Were you on the phone with him? >> Uh, they asked us to come outside. I thought it was for you. >> Who asked us to come outside? >> I don't know. He's on the phone with you. >> No, I I thought I was pulling cuz I thought you guys needed help with that. >> Oh, no. No. We thought No, I don't I'm confused right now, man. I'm a retired Baltimore City. >> Okay. 27 years I come out here. >> Then if you are a commission police officer in this state, >> you'll be taken out of cuffs and I will formally apologize. >> Okay. No problem. These officers in Washington are trying to figure out the role of this man in any of their police departments. But the more they dig, the more they uncover a con so wild it even has some of them secondguessing themselves. >> I I was like around 50/50. I was like, if this is a mistake, cuz I was also seeing the blowback on like Edmonds is going to be chewing on like they did have an offduty guy here and we like jacked one of their guys up. Around 6:23 p.m. on September 5th, 2024, a Breton Police Department officer rolls up to a local Salvation Army center in Washington to inquire about an individual his co-workers had dealt with the day before. But as they dig into who this man really is, the story only gets weirder and sketchier. >> Is he working security for you? >> Yeah. Have a good moment. >> That guy is I'll be back short. >> Are you good? >> I'm good. Is that good? >> Yeah. >> You want to come back over here? >> Yeah. >> I was talking to some other guys. So, you work for Edmonds PD, right? Okay. >> Yeah. And this is a part-time gig. >> Got you. Do you have your commission card with you? >> Yeah. Give me a minute. >> Meet 49-year-old Michael Scalleta Tits. He claims to be a detective with the Edmonds Police Department in Washington. But this officer isn't exactly buying that claim. >> No, didn't find it. >> Sorry. >> No, he's he's going to it's in my other bag. >> Oh, okay. >> It's uh he's grabbing it now. >> Okay. How long you been working for the Salvation Army? Sorry. >> How long have you been working off duty for the Salvation Army? >> Uh uh I'm I'm here almost every other week. >> Every other week. >> Yeah. Uh and then I also work down at the KRM. >> Okay. And what's your full name? >> Mezi Scalleta. M E Z Y. S A L E T. >> Your first name is Mezzi. >> M E Z Y. Correct. >> Hey man. Yeah. They It's going to be the green bag. it. And it's got the my wallet with the credentials and everything on the side of it and the no uh in the upstairs. Upstairs. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. My apologies. Thank you. Serge, can you stay over here? >> Yeah. >> He's grabbing. All right. I'll see you in a minute. >> Is it a loaded firearm that you have with you, Mr. Scalleta? >> Correct. >> Okay. Can you put your hands on the car, please? Not for the attention of this holster. Just keep your hands over there. >> Can we not do this in front of every I mean, really? >> You're doing just fine. Keep your hand. >> Okay. Yeah. No problem, man. >> Can I contact my comm. >> Do you have any other firearms on you, sir? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Here's what you do. >> So So you're not under arrest right now? No. But you're being detained. Okay. So >> his credentials. >> Okay. >> In the front. >> What agency did you say you were with? >> Admins. >> You're with admins. >> Ed admins. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> Do you understand being a tainer? >> I I I understand the whole process. Yes, I did. >> Okay. >> Is he hired by? >> No. By >> he's hired by your company. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We're concerned he's impersonating a police officer is not credential. Do you know for a fact that he's a police officer? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Call us last night. >> That's the concern. So, if he credentials out, will this all be fine? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Sir, what' you say your name was? >> Sorry. >> What' you say your name was? >> Is it okay if I check your credential? >> Absolutely. 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So, first off, if you are a commissioned police officer in the state, >> you'll be taken out of cuffs and I will formally apologize. >> Okay. No problem. >> All right. Here's a couple problems though. I'm the one of the supervisors in the city right now. If Salvation Army is hiring uniform commission law enforcement who's going to be carrying badge, gun, vest, especially not in our agency. So, if you're us and especially if you're law enforcement, you understand we see a guy with detective badge, police badge. I think there's a SWAT badge somewhere. >> Yeah. >> On there as well. >> Right. in our jurisdiction and we haven't been notified that hey uh Salvation Army's got armed law enforcement and you that's not true. You might have just been going from your employment to your car. However, when we came ac across you, right, you're unformed and armed when we came across. That's an accurate story. The concern is especially because we weren't given notification, right? >> I'm not operating. I'm not doing I'm not working. I'm not >> Well, here's here's the problem. Well, it's messy, right? >> Correct. >> Here's the problem is that you're leaving. Even if you're leaving, >> Salvation Army, this is the number one crime hot spot in the entire city for us. >> I I know this. >> Let me I'm a retired Baltimore City. >> Okay. >> 27 years I come out here. I mean, I get it. Then let me talk. I'm sorry. >> Well, well, I don't I I think we're not we're getting our wires crossed a little bit cuz what I'm trying to get you to understand is I understand that you're just leaving if if you're off duty. If you know this is the highest crime area in the city and you know that that's likely to you with your law enforcement experience that we're going to be in the area. Probably not the best idea to be wearing a vest armed going to and from. >> Yeah. Cuz it's going to make us think some things up to up to and including possible criminal impersonation of a police officer. That's why you're detained. We get all that checked out. And you know what? This might be an error for their bosses and our bosses because if this is all true, >> right? and we weren't and and we just weren't notified. That that's what could have solved this is an email saying, "Hey, just so you know, there's a guy. He's law enforcement. He's being hired off duty of Salvation Army. You may see him come and go from the parking lot." Guess what we'd say? Sounds good. >> We've heard nothing. >> Okay. Have you heard anything about this? >> No. Have you heard anything about this? >> We might have called Edmonds last night. >> The sheriff? >> What? >> We might have called Edmonds PD last night. >> Yeah. >> Not on the payroll. >> Say it again. >> You're not on the payroll with Edmonds PD. The suspicion around Michael kicked in the night before. On September 4th, 2024, around 6:32 p.m., a Breton officer had shown up to check out an unknown fire nearby and ran into Michael, who claimed to be with Edmonds. But something about how he acted and the gear he had just felt off. So, about an hour later, the officer swung by the same Salvation Army Center to talk to him, and Michael's behavior just made things feel even shadier. >> Were you on the phone with him? Uh, they asked us to come outside. I thought it was for you. >> Who asked us to come outside? >> I don't know. He's on the phone with him. >> No, I I thought I was pulled over because I thought you guys needed help with that. >> Oh, no. No. We thought No, I don't I'm confused right now, man. >> It's been my It's my first day back in a while. So, I was out with CO and uh >> Okay. >> So, it's been a while since I've been back here. Oh, yeah. I had Yeah, it was 11th time having it >> and it was the worst. I had to go to the hospital, get breathing treatment. >> Yeah, >> it was bad. It hurt to talk. >> Okay. >> It was I'm good now. Promise. >> Nice. Right on, man. >> Just getting back here this afternoon. As soon as I'm talking with the shift change and debriefing with him, they're like this big B like they made it out way worse. >> I thought you were like one of our detectives at >> I I know some of the guys um work with the task force. Yeah. Uh I deal with more of the uh parole probation than anything. Um over there at um the kids sheriff's department, the detectives over there, I know more of those guys than anything out here. Well, so I retired from Baltimore City after 27 years. Um came out here, it took about a year for me to end up going back. I went with thirst at first, thirst sheriff's department. There was a lot a lot of things going on and they wanted to put me in the jail. I know a lot of detectives from Edmonds. Yeah. >> Uh from the gang network and stuff like that. Uh the anti-narcotics training on base every year. Uh >> how long you been a detective with evidence? >> About two years. >> Two years. >> Yeah. >> Dang. >> Yeah. Um it was I started with robbery and now I'm with the gangs intelligence. >> Right on, man. Hey, I just want I just got to stop by. >> My name is Stalto, by the way. I I >> Stalto. >> Stalta. Yeah. Are you going to be back here tonight? >> Get a card. >> Oh, okay. I'm I'm I'm working all night. So, >> if you'll see me, I'll be out here all night. >> All right, man. >> Fresh air, man. And uh I'll grab a card for you and give it to you, man. >> Cool. >> Now, as more officers try to figure out if Michael actually works for Edmonds or anywhere at all, his crazy criminal past makes the whole situation feel even more off. >> That's not my bag. it. No, it's the uh one with the uh Gatorade, the electrolytes. >> How long have you been with Edmonds? >> Uh almost 18 months now. >> 18 months. >> Yeah. Uh so I was at Thirsten uh prior >> thirst county sheriff's office. >> How long you at thirst for? >> Uh about a year. Uh so when I came I retired from Baltimore City, Maryland. 4 years ago. I came out here. I worked at the detention center for a little while. They did put me in the detention center. I I didn't like it. I was able to secure a spot over at Edmmond's after getting some other certifications and it's a 18month uh contracting uh so with investigations. >> So you you're you're only contracted to work 18 months. >> It's Yeah, that's what it is. Yes. >> You said you've been at Edmonds for 18 months, but then you said you're only contracted to work >> I got another 18 months left. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, I uh did the whole the two-year >> Mhm. >> that signed on for the two years. Um >> the only reason I was walking away is I was going to be, hey, we've got possible criminal impersonation here. This guy's armed. I was just I mean for one or two real I picked up on that. I just wanted to let you know, you know, I understand your point of view. I I'm not arguing with you. I'm not trying to be disrespect disrespectful. >> I don't think you're being disrespectful. I just um I'm just kind of irritated with it, right? Uh I think it could have been done a little bit differently. >> You're irritated? >> Yeah. Uh >> talk talk to me. >> I wasn't operating. I wasn't pay you you you guys saw it. I I get where you're coming from. >> I came to Graves start telling me about it and I was like no PC. What's the They were looking checking out a tree that started a fire last night and he pulled up on Casey and turned on blue emergency lights inside the car and got out and was like, "Hey, come over Edmonds." In 2015, he was involved in like a SWAT incident where he barricaded himself inside and had like a whole like threat to like blow the place up. So, it was like a bomb threat. SWAT was involved. They came out. He was detained and arrested in District of Columbia. That was from Lynx back in 2013. >> So where are you staying while you're in Birminton? >> Sorry. >> Are where are you staying while you're in Birminton? Are you on an op or something? What brings you to Burton? >> Uh for this off duty. I live in thirst in Lacy. >> It's a far drive. >> It is. It's a lot. >> Why not work with thirst? It >> I live there. Um we were having issues. Uh I didn't want to work in jail anymore. >> What kind of issues? >> Dealing with the same people that we were dealing with. Um >> and some of the politics. >> Derek, I love him. He's a great guy. Derek >> Sanders. >> Sanders, >> right? Uh when he came became sheriff, a lot a lot of things have changed. >> As some of their suspicions start to check out, officers get more pushy with Michael. And soon they're about to find out the fire wasn't the only call he'd shown up to the night before. >> Tell me tell me what happened in 2015 with Baltimore PD, >> right? >> I think you know exactly what I'm talking about. >> The unit Yeah. Uh that's I I worked in the uh eastern prison. We we knew the feds were there. >> Um but yeah, you you keep your nose clean. You don't have to worry about uh >> Well, I'm talking about the offense where you were arrested in Baltimore City. >> Me and Yeah. In 2015, >> I was arrested. I wasn't arrested. Never been arrested. >> Never been arrested. Never once. >> Never. Never been arrested. So when I search you in our police database and your name and date of birth come back with an incident in 2015 with the District of Columbia which is obviously Washington DC. >> That's DC. >> Mhm. >> You said no mist right now. Never. I know what you're talking about. >> The shirt is in the plastic. This reflective vest is straight from GS. >> Yeah. Look, he's got a firefighter helmet, too. >> Jesus Christ. We're going to do it all. >> Can we check by vehicle? Can you check? >> Absolutely. If you want to if you want to search, >> you guys could do it. Go ahead. >> Uh, where's your key at? >> It's Oh, okay. >> It's a black plastic bag. It's got some Gatorade in it and it's got my wallet. >> I just want to confirm you're giving us the consent to search the vehicle. >> I just want to hear from you. Yes or no? Are you giving us consent to search the vehicle? >> Y'all are going to tear my vehicle apart? >> We're going to search the vehicle? >> No, we respect. >> We're going to We're going to We're not going to like >> We're done. All right. This This We're done. No. >> No. Okay. >> You're not gonna tear my vehicle up? No. >> Okay. >> Apply for a search warrant. Do what you got to do. >> Let's remove the gear. >> Let's solve that problem. >> Okay. >> He's going to jail. We're telling you this stuff. It's a big no. >> You know, I know you I'm not I'm not like at you. I'm just explaining the reason for the response. >> Okay. Yeah. >> He's he's a convicted felon. He's been in prison and he's carrying a firearm. Jacob would like to get his Bible out of your car. >> He just grabbed the Bible. >> Yeah. >> I I don't have CO no more. I I uh took a test and it was negative, but I was out sick. So, >> you don't have CO? >> I did had I was out. I'm not sick no more. That I was able to return back to work. I was treating it, but my mouth is dry. >> No drinks water. >> No uh ankle holster, nothing like that. >> Sorry. >> No ankle holster. Secondary firearm. >> No, absolutely not. I'm not going to pull. No pin. No pins. You got everything right here. >> Is it Oh, it's a cell phone. Okay. Yeah, I can go away from >> Do you have Do you have anything else in your pockets? Uh, like your wallet? >> I I believe I have my my date on in this side. >> Okay. >> In this. >> Do you mind if we take that out? >> Absolutely. >> Michael's masks are starting to slip and pretty soon a bunch of witnesses will be lining up with crazy stories from the night before that'll leave some of the officers shook at the Michael pulled. So his boss is Jacob Stevens as in Steven Group International. Okay. According to him, he was he's been looked into, background checked, told that he was >> he looks into everybody. That's why I said that. >> Can you expand on the policy whether you guys are allowed to be armed or not? Was he allowed to call? >> If we are qualified for it, then we are bonded through the state for that. I'm personally not, but uh we can be. It depends on the site if they could personally call for that, but you have to be bonded with the company, which is federal first. Have you seen him arrest anybody? >> No. >> Detained handcuffed. Nothing. This is >> the form. The company that's towing your vehicle. Okay. >> Sorry. >> This is the tow form for your vehicle. >> Going to our office and then the kids yard after we're done. >> Are you all fine for a warrant? >> You want to last sit before we dump this? >> I I would. Thank you. >> Are you still talking >> at this time? I'm going to invoke my rights and remain silent. >> Okay. All right. Fair enough. >> We all know better. >> Fair enough. Call that wy law enforcement experience. Huh. >> What the hell, man? This is insane. >> Go and take a seat. Your audio and video recorder. >> Uh, real quick. Uh, can he have my cell phone or do you guys Are you guys need Who who do you want to take your slot? >> O'Brien. >> Okay. >> You want him to have your cell phone? >> Yeah. Can you give it to him, please? >> Sure. >> I want him to call my wife and you say, "I want to give him the passcode." >> I'm speechless. >> When an officer hops on a call with Michael's wife, he finds out Michael's lies run way deeper than the crap they thought they were dealing with. >> Hey, Officer Smith, Bington Police. He was walking around. He had a an outer vest on, outer carrier. had a lot of police gear. Had a full belt fully kitted. His vehicle is a new Ford Explorer outfitted with with blue lights, like police lights. He um is wearing police gear that has police on the back. His uniform has SWAT patches on it and his the badge that he is wearing says Edmonds detective badge number 360. Okay. He's impersonating a police officer, which is criminal impersonation in the second degree. >> I'm so sorry, sir. I I just woke up. Um, >> okay. He's being arrested for criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of a firearm. >> I'm so confused right now. >> What part is confusing? >> Just this whole thing. I mean, I thought that he went to work last night. >> Does he work at Salvation Army? >> What? >> Does he work at the Salvation Army in Breton? >> No. No, he's he's supposed to be Bington Kickstab. >> Doing what? >> Well, I know he's a reserves police officer. That's what he told me. That's the work he's he's doing. >> He's a reserves police officer for who? >> I I'm so I You know what? I don't know what I I know he's he's contracted. That's what he's told me. >> Mr. Scalleta, you were convicted of it looks like a bomb hoax. >> A what? A bomb hoax in 2015. >> Say what? >> In 2015, you're convicted hoax by false bomb and you were sentenced to four. >> No. >> Four months in prison. >> What? No. No, bro. Uh-uh. >> Did you get your firearms rights restored? >> So, I'm not doing that. My just adjusting. I'm just kind of I laid back on my seat. >> Yeah. >> I invoke my rights, man. Uh this is all your investigation. >> I'm not I'm not trying to be a dick. I'm not Don't Don't take it the wrong way. I just This is probably a little bit overkill, but given the apprehension that Percy gave last night about this case, >> will you guys walk around and see >> how many people you can talk to that will say, "Yes, this guy said he was a cop." >> Michael's wife would call the officer the following day and inform about a case full of firearms that she discovered in Michael's room. And while officers canvas the area, even more wild tea about what he pulled the night before starts blowing up. >> So last night, uh, one of our officers was just contacting a group of transients that were like making a small fire. Not a big deal. Um, your employee who drives this car, pulled up on that scene and turned on blue emergency lights inside of his car and then got out and told the officer on scene that he was an offduty Edmond PD detective. >> Okay. I'll show you that. >> I don't know. So, when I heard about this from last night, I came over here cuz I was curious. I'm like, that sounds a little out of place, of course. So, he approached me wearing this vest and he has a badge that says Detective Edmonds on it. So, the officers that were working last night went the extra step and called the Edmonds Police Department. They've never heard of him. He's not on the payroll. So, between showing up on scene with commissioned officers, saying he's a cop, having blue emergency lights, >> and then this morning approaching me saying he's police, wearing a police vest, >> right? >> Yeah. And then furthermore, today he was carrying a firearm. It was unloaded. He's a convicted felon. He can't have a firearm. So, he's going to jail today for criminal impersonation of the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm. Hey. Um, at any point uh over the night or anything, did you have conversation with uh that security guard uh it says like police on the back of his desk? >> Uh well conversation as far as not talking to him, but just like he came up. He's like, "Hey, you guys need anything?" >> Okay. Did he tell you at any point that he was a cop? >> I No, I guess it was implied >> by the police badges and he looked like a cop. Gotcha. Um, I'm assuming he was not. >> That is correct. >> Okay. All right. >> You're not in trouble. I was just wondering. So, there's a guy walking around um in kit like ours who's wearing a badge and everything. >> Did he ever talk to you? >> Guy in the car? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> What did he say to you? >> He's the one that wanted me in last night. >> Okay. >> Like like you know, security at the front door. >> Did he ever claim to be a police officer? just uh they checked my bag and and made sure that I didn't have anything I wasn't supposed to. >> Yeah, I never seen it before, but >> I never had either. >> When one of the staff had asked me about, you know, they're getting on me about having so much my hygiene or or medications or and I told I told one of the staff guys, I said, "Well, you know, that's my medication." Yeah, it's medication for my my third degree wound, you know? >> Right. you know, and and I and he goes he goes, >> "Do you have that wound covered up?" >> I go, "It's a 30° from April." He goes, "Oh, >> so did he ever tell you that he was a police officer?" >> I mean, he had police thing on, right? I mean, >> so the guy that has been walking around with the vest, >> police, and the Edmond's badge. Did he ever talk to you? >> Yeah, I talked to him this morning over at 7-Eleven. >> Does he ever claim to be a police officer to you? >> Um, yeah, he has. >> Okay. So anyway, he uh he was at 7-Eleven pushing everybody out down there this morning when I was down there. >> What do you mean? >> He's telling everybody to get off the property >> at 7-Eleven. >> Yeah, at 7-Eleven. >> Uh I said hi to him, but he didn't say anything. And then he he talked to one of the guys that was on on the ground there. >> When was that down this morning? >> Do you remember? >> 5:30. >> 5:30. >> Yeah. 5 Just before 5:30. Around that time. Did he say he was a police officer then or? >> Well, he he kind of told him that, you know, that it was like um it's not this time of the day that you're supposed to be here, you know, that you need to be off the property. So, >> when did So, you said he has talked to you previously about >> Yeah. Well, I've known him here. >> When did he last tell you that he was a police officer? Do you remember? >> Um, this has been probably 2 months ago. >> This dude is pretty Yeah, I already talked to everybody. He was over at 7-Eleven at 5:30 this morning trespassing people off the property. Did >> he tell you that he was a commission law enforcement officer? Not as pronounced. He just said he did work uh he worked with detectives or something about uh like an emergency uh response team of some sort. I think >> Can he use sort of vague language? >> Well, it was Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. I see. >> Okay. >> Oh, wow. >> I I don't know what to say. the owner of the company. He's going to have a million questions for me. >> Around 2:31 in the morning, a Breton officer rolls out to call from a 7-Eleven manager who wants someone trespassed off the property. As the officer arrives on scene, a familiar face appears as well. >> One guy and lot of people I need clean and this guy 24 hours is G-sh. No, no. G-shirt t-shirt. at this. >> Who are you asking to leave? >> I call and uh this guy 24 hours here in the hotel every customer say >> he just need to leave. >> Yeah. No more. Yeah. >> And now as one of the officers heads over to the store, the manager's got a curious story to spill. And on top of that, a witness comes forward with a disturbing tale that makes the whole thing even more messed up. >> We just arrested a guy for impersonation of a police officer. He's dressed like us. He's got a badge like us. >> Oh, this police guy. >> Yeah. >> He said >> he had a gun on his head. >> Yeah. He say all night he walking >> all night here. >> Yeah. All night he's walking and around here and this side and batch and weapon this and three four time he's come inside >> inside the store. >> Yeah. He's around purchase some drink. >> Yeah. >> And I call for one some people 24 hours. I call 911. Your colleague is come. He together come. He was talking to customers talking too much insight >> and he told them that he was a police officer when he came up to your window shining the light in and stuff like that, >> right? >> Did you get a feeling >> that it was one of you guys? >> Yeah. So that it was one of us. >> Were you getting a feeling like you were being >> harassed >> like questioned during like a like a police investigation when you feel like you were like he was kind of like detaining? >> He kind of leaned in there. He would kind of lean in there. You know, he made a suggestion. Remember I told you, he said, "Well, you know, if I ever need something or any information, I know I can count on you." And I'm looking at this guy like, >> I can't believe you are. >> Yeah. And then he said, um, then he said, "Tell me about how he's going to have control of the narcotics department. He's going to be running some of you guys' units. He's been promoted and he's moving up here this way." The last time I seen him, he was drunk as a mother >> and he was on duty. Everybody knew he was drinking. He was drunk. You could smell it on his breath. You could smell it around him. He was drunk. But you know, like I said, he he was a lot out of character yesterday for me. I'm glad you guys caught him cuz he's been telling big story. >> He told you he told me that he went over there to respond. >> Was it like a turnover thing? >> He says he had to take a break from here to go there. >> I will I will I will volunteer some additional uh like the first time he worked his first assignment with our our security team. Uh, we were working at a convention downtown and all our posts are in the interior of the convention center and I got a call from Vincent security that the police were in the roadway redirecting traffic because there was a car accident at the entrance of the uh parking garage. Car had a crash and when I went up to look it was my guy here. >> He's directing traffic. >> Yeah, he had he had his vehicle in the car. Uh he had his vehicle in the roadway kind of angled to prevent people from coming forward. He was using a flashlighting people away from the area where the >> Did you have emergency lights turned on in the car, too? >> Not for sure. >> Okay. >> And yet, this wouldn't be the end of Michael's shitfest. As news of the huge hoax got around, one of his neighbors hit up an officer later that night to spill how Michael had totally played him and his friends. >> I've always been told he was Edmond's PD. >> You've always been told that? >> Yeah. for like the last few months that he was uh Edmond's PD and that's what the the badge showed and like even my friends always thought that he was like Edmond's PD. >> Okay. And how how do you guys come to that conclusion that he was admins >> uniform and then word of mouth that he was Edmonds PD? >> Did he ever come to you guys and be like, "Hey, I work for Edmonds." >> Uh yeah. >> Okay. So you you drove with him to the shooting range in this vehicle. So you were able to see all this. The most recent story that he told you is about how he did a search war in Breton at a trap house. >> One of Michael's ex-colagues later shared screenshots of their chats, showing how he constantly painted himself as the hardworking cop, skipping dinners with his wife, always jumping on emergencies. But it gets crazier. He even sent her a video where it looked like he was responding to a deadly emergency. The man's deception seemed to have no limits, and officers were about to discover even more evidence of it in his car. >> And now, even as Michael's story has fallen apart, he's still clinging to his shady act. >> What's the process now? Where are we What are we doing? >> You're going to the KAP County Jail. >> Okay. And get processed in. Uh do I see uh do you know if I'll see a judge? You'll see a judge either today or tomorrow. I don't know for sure because it depends on what the arraignment schedule looks like. >> Okay. Are these serious charges or >> two felonies? >> Two felonies. Uh what what are the two felonies for? >> Criminal impersonation in the first degree and unlawful possession of firearm the second. >> Uh criminal impersonation uh the first degree. Yes. Correct. >> That's a felony. >> Yes. >> I thought it was a misdemeanor. So what how did it turn to first degree? Turns out you were taking significant law enforcement action >> where >> at the at the 7-Eleven. >> I I was taking action. >> There's actually two things that I know of so far. One is that you were kicking people off the property at the 7-Eleven and taking trespass enforcement. And two, you were interviewing one of the local transients about a suspicious death at Salvation Army. >> What? And all right. Okay. Oh man, goodness. A suspicious death. Uh, as far as like when I see a judge, do they uh release people or do they always give them a bond? Cuz you know, like sometimes people get like released without having to pay a bond. I >> mean, you've been a cop for 30 years and you don't know how jail work. >> Uh, well, no, it's different. I hear because >> like No, I'm asking what are >> you work for admins, right? So, like what what are like do they release people or are they like really strict on bonds or >> jail? >> Sorry. >> What happens when you take people to King County Jail? >> Well, this isn't King County. I'm just asking how are the judges out here like what's it like? >> I worked for the Seattle Police Department for 7 years and I put people in King County Jail. So, I know exactly how it works in King County. >> I I don't know. Just saying. I'm just asking. I >> No, I understand. >> I I I don't know what the judges are like out here. So, I'm just asking. >> Oh, okay. When was the last time you used? >> I don't use. Why you say that? >> Because I think you're high. >> You think I'm high? >> I think you're high. >> Okay. That's your opinion, man. I'll take a drug test for you. Matter >> of fact, Mr. My theory is that this whole pretend to be a cop thing down in Salvation Army is a opportunity for you to seize drugs from a local transient people. That's what I think. I think that's how you're obtaining legal drugs. >> Yeah. I No. Not never. >> Really easy, right? >> I I've never made I've never enforced that. I'm a security. No, never. I've never done anything like that, dude. >> Cuz you were asking that guy last night over on the street if he had any drugs. >> I've never No. Absolutely not. >> That you were shaking him down the flashlight and asking about illegal drug use over on the street, not even any of the Salvation Army property. Disappointed. >> Yeah. That is a complete lie, but no. >> Okay. >> That is not not true. >> What's What's that guys? >> Absolutely not. There's cameras on property, bro. Like everywhere I go when I do my rounds, I don't make I'm No, man. >> You didn't turn on your body camera at all last night. >> Why would I? I'm not I'm not It's not The only time I turn on the body camera if like there's an incident to where it needs to be documented. >> Okay. Ask a guy if he has illegal drugs and asking questions about >> No. No. Absolutely not. Shook nobody down. I've never made contact physicalwise. I'm I chat with everybody, man. >> I tell them, "Don't they got No, absolutely not. You trying to get me riled up. Never asked about drugs. Never no by death. Uh-uh. That ultimately Michael was charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm. criminal impersonation and he was subsequently given a cash bond set at $50,000. And here's the wild part. About 70% of the people who watch cases like this haven't subscribed yet. Don't pretend like Michael. Hit subscribe and turn on the bell so you don't miss what's coming