I told you I don't do dope none of that
so that's all it is never accused you're
doing dope man nobody said that but
you're out here passing fake checks we
got to handle that on June 14th 2024 in
Illinois police were dispatched to a
bank that reported two men were
currently in the bank attempting to cash
fraudulent checks why you dropping that
pick that up you just had it
on let me see your IDs I a got she got
my ID at the bank okay let me see your
ID my my thing is this dude I'm going
take see sir I'm going tell you the
truth dude in the car gave us a check he
gave me the thing he could drove off
where he at I don't know but I was going
to do this sir I
wasn't he took off I don't know where he
with
you he gave I want to do can you stop
for a second I told him I didn't care
it's one of those where they they were
dropped off probably Hyundai Genesis SUV
in the area they walked over here and he
took
off this cat man got us in trouble I I
got to go to work man he done got me in
trouble you live around here no I live
in Poria he the one that said he said
huh did the guy drive you down here he
he said we going to make some money and
next thing I know next thing I know they
got your idea at the bank yeah but I
wasn't trying to C I thought it was I
thought it was for real sir I got to go
to work I'm not down here to start
trouble down which way the guy take off
I don't know he got my bag and stuff in
his car I need to get my bag what kind
of car is he in
the car yeah he won't come back what
kind of car is car the same little car
little small car little small car like
that white car right there like that
little white car my bag my bag is in
it just like that yeah he don't want to
gave it to it we we didn't even want to
do
this calm down he go there and cash here
he
said I'm not going to lie I got no
reason to lie doing the job
all right I'm going to read you this
real quick because I know what's going
on I S let
stop you have the right to remain silent
anything you say can will be used
against you in a court of law you have
the right to talk to a lawyer and have
one present while you're being
questioned if you cannot afford to hire
a lawyer won't be appointed to represent
you before any questioning if you wish
you can decide at any time to exercise
these rights and not answer any
questions or make any statements okay
you understand what I've read to you yes
okay do you understand
what well you're with them
listen listen
listen before you go in and telling me a
big
story I'm going to tell you what
happened okay and you tell me if this is
right or not all right no problem guy
finds you in Poria yeah he says listen
listen and he says I got these checks
I'm going to drive you down to
Bloomington you cash the checks and then
you get to keep a portion of the money
is that is that what he said he he said
is that what he said I'm going he just
tell you the truth sir you can but I
already know what's going on listen to
me I was at the store he asked me that I
want to make that I want work I'm not
out here to start what did he ask you if
to work he asked me we we going to make
some money he told me and him that we're
going to make some money and he said
something about a job or something
that's how he said I was on my way to
work sir I'm on my way to work now so
you agreed to get in his car and drive
all I didn't know that's what they was
doing he said stop me didn't stop did he
agree to pay you yeah you agreed to go
cash a check and get I didn't know I was
getting the check sir I had no clue that
I was getting when he gave you the check
and said go into this bank and cash it
you didn't think anything of it no he
said he the way he put it he he came at
us he came at us he said well uh make it
so he put he pulled us out in the car
come on y'all can go make some money he
had all these checks in so what did okay
so he had all the
checks and then what did he say how were
you going to make money what he said
something about that we was going to do
some subcontracting or something some
kind of subcontracting okay but when you
got here to the bank and he handed you
the check I kind of look stupid what did
he tell you to do told me to go in he
going to turn the phone on and all this
I thought it was something for him I
didn't know sir I don't get down like
that I don't get into trouble that's
what I'm taking so when he told you to
go in and cash the check what did you
what were you going to get in return for
that I didn't want nothing I I just told
him I don't know I I didn't know what
they was doing didn't I not say that we
didn't know what was going on he came at
us I was at the stool sir that's what
I'm telling you I don't steal I I'm an
honest working man I don't have time for
this I didn't know this was going to
happen five I got one by name when
you're ready I I didn't know none of
this was going to happen sir I'm on my
way to work I got to I'm be late I got
I'm on my way me up at the store I
didn't know calm down I got to get my
bag my bag is in this car I got to have
my bag for work my diabetic stuff is in
there I'm be on passed out man I have my
diabetic stuff he didn't take
off I didn't know this was going on so
what's your first name my name Columbia
columia here's the problem you say
you're on your way to work but you got
into a car with a guy and you agreed to
drive all the way to bloy T but I had no
clue that he was I thought we was going
to work I thought that's what we was
doing was going to work the way he put
it we was going to work that's what he
told us what were you going to do here I
he he just said you need to relax a
little bit because it's yelling and
screaming and spitting everywhere it's
going to cause problems sorry he said
something about we going to do some sub
contract some kind of sub contract
that's what he us and I said sub
contacting then we get up here he come
going
the I got an ID number if you need I
mean I'm on my way to work you're not on
your way to work cuz you where do you
work in Peoria I I work at a caterpillar
I work at caterpillar okay so you're not
on your way to work listen to me sir you
drove all the way to Bloomington to do
some stuff listen to me sir when he
picked me up I was at the store he said
he had me back he said he would have me
back by by when by he said by 12 got
by he got but listen to me I
never nervous my diabetic that's fine
but I don't want you spitting on me I'm
a diabetic I just wanted you to know I
wasn't on no funny business sir I'm here
to so when you pulled up to the when you
guys pulled over here because they never
drop you off the bank what did he tell
you to do he told us to go in he gave us
this check told us to go in there he
said go in run in cash this and come
back out and give it to me I said sir I
don't know what he said this for my job
then he took off my left my bag and my
stuff in there I gotta I he said I had
you back by 12 I'm not lying sir all
right
stop this my work right
here got my thing on everything my
partner is want to smoke in the bank so
I don't know what's going on I don't I'm
not trying to ca no fa enough I
understand you're upset cuz I I didn't
know this was going on I'm tring to do
my I got to go to work man I'm up way up
here in bloomon with some garbage Y come
on man I wouldn't expecting this I swear
to you I
wasn't he trying to call but he done
took off I mean here's if somebody asked
me to go cash a check or something no I
thought it was I thought he was was on
something real he coming with these Che
I didn't know sir but I'm not going to
go cash somebody I me I'll cash my
wife's Jack I didn't know I thought it
had something to do with that he done
took off left my stuff I don't left my
stuff in this cat's car everything how
do you know this guy he know that's his
nephew I this he picked us up at the
store got I was at Walmart getting my
stuff for work now I can't even can't
take my stuff home
okay I'm I done got tied up in it is out
he call me call me like um where you at
I see I'm
he he was all posted up a
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c he I thought he had a job I didn't
know if you had a job a caterpillar what
do you want to need another job for no I
he said we can make cash under the table
I didn't Caterpillar p good man yes but
the thing is I work through a a funded
company okay I work through a funly
company I wasn't trying to come up here
to do this I don't Rob B I don't get
into
saying you rob the bank or anything no I
don't want these people to think oh he
went in there trying to get a bunch of
money I've been saying with this cat
told I don't get into that man I'm R for
the run I'm right here talking at the
man I don't got time for this if I knew
this was going to happen I have never
got in the car I swear to you sir I have
never got in the car me him was I was on
something else okay now my bag in there
I'm stuck I need my bag man my diabetic
stuff is in there
my diabetic stuff is in that bag I got
all my food that I bought from the store
I need my stuff is in there he didn't
took off this cat done took
off I wasn't trying to do that I'll go
apologize them people if y'all want me
to it's no problem this isn't my case
it's off's case think we got enough to H
I think we got enough yeah say at least
temporary 95 let's get them separated
get one in one car get one in the other
put one in Perry's car put one in my car
and then
um go down to the bank and figure out
what exactly you got yeah they flag me
down Park these guys did no the bank
okay they were out in parking lot I got
to call somebody to bomb me out so I'm
not saying you're going to jail I
probably am so I got to call somebody
right quick so they came down here they
said that they were in a on Genesis the
getaway car maybe that's the maybe it's
a car but they said it was an SUV but
that's the same thing all these are
they're all Genesis is
yeah the higher yeah they make car they
make sedans and SUVs so um yeah I would
say that we we don't go anywhere with
them yet but let's get them separated
let's get
them all right turn
around
all can I call my worker not right now
you'll get a chance when you get County
I'm going to need the number on my phone
well they'll let you do that if you need
numbers just let them know and they'll
okay they'll get you the numbers no
problem got a bad elbow yeah I'm I'm Le
screwed up that's what I'm telling you
okay there you go sorry he's kind tight
well he's trying to do it as Loose as he
can I got him on one hold on hold walk
I'm sorry anything
on stop reaching for sorry sorry man
you getting excited and getting nervous
and doing all kinds of stuff cause your
problem sorry if you're diabetic just
try to take some deep breath I'm trying
by myself is in that car man well I'm
just going to tell you you're not going
to get it back cuz he took off and he
dumped you
they unless you recognize him when you
get home eventually I got to call him
and let him know I don't do dope I don't
do none of that he ain't going to answer
your phone his phone anymore he's not
going to talk to you anymore okay move
your hands sorry
this my my phone and my my uh uh case
thing for my uh my uh what's her name
that yeah that that's
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all all I
got keys and all that I I told you I
don't do dope none of that so that's all
it is when never accus you're doing dope
man nobody said that but you're out here
passing fake check so we got to handle
that okay sorry whether you knew exactly
what was going on or not unfortunately
I'm sorry sir I'm
sorry your feet oh sorry no put it
down there you
go all right let me put them in your car
okay let's walk over here this way
I'm going to go to the passenger side
rear hey could you get my phone on my
pocket and call my work yeah give me a
second okay I I'm being nice no I
know I'm always cool with people if
they're cool with me you're being I'm
just saying I got to call him to come
get me out of
Ja have a seat it's kind of tight
bit you kind of sit sideways it might be
a littleit easier for her my phone is a
little
different I got to WIP my face sir my
phone is acting up can I is there any
way what's the password uh uh 1 2 3
4 Okay Hand hang
on hit that that uh button right there
no no no no the one the phone button the
phone yeah let me see where the phone
right there right the where phone and
let me look down keep going my phone a
little slow so hold
on hold on hold on hold on move that
move that no down down no right here way
no I can't hear
right there this here yeah bance yeah
just hit that I'm see
uh okay I wish I could stroll let me see
stroll down got to go up go up go up go
up go up hold on go up go up it's a six
hold on keep going keep going let me see
where is it at it's on it's in there
okay h on well I got you got to go all
the way back down all the way back down
sorry I know it's I know it's in there
back up no I can't see okay hang on it's
a SI it's a six something number I can't
if these handcut was a little loose I
can uh show you we got them as Loose as
we can man care you I want pH out I'm
just trying to show you sir I can't move
my hand hold on go down go
down go up go up go up right there oh
you just pass it right there this right
up that number right there no the six
right there
right there y That's M
yep right there all right sit back man
I'm telling I'm just telling I'm hot man
okay get his name Mike see where speaker
at
okay yo
Mike Mike the police got
me hello
Mike up the police got me what what
happened I got
arrested for what what happened some
dude said he had a job for us and he
gave me a thing and told me to go in the
bank and next thing I know the lady ran
ran all this and they came and arrested
us so I mean about a check or
something what the hell yeah what do you
mean I'm in Bloomington I got
arrested what was the job huh you going
to bank for I don't know he was talking
about he had a job for us and then he
took off with my stuff in this car he
took off with my stuff in this car yeah
all my stuff is in this
car no it's one of Rodney's buddies I
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guess you can tell them you're up court
tomorrow you'll get a bond I'll get a
bond
tomorrow you can call him tomorrow I'll
call you tomorrow I get a bond tomorrow
I know
yes I gotta go I I get a bond
tomorrow he want to talk to you sir yeah
what can I do for
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you y I was wondering what what his Char
uh I'm going have to talk to my partner
before I can actually let you know I'm
not 100% sure what the charges are going
to be I'm not the uh originating officer
on this I'm just assisting
okay that's what it sounded like so
he'll be able to call you from County
when we get
there oh all right all right all
right I'm going set that there I'm going
to turn toy on roll down the window for
big guy columia I would have to that but
I didn't know if you were going to take
photo of it or something so uh Columbia
the big guy is the only one that cashed
a check the other guy panicked Rodney
took off Rodney took off so he didn't
actually cash a check I kind of wondered
he kind of was acting like he was like
man I knew something was up I knew this
wasn't right and I didn't want to get so
further with Columbia actually went in
and said I work for this company and
handed it to them and they so that's why
they knew it was fake paper over there
that's why they knew it was fake right
away because they got hit twice
yesterday at like
245 for the same exact
amounts I want I think you want you
think I'm running from you or none of
that
yeah now I'm a like I'm out of that
truck man yeah man it feel better
claustrophobic yeah I don't like I never
rode them one in h to man let's let's
keep it that way right yeah I'm going to
do it believe me I learned the lesson
from this year
man you one I got to get I'm whoever
this dud is you one of the nicest
officers I ever
metard me get in my face this right here
unless you want me to call once I get
booked me call just right until you
ready my face off right here I just need
to my here D I just need to do that real
bad sorry hey Mike what's up he what's
going on man I'm good good okay I'm
going have to come pick you up man okay
all right you have to listen to Mike
when he says don't hang out with these
people I got I got you Mike man dude we
G to find out who this other guy was too
that's B that Did You Wrong Man listen
to me mik I I was at Walmart buying my
stuff they come Rodney and him pull up
on me they say uh we're going to make
some money we got a job so I'm assuming
it was true I didn't know he said he
would have me back I didn't know nothing
was going on can iare my huh I know you
you had your money for lunch cuz yeah I
had my money I was going to Walmart to
get me some lunch I was going to Walmart
to get me some lunch that's where I was
going I went over there got me some
lunch then my bag in this car my my
lunch is in this car
everything don't worry about your stuff
man don't worry about I got to get my
stuff back somehow mik I'm burn up I
know I know but just stay stay calm okay
to work through this I got to come up
there and pick you up all right okay no
problem M just take it easy in there
okay just I'mma do what they say I I
like this cop he's real nice to me he's
one of the nicest ones Mike his name
Mike oh yeah yeah his name
Mike he good
people I'll be up here in a couple hours
okay all right all right Mike I didn't
expect this to happen Mike I swear to
you I know I know we going to talk about
it we'll figure it all out okay I got to
get my I got to have my speaker in that
bag everything my lunch my diabetics
stuff I'm burnning up man I'm just I
know man I know man hey um what so we'll
talk we'll talk when I get but um do you
have my phone number so you can call my
it's in my phone but my phone keep
acting up I'll write it down bro do do
you got to call epic and all this type
gam yeah WR you gota uh call Epic and
all that we'll talk about that when I
pick you up
okay so we'll figure it all out they
what we'll figure it out okay man yeah
that's cool I'm I'm G come get you here
in a couple hours okay all right so my
number is I I got it written down you
got it written down I just need some
water you know something to drink cuz my
mouth is Dr my diabetic thing is kicking
in I don't you know I'm not used to
getting arrested man I'm not used to get
I'm fine man nurses they have a
full-time nursing staff here so we need
something they'll take care of him but
he's real nice he he never he didn't
disrespect me or nothing Mike he was
real cool with me this is the one of the
good I'm I'm putting a good
recommendation for him he's good people
man real good people I'm glad I'm glad
you cooperated with him I cooperate with
him iest he didn't see me get mad that
one time in his car I was sitting there
was night yep I didn't even argue with
him I I just like to talk that's all it
is all right I'm just a little nervous
man about all
this take a or something and I will
there all right all right that's cool
that's cool Mike that's cool I got I
gotta call in to work mik you got to let
them know what's going on I got to get
this number for Sean soon as he let me
out of these handcuffs and uh get this
number okay I got to find them dudes in
that car too I know what the car look
like and everything hey Mike we'll get
him to take care of all right yeah we
take care have a good day sir all you
too thanks man I appreciate you no
problem the man was taken into custody
and charged with deceptive practices
with bad checks the friend was let go
since he didn't attempt to cash the
fraudulent check he
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