Get on the ground. >> I don't, what did I do, sir? >> The bank. You know what I'm talking about. Get on the ground. >> What about it? >> The man you see here is 38-year-old Mark Anthony Taylor Jr. who allegedly attempted to deposit a $1 million check using a fake ID. But the story began on August 8th, 2025 when deputies were dispatched to a Florida bank after employees reported a suspected fraud in progress. By the time deputies arrived, the suspect had already left. >> All right, so we tell her everything that and then I have a check that this guy presented, but I guess this kind of runs deeper. Usually it's just like someone running into a scam, but I guess this guy is actually like stolen the identity of another individual. Um my loss prevention manager wanted me to call her while you guys are here, so let me call her real quickly. Do you have any information on this guy? She's going to have everything for you. >> Okay. >> Hi, um so we did run facial recognition on this individual. We were able to confirm his identity. >> Is this your guys' first run-in with him? >> Yes, sir. First run-in with him. Never seen the guy before. He just thought he would come in and if he establishes business, I believe on 6/18 of 2025. It was registered on Sunday at that time. And then he just established these business accounts here. I'm not even sure if this is a real business. Not even I guarantee you this is [music] not a real but not valid check. Um we're not able to confirm it tonight either way, but we definitely know for sure that this is identity theft. >> Okay. >> Officers gathered information from the bank manager and loss prevention officer and asked them to call immediately if he returned. Exactly 1 week after the attempted $1 million check scam, the same suspect returned. On August 15th, 2025, deputies received another call from the same bank. This time, the suspect had already left the building and was walking through the parking lot of a nearby Speedway gas station. >> Out here. Out here. Out here now. Outside. >> We're calling the law on you. You're going to jail. ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Inside speedway. On the ground. On the ground, I'll pop you. I'm going to light you up, but I'm telling you. You move, I'm going to light you up. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. I told you why. Get on the ground. Get on the ground, now. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground, you're going to get lit up. You hear me? Minute you move, you're going to get popped. You move and you're going to get popped. Go to that door. Get on the ground. The bank, you know what I'm talking about. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. >> Instead of complying, the suspect appeared confused and repeatedly asked why he was being stopped, insisting he hadn't done anything wrong. >> Get on the ground. I'm telling you to get on the ground. That's what I'm telling you and you're not doing it. You're getting on the ground or I'm going to pop you. Get on the ground. >> [music] >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. The second you move, you're going to get popped. Do you understand that? Do you understand that? Sir, move out the way. I just told you what's going on, the bank. Get on the ground. You know what? You know what? What's your name? Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. I >> don't care, get on the ground. I don't care that you're scared. Get on the ground. >> do anything. So, why >> Get on the ground. >> Instead of following instructions, the suspect continued questioning the deputies. Fearing he might flee, officers decided to place him under arrest. >> I have no idea why you are doing this. >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything, so why >> [music] >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. Are you recording? I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. Okay. I don't want to change. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> You need another set of clothes? Listen, I'm going to roll you on your side. I want you to tuck your legs so we can sit you up. >> Yes, sir. >> You ready? >> We're going [music] to just sit you up. Sit your hands up. >> You ready? Do you want to use your leg and push it right? 1 2 3 up. No idea. >> No idea. >> With the suspect safely detained, deputies moved away from the chaos of the arrest and focused on what really mattered, the fraud investigation. >> All right, man. I'm going to read you your rights, okay? So, just Listen, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have them present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will 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. Do you understand those rights? >> Yes. >> Okay, so what's going on here? >> Can I ask what am I being charged for? >> Right now you're you resisted us as we detained you based off of what was going on at the bank. >> I didn't resist anything. I didn't resist anybody. >> As far as the sergeant was giving you commands to stop and you didn't listen. >> I didn't I didn't understand why it was even being I wouldn't even understand why it was even being uh put you know put together. >> So tell me tell me what happened with the check. >> Um I'm not sure sir. I'm just a normal guy like I said. Normal guy. I don't like mayor or mayor thing in case with anything. So I have no idea what's going on. >> Zack, can you >> You're telling me you don't you never tried to deposit a check or anything a while back under the name Greg Cooper? Is that your is that your actual name Greg Cooper? >> Um like I said sir, I have no idea what's going on. It's walking in while I was >> Right now you're you're being detained for resisting. We're just trying to figure out what's going on. >> Okay. >> I just do me a favor swing in. You're not under arrest at this time. We'll let you know what what's up. >> Even after deputies confronted him about the attempted deposit and the stolen identity, he continued denying any involvement. But investigators already had surveillance footage, bank records, the fraudulent ID, and other evidence linking him to the account opened in another man's name. Another officer stepped in to question the suspect. Instead of immediately confronting him with accusations, he took a calm measured approach. >> My name is Jason. I'm deputy police from the Martin County Sheriff's Office. So I'm the one who originally took the report at MidFlorida Bank when you came up here uh beginning of August. Uh you have that business account, Cooper Legacy Builders. Um you had that $1 million check. And so I'm I'm I'm the one who went to the bank. I ID'd you. We saw you on camera. The bank ID'd you. The Washington driver's license that you have and everything. So reason that I'm talking to you right now is is I I just want to know what Why why were you doing this? Like Do you need the money? Are you in trouble in any way? I mean, a million dollars is a lot of money. I'm sorry? >> I [clears throat] don't I can't really say >> Can't say too much? I mean, do you do you owe people money? >> No. >> I just I Personally, I've never seen a check that big. So, I just I just want to know what you're going You're swinging for the fences first time. Just want to make sure you're not in any trouble or you don't caught up with the wrong people. I get You got to speak up a little bit. >> I just I I don't know. >> The detective gave him a chance to explain, but the suspect had no clear answer. He couldn't explain why he tried to deposit a $1 million check into a newly opened account. >> Just tell me Tell me why you came up here with uh with a million dollar check and tried to deposit it and I mean, there's there's got to be a reason for it. I I understand being in trouble financially, right? I I do, believe it or not. I've I've had my fair share of ups and downs and I've needed money in certain situations. So, I just want to make sure that everything, you know, wherever you're from is is okay. There's not going to be people looking for you. You're not >> Hope not. >> You hope not. What about Greg Cooper? What's that name to you? You're not sure? How you got that name or anything like that? Let me start by asking you this. Have you been up this way before? Are you from this area? >> Uh Florida. >> You're from Florida. Okay. Uh you live down in Miami or the Miami area? >> Uh no. >> No? Okay. So, what brought you up this way? Family, friends? >> Uh I'm not sure. >> You're not sure? Who's >> here? >> Nobody answered the door. >> Yeah. Like like I said, man, I I just What I don't want to see happen is some bad people get get wind of what happens and now you got a target on your back, right? So, I That's why I'm trying to get you to explain to me what What was the motivation there? Was there Was there a reason you chose a million dollars? >> No, I'm getting driver >> The reason that piques my curiosity is I I've dealt with this a lot, right? And people are doing $500 checks, $1,000 checks, and when I got the call for your case, like he's he's swinging for the fences. This isn't It's It's It's out of the ordinary, which kind of raised a red flag, which is why I wanted to talk to you, right? You're not You're not trying to do $100 here, you know, pay off a $1,000 loan shark or something, right? A million dollars is That's huge. All right. And that's fine. People make, you know, people make mistakes. I'm not saying, you know, you're not a You're not a bad guy. You know what I mean? I can't even see your eyes. You got your got your shades on, but you don't You don't seem like a bad dude. It just seems like you made a bad decision and you you know kind of got a lot of uh little things stacked up here. So, like the fake IDs and the everything else and So, I mean, it is what it is, man. Can we Can we do anything for you in the meantime? Like lower the AC a little bit? >> Um yeah, for sure. And then I guess just to what he told me or what he told me or what he said to me as far as that I'm I'm being I'm being arrested and being detained and I am. >> Yeah. All right. Right now, you are under arrest. Uh yeah, so it's going to be a I think it's going to be a couple different fraud fraud type charges. Um obviously, uttering the for- the forged instrument. The the fake check at the bank. You have uh You're in possession of a a false identification that has your ID your picture on it. Um I'm I'm not not too sure about the other ones, but I know those for sure. >> When you say other ones, what do you mean? >> Other other charges. >> What other charges? >> Uh that deputy right that that was talking to you, you're the that deputy that was talking to you, he's the one that came out here initially and took that report. So, he would know all the charges and we're going to we could tell you them before we get you over to the jail. >> Investigators also discovered that the suspect had attempted to withdraw cashier's checks using Greg's identity without his consent at banks in both Sarasota and Bradenton. In the end, he was charged with two counts of uttering a false instrument, scheme to defraud involving more than $50,000, possession of a fake driver's license, possession of an altered ID card, and unlawful use of another person's identification without consent.