No, I can't lose that money. I can't lose that money. >> Who did that? >> Why would I do that to me? >> What are you saying? Who do what to you? >> You're saying you walked Are you with him? >> You're saying you walked out with this check. So, what are you doing here today with this? What are you trying to do? >> My landlord gave me the check back cuz he I guess he changed his mind about letting me move in. So, I was trying to cash my check. >> Who's your landlord? >> My phone in the car. That's why I was stepping out to get my phone. >> Where you live at? >> I'm just trying to get my rent paid. forging checks is a pretty serious offense. Like, >> man, I know, man. I wouldn't do nothing like that, bro. Like, >> so tell us who you got. >> Mel Alexander, >> give us give us his phone number. >> Can I get out of my car? >> So, >> I'm trying to get like what what's they saying going on? So, my money's like >> Well, tell me what's going on with the check because >> I mean, clearly you've dealt with it. You've seen the original check, what it looks like. So, what's this check? >> I thought that was the original check. >> What is the check? >> Where'd you get it from? >> I got it from here and then I turned it to and to my landlord. It was for first month and last month, right? >> You have any proof that you gave him the check and that he gave you this one back? I mean, >> you see, you see where we're coming from, right? I mean, you have a completely different looking check >> that you have different, sir. I see what's going on. >> And then now you have >> and and that's playing with my life. >> And then with And then wait and then around the same time frame you both go and open up a bank account here. >> Any of that. I never knew he was doing any of that. >> He goes and cashes his cashier check. You get a cashier check >> and then now that cashier check is missing. And then now you come back with a falsified >> cash your check. >> Tell me who my second client is on this. So why would I do that? >> You you get what I'm saying? >> I get what you're saying, but did you Why would I come in here with and do that? >> Grab his number. >> His name is Earl. >> Oh my god. >> Say he's your landlord. So >> you should he would have been, >> but I guess he changed his mind. >> Okay. >> So he gave me the check back. >> Okay. So how did you find the place? >> Find what place? the place to rent out that you wanted >> uh to a friend. >> It was on Poria Street. >> Okay. So, what's the address? >> Uh Por Street. >> He saying he sent me. >> So, so what's what's the address for the place? >> 1210 I think Street. >> Okay. So, what was this original RB Garrett Street that you just gave us? >> That's uh where I was moving out of. Well, we asked you the place that you were trying to move into and then you gave us that >> RV Garrett address. >> That's where I stay now. >> So, which address is it? Because you're giving us two different answers now. >> I stay in the uh 601 Harvey Garrett. >> Mhm. >> That's where I'm at now. And where I was moving to was on the P Street. So, I bro >> Well, if this is a house you're supposed to be moving into, I mean, you got to have something of paperwork. You gota, you know, maybe you should know the address because you're trying to move into it. >> It's 1210 Street. >> Well, it can't be 1210 Piori Street. That's right off Pennsylvania. And Pennsylvania is right in front of the hospital. And there's nothing but work buildings around there. There's no apartments. There's no >> It's right house. >> It's right across the street from >> Highway. Can I talk to the manager, please? >> What manager? What for? You just went and talked to her. She called us >> cuz I just want to see what's going on. Like what she's saying that >> you brought in a fraudulent check. >> Okay. Well, >> I do that. >> Well, it can't be 1210 North Por because that address doesn't even exist. So, what's the address of this place? Because you don't have the landlord's number. You don't have any of his information. You don't have the house that you're apparently trying to use this money for >> or apartment. >> So basically you saying like I just got played. >> What I'm saying is is you made a fraudulent check and you brought it in trying to get money. You should have his information. If you're not if you're not the one that brought in this fraudulent check or >> gave me the wrong information. >> Okay. What do you mean gave you the wrong information? You gave me the wrong address, wrong wrong phone number. Like I see what's going on now. I I definitely see what's going on. >> There's nothing about the wrong address, wrong phone number. It's about you brought in a fraudulent check. >> I know. I see what's going on. >> And that's what I'm saying. Where'd you get the check from? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, if he's the one that gave you a fraudulent check, what's his phone number? Where it's his address? What's the address of the place you're trying you were trying to get into? That's the That's the address I got. >> Have you went out and seen this place? >> No, sir. I see what's going on. She just said he made an account here. Like I just got played. That's basically what just happened. Like >> Well, I need you to find his information. >> I don't need that paperwork from the outside >> right now. No, right now you're a suspect to this. So, I need you >> to give me this guy's information if you didn't do anything. >> 16 in a row. >> You have text messages with this person. >> Something with social media. >> Oh, only met him one time. >> Okay. Well, you said you knew you got the information on this place that's for rent through a friend. So, who's this friend? Who are you calling? I'm all right outside. >> Well, don't worry about calling them. >> I'm trying to get the paperwork. >> No, don't worry about that. We can get to that point. >> Well, you probably need to call Sergeant, right? >> I never dealt with one. >> Yeah, that's I got a lot of info. I just don't know what to do with it. >> Like, okay, here. Lay it on me. What do you got? >> Clearly forg signature. Clearly fake check. I talked to an invest corporate investigation supervisor. >> Mhm. that deal with this all the time. >> Yeah. >> They make a fake check, try to get cash. >> Yeah. >> So, well, I mean, as of right now, we have a frauds uh unit, I want to say. Listen, you haven't been able to give me a person phone number, the correct address, proof of anything with any of this. Like, you haven't been able to give me anything of what you're saying, and you're beating around the bush scrolling around your phone, not even looking at anything that's >> related to it. You just started giving me a number. This whole time you scrolled at least three pages on your phone call log trying to give me a phone number and you haven't been able to this whole time. >> All right. >> Let's let's put it here. >> Yeah. Call SEG after. Just hang on to that here. For right now, stand up. Okay. >> You got anything else inside your pockets? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Here. Let me see your phone. >> Take the phone. >> What? >> Behind your back. >> Just go and turn around. >> Turn around. We're just we're detaining you for right now. We're going to do this out of the public. Okay? We're going to handle this privately so that we're not in everyone's business for now. >> Right now, you just detained. We're going to figure everything else out. I just want to get us out of here. Okay. >> All right. >> Whatever. Find that information for you. >> Well, give us a second. >> There. Just take a seat. >> Sir, can you please >> just just wait a second? All right, put watch your knee. >> Okay, listen. Listen. Okay, just breathe. Hey, just breathe. Just breathe. Right now, I have nothing else to go off of. I got you here trying to cash the check and the story is not making sense. Okay, so we'll go over. Okay, just we'll go over. Okay, let me read your hand and we'll go over. Okay, >> at this time, knowing your rights, do you want to talk about this? just so I can talk to you about why we're here and everything else. That's that's it. >> Okay. All right. No, >> I I just I just want to understand the complete thing and everything at some place. So, you end up giving him the check >> and then you said he had a problem with the check. >> He made it seem like there was a problem with the check >> and he wanted me to cash it, but then he just gave me the check the check back. I didn't notice there's no difference on the check s or I would have never came in here. I'm going to instantly claim for fraud or something like that. >> So, you asked him to cash he asked you to cash the check, right? Okay. Go on from there. >> So, right now there there's nothing on our side. You walked So, the problem is you walked in with the fraudulent check. You tried to cash the fraudulent check so you can get the money back. Correct. >> Okay. You You walk into an establishment. You're in possession of the check >> trying to cash the check. So, right then and there, I have enough probable cause for the arrest on it anyways. >> But wait a second. But then at the same time, on top of it, you have, you know, your side of everything that took place with a person you have no phone number for. >> Um, >> so you have no phone number for, no address for him, and then uh no correct uh no correct address for uh place of rent. I can see your side of it, but on my side, I have to go off what I know, right? And listen, if you are completely innocent and everything else, you have your side of it. Listen, from here, >> I have Listen, I have your side. You have any You have a track record at all with law enforcement. Ever been arrested before? You have been arrested. What for? >> Traffic. I'm on probation right now. >> And then you have the warrant for uh from Fazwell County right now. Okay. All right. So, this is what this is what we're going to do. Okay? Just just wait. Just listen. Okay? Right now, I'm going to send you out for what I can for what I have on it. Just listen. Okay? I'm going to contact Tazwell County and let me let me explain the reason on why this might actually it's not nothing this is going to help, but it might quote unquote help. Okay? Just bear with me. I'm going to send you for what I have for just this. Okay? After that, Tazwell County, if they if they confirm this warrant, they'll go out to Tazwell for whatever that warrant is. That'll give myself and our detectives enough time to follow up with I hopefully and figure out if it was him involved or you and him or get more information on top of it. That way, if you are clear-cut free, the charges and everything can be dropped from this. Right now, there's nothing on my side that I can do. Okay? I have enough on my side. I've done the detective work before they can get here. They have enough on our side that they said they want the arrest to be made. Okay. So, right now I have to make the arrest no matter what. >> Nothing either say or >> there's nothing there's nothing you can say or do right now. But like I'm saying, you get arrested today. Tazwell takes care of your warrant that you have at the same time. So, after you're done with us, you get released. Let's see what's today. Monday. You'll go and see a judge tomorrow morning. You'll probably get released. You'll get released probably into Tazwell's custody. They have to pick you up within 72 hours after your releasal from Peoria, I'm pretty sure it is. Um, and then after they pick you up, you'll go out to Tazwell for your warrant. Okay. After you serve Tazwell's time of probably just getting a notice to appear date, maybe, or you'll sit there till you have your court date. I don't know. That'll give us enough time. >> But that'll give us enough time to do everything on our side so that maybe if you are clear, you didn't do anything wrong, your name could be cleared off of this. or if you're involved, then we'll go from there. But you get what I'm saying. As much time as this sucks, it's terrible and it doesn't help you at all. The best I can do is to send you out so that Tazwell also picks you up so that way you have the most time to where there's nothing going on to where that court date that you have for this situation is extended a little bit. So there's enough time for detectives and myself to put stuff together to see if maybe your name is cleared from it. Okay. Like you're telling me has happened, right? That's the best I can do. All right. >> Just take a >> Give me a second. Give me a second. Give me a second. >> I have officers out with a barricaded subject. Jacob Harris. They're requesting you respond. Let's get the phone. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> A couple of at least three or four people. Go ahead. He was transported to jail facing charges of uttering a forged instrument and attempted fraud, both felonies under Florida B.