Can you pay the bills? Yes, or no. Don't say maybe. Don't say any I'm asking you man to man, person to person. Can you pay the bills? On April 1st, 2026, officers were dispatched to a restaurant in response to a report of a customer attempting to leave without paying. I'm not saying he's trying to beat the bill. If he is trying to beat the bill, he's trying to beat the bill. You can deal with that from that point. That's a $208 tab, though. It's not a small tab. I would pay $50 to have it write this off and not really give a Just call the runner and say he walked out and call it a day. But it's $208 out of my server's pocket. So, if you could escort him to get his wallet and bring him back to pay his tab, I would greatly appreciate that. >> Okay. So, here's what I'll do. I'll talk to him, obviously. If he's unable to figure this out here, how how do you feel about him coming back? >> I don't trust him to come back. And the thing is, I have to clear the book tonight. Is he intoxicated? He's had a few cocktails. He doesn't seem overtly drunk to me. Like, I would still probably serve him one more cocktail. Yeah. Without a real issue with it. He says he's a programmer. He gave me a number of some colleague to call that goes directly to voicemail. It's not a local number. It's not a state number. Why did he do that for? So that his colleague can get his wallet for him and bring it down. >> Okay. But it went directly to voicemail. I'll try the colleague one more time and see if I can maybe get this guy on the phone. It goes right to voicemail. Okay. I'll let you talk to him. Okay. Let's do that. You're going to have to talk to this guy, okay? What's up? My name is Yevgeny. Okay. I'm a software engineer. I'm here for kind of vacation. I'm staying with a colleague of mine down on Truman Street. Uh-huh. It's probably like a 25-minute walk, or maybe a 30-minute walk. Mhm. Somewhere along the way, probably at the place, I don't know my wallet. Okay. I checked everywhere. I checked in the bathroom. I checked my bag. Mhm. What's your name? Do you have ID? Uh I I don't have ID. You don't have any ID? Well, that's correct. Okay. Spell your name for me cuz I have to identify you for the call. Officer, would you mind I have my bag and it has proprietary information. If I can just grab my bag Sure. I I apologize for causing this No, no, no. This I deal with these calls all the time. So. It was a very nice place. I I Yeah. See you later. I just want to make sure that there's a phone in there. Really? Do you Do you have anything with your name on it in there, man? Huh? Do you have anything with your name on it in there? Like any piece of paper with your name on it? Anything that has your physical name on it right now that I can take to hold? Like look in there for me and tell me if you have any piece of paper, anything at all that has your name on it that I can hold to guarantee that you're going to come back for this. I'm going to go through it. Let's Let's do that. >> going to go through it. Okay. We'll step outside. Yeah. Go ahead. Uh no, no. It's It's It's just All these are usually like my work notes. Uh-huh. So, I'm just thinking whether No, no worries. We You said you had proprietary uh possessions with your name on it. So, I just want to see them so I know who you are and I can identify you for the call. We'll start there, okay? Before we get to anywhere else. No, but but the name is just written by me. Yeah, that's fine. Yeah, but you can Take a picture, look you up. Yeah. Yeah, I mean you can But for my investigation, I have to identify everyone involved. It's just the rules. Okay. And where are you from? Or where's your ID out of? Uh my ID Uh-huh. would be out of Massachusetts or California. So, where do you live now? Key West. And you don't have a Florida ID? I don't have a Florida ID. Uh how long have you been in Key West? 2 days. Well, Today is my second day. Why didn't you bring your your wallet to a restaurant? Uh, I didn't realize it, believe me. I I I wouldn't walk into a restaurant uh, with knowing that that I didn't have my wallet with me. Okay. All We're going to have to discuss. But but I mean, if you're if you're coming with you then I'm coming back I mean Well, let's save ourselves some time, okay? Let's save ourselves some time. Me talking to you, okay? If you don't have the money to pay for this, you need to tell me now before I waste law enforcement resources on taking you to the place and bringing you back just for you to come here and say, "Ah, I don't have $208." If that's the case, man, Hey, I understand, but I need you to get that out of the way now. Because that way I can talk to the manager, we can work something out, okay? But I can't have you waste our time. So, if you don't have the money, just go ahead and say that. Do you have the money? Uh, I have the money. I don't know where my money is. So, you have $208 to pay this bill. Cuz if you don't, it looks like you don't. It looks like you're lying to me. I've done this job for a long time. I know when someone's lying to me. Just tell me now because when I find out you don't have it, it's going to be a bigger problem than if you just fess up right now if you don't have it. Do you have the money? Yes, I do have money. No, no, no. I I I So, if I take you to 1200 Truman and then I bring you back here, you're going to pay the bill. Hopefully. That doesn't work for me. Well, I hope Uh, he has to be home. Huh? I don't have the key. Uh, he he But but One second. Just But but he >> I'll be right back. So, if he can pay the bill, is how much? I just want to pay the bill. I'm I don't think I'll be able to pay too much beyond that. I can almost guarantee he's not going to have money. I feel like he's Yes, I just asked him directly a couple times. He said, "Well, hopefully I have it." What do you mean, hopefully? Well, I So, let me talk to you for a second. Listen my friend, I'm going to write this out as a walkout. You're going to have to come back here and settle up sometime again. Don't ever approach this bar. Don't ever come to this complex again. All four of these restaurants are connected. I'll be reporting you to all four restaurants. You try to enter the property again, we will call PLS police on you. Do you understand? Yes, but but Don't Don't No, do not. This cop is going to let you walk on this. I'm not going to press charges on you. I'm going to count this as a walkout. I'm going to explain this to my boss tomorrow. You could not pay your bill and you walked out of this restaurant. Okay? If he takes you to your house right now and you get your money and you come back here and pay Right. If you do not come back here and pay, do not come back to this complex. Do you understand? So, can you pay? I'm asking you one time and one time only. Can you go to your house with this officer, get your wallet and come back here and pay? Yes or no? Don't Don't Yes or no? Yes or no? It's a simple question. At the moment you're not sure if he's home. You're You're staying there, so you must be able to get into the residence. I don't know I didn't think he was. No, I'm mad. Now, let's let's be adults. Okay? Let's be adults. You dined in my restaurant. My server took excellent care of you. Right? You drank cognac. You had a great time, correct? So, I'm going to ask you one more time After I ask you this question, I'm going to make a big choice and I'm going to press charges against you. So, be honest with me. Can you pay the bill? Yes or no? Don't say maybe. Don't say any I'm asking you man to man, person to person. Can you pay the bill? Sir, he's in the higher emotions. So, you can't pay the bill. So, then you you came here willingly knowing you couldn't pay the bill. So Don't come back to this complex. Do not come back to this restaurant. Do not come back Look at me. That is A and B. That is Alonzo's. That is White Tarpon. That is the patio. This is Belmar. Do not come back to any of these properties. Do you understand? You are lucky tonight. I have had a long night and I am going to let this go. I am going to count this as a walkout. I am now going to have to explain this to my boss. You are lucky this guy is not placing you in cuffs because he can absolutely do that for a dining dash. Do you understand? It is $208. That is more than a misdemeanor, I believe. I think it falls under another category. Out of that, they would hold you in Monroe County Jail. I know that you have Monroe County Jail papers in your back. Do you understand that? So, I am not silly. I am not stupid. I have lived in this town for a long time. You are not my first and you are not going to be my last. Do not come back here again. Do you understand? Thank you. Can you ask for your belongings? >> Yeah, yeah. That's cool. Thank you. Let's go. Keep going. Keep going. I was just trespassing on the beach. You are You are Yeah. That was uh I will be sharing those amongst all my managers and all the properties. If you try to enter any of these buildings, they will call the police. Do you understand? Down the stairs. Officer, I I am in the I am so sorry, junior. What were you in jail for, man? Uh I was I was trespassing on the Well, I I >> Let's go. I Hurry up before I actually have to take you to jail. I did not know that that that we are not supposed to I mean I thought the beach is I mean But but but this was like mo- months ago. Uh this is my second time in Key West. All right. I was in the beach and uh but but I was only in jail for uh I think a couple days and I mean once once I went to court, they walked to my car. Yes. I am sorry. I am a little bit nervous. Okay. Before I issue you your warnings, you are not free to leave. This is still an open law enforcement investigation. Take a seat on the yellow curb and do not go anywhere until I figure out who you are. I need to identify yourself fully. I have your name. I am going to look you up. Sit down on that yellow curb. That's a lawful order. Sit down now. And do not move. Sit. Sit. Sure. The name you gave me? Yes. No return. That little piece of paper that you wrote your name. >> you you you you you you must have not No, no. >> No, I I took a picture of the paper that you showed me. That's the name you gave me. >> What? What? Let me see that Monroe County paperwork with your name on it so that I can find you and we can get out of here. You have any weapons in there? No. Okay. The Monroe County paperwork from the last time you were in jail, I saw your name on it. Show it to me now. >> I'm I'm trying to do that. No, you wait. Perfect. Let me see it. Give it to me. You know giving a a false name to law enforcement is a crime? >> I I didn't give you a false name. You did. No. Yes, you absolutely did. It's literally written wrong. The picture you showed me, I have it right here. My body cam is rolling. You literally gave me a fake name. No, no, no. Here's your paper. No, I didn't give you the paper. Do not move. Dude, are you serious? Drop that cigarette. Drop it. Stand up. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. You have anything on you that's going to poke me, prod me, hurt me? No. The moment you're being detained, not yet arrested. Uh Kenny I would urge you to be quiet. I I remember on the paperwork, I I think they they they mispronounced in in the name. Yeah, okay. Take a seat. Take a seat. >> My my paperwork ain't got I will grab it. You take a seat. Wait, why do you say am I serious? >> Sit down. 93 out of 100 at a time. My server, Tanyo, waited on him. He was here, I would say he's I had a feeling about him. He kept looking at the doors. I think he was going to try to bolt and try to make it out the door before we noticed. I was always on the door because my hostess went home sick tonight. I'm the manager here, so I was on the door for all night. And Trisha, my other server, was on the patio all night, so there was no way he could make it out that door without somebody noticing. There was no way he was making it past me without noticing. Tanyo would have noticed right away that he didn't pay his bill. Um he sat there for several hours and drank several cognacs, doubles. Um Hennessy doubles, $90 worth of cognac. And then had a lobster risotto, uh antipasto plate, and a gelato for dessert. So, he rounded out his meal really well. Um so, I 100% want to press charges on that Absolutely. Absolutely. My boss is going to be so happy that I did this. Awesome. Yeah, I want to press charges. Whatever you need from me, call me tomorrow. I'll go and give you all the info. Thanks, man. Appreciate it. Have a great night. You, too. Thank you. The man was charged with fraud by swindle, defrauding an operator of a food or lodging establishment. Prior to this arrest, he had been arrested and found guilty five other times by law enforcement agencies in Florida on the same charge, not including a separate arrest here in Key West months before this incident.