told him I was late for my flight, so I got to write this here. I can't even be on my phone. >> Uh, you will eventually. Here, we'll go this way. That'll be yourself. >> Oh, man. >> That's not That's not my bag right there. >> Why were you carrying it then? You were at TSA. >> He said out of Tennessee. That's my brother bag. I told you that. He said right there. >> Okay. But you but you had it when you read TSA. >> No, I ain't having that bag. >> You never had that bag >> because that looks a lot to me like you having that bag. >> I didn't I told you I hold it for my brother. >> No, I ain't have that bag. You never have that bag, bro. I mean everybody like >> I got some drugs don't make no sense. I can't I pull up my pull up my >> So why why do you give your ID to your your brother? ID. >> Like what was why do you give the ID to your brother? >> He said why I give cuz he cuz he asked for it. >> He asked you for your ID for what? >> Yep. >> Like for what reason? >> He said he about to go to TSA and see why they want to let me check in. He hold my bag real quick. >> Gota [Music] 140. Um, >> have you sit right here, man? >> Can I can I take off those up? >> I can take it, but >> I'm right here. Here. I'm going to put your phone up here real quick. >> Can you ass? >> So, what was that guy was? Who to you? The one that we saw in there. >> You say who? >> The guy that we saw in there walking out. What is he to you? >> That's my cousin. I told you that. >> So, you went that ID that he presented his >> He he said uh he gave it to his brother and his brother left that. >> Okay. >> So, I'm going to search you real quick, man. I don't what what is my probable cause of getting searched? >> You're in custody, sir. And to be honest, you're going to go to jail appropriation of ID and interfering with screening procedures. You can't present both IDs. >> So, I'm going to have you stand out face this way. Oh, I said, dude, it's easier if you just tell us your name and you know what I mean. I'm going to blast that way more. All right. That's your real name. >> Yeah. >> All right. Tell us your name. >> This is interesting. [Music] >> This is very interesting. I can find the idea on you. >> This is very interesting. >> Leave that for now. >> Can you guys take down his actual name? >> Callie. Yeah. >> Stand by. I don't have And you can have a seat. Is this your ID, sir? Is that who you are? >> Yes, sir. >> Do I have a real ID in here or not? >> No, I don't. [Music] You want it for anything anywhere else? >> Hey, what's your cousin's name? Um, we're going to not do that right now. >> No. All right. >> The man was later identified as Damarte. His backpack contained 155 stolen and forged checks with multiple different names on them. The checks totaled over 243,000. He had reportedly already successfully cashed 13 checks for nearly $92,000. In the end, Demart was tried and convicted of eight felony counts, including money laundering, misappropriate ID to obtain money, and movable property theft over $100,000. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison with 38 years of probation to follow.