this month. >> Hi there. >> Hello. >> Hi. Good. How are you? >> Good. >> Hi there. >> Hi. >> Trying to take some money out of the bank. >> Uh, no. I'm just getting a statement. >> You're just getting a statement? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you bank here? >> No. >> You don't bank here? Do you have your ID with you? >> Yeah. >> Where's that at? >> Yeah. >> Do you have the uh >> Okay. Do you have a an office that we can sit and chat at? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> For what? What is the problem? >> Because there's a problem. They called us here with the account with yourself. >> My with my account. >> So, can you put your pen in your pocket for me? >> Put the pen down. >> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate that. >> What do we need to talk about? >> We're going to go talk in an office. >> For what? We can talk right here. >> So, no, you're being detained. >> Detained for what? >> Okay. >> What am I being detained for? >> What did I just tell you? Bank fraud. >> Bank fraud. >> Yes. >> Stay right there. Don't move. >> Oh my god. Is she Are you serious? >> Yeah. No. I Do I not look like I'm serious? >> You messed up the wrong person. >> Do you have his ID with him right here? >> Yeah, I'm right here. >> What's your name? >> It's on the ID. >> No. What's your name? >> It's on the ID. >> No, we don't play that game. >> It's on the ID. >> We don't play that game. >> Constitutional right. >> I don't care. What's your name? >> I have a constitutional right. >> We all do. >> That's right. >> And what's your name? >> If you if if I committed a crime, >> thank you. >> You're suspected right now of committing a crime and that's why I'm here. >> I didn't commit a crime. >> So, what's your name? >> Nothing. Nothing. >> What's your name? Do you have any other forms of ID? >> No, I don't. >> Do you have a bank account here? >> Yes, I do. >> You do? Yeah. >> Ma'am, does he have a bank account here? >> Not that I am. >> Okay. Is he trying to cash a check? >> No. >> No. >> Is he trying to withdraw money? >> No, I'm not. >> What's that? >> No. You know what? I gave you an opportunity to speak. I'm speaking to her. >> All right. Speak to her. >> Right. So, you know what? I told you we would go sit somewhere and talk. You want to play the game? No, you can stand up right now. >> You're standing up right now. >> Oh my god. >> He's trying to get statement. >> He's trying to get statement. >> A statement. Yes. >> From which account? His >> or someone else's? Someone else's account. Okay. >> No, my account. >> Your account? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, what's your name? >> Is that necessary? >> Yes, it is part of the investigation. It's part part of the investigation. What's your name? >> I didn't commit a crime. >> Okay. So, you understand lying to a law enforcement officer? >> I didn't commit a crime during the What's your name? >> Cuz I can guarantee your name is not this name on this ID card. >> How do you know that? >> Because I can guarantee it. Okay. Cuz you're being evasive. Where do you live at? >> None of your business. >> Where do you live at? >> None of your business. >> Okay. What car did you drive to get here? >> None of your business. How did you get here? It's going going to be >> No, it's none of your business. >> So, can you do me a favor? Can you print out those statements that he was asking for >> or give me some sort of information? >> I didn't receive a statement. >> Okay. Okay. >> I didn't I didn't commit a crime. >> Okay. Okay. >> I did not commit a crime. >> You are you here? >> I want to sit down, please. >> You can sit up for a second. >> My leg here. Listen, I you know I'm sitting down. >> Then sit down in that chair right there. That's fine. >> I didn't commit a crime. I didn't do nothing wrong. I didn't do it. >> So he refuses to tell me his name. He's here to get somebody's statements. >> Okay. >> He This is the ID he possessed and gave to them. >> Won't tell me where he lives at. >> I didn't make a draw. Go ahead. >> Can you Ben, can you can you watch him for a second? >> Can I speak with >> I'm going to office. >> They're probably communicating. >> Oh, I know they are. Cuz I had I have a similar case. >> Yeah. >> So, >> he just went to Wildwater branch in Bridgefield. >> Yeah. >> That's how we had a march out of him. >> And that's why we were expecting that they were going to hate our branch. >> Okay. Brian Scopen is a local person. He lives in Meadows. >> So we know how he looks. He's more customer >> down to the statement. He's he's trying to get statement. >> Yeah. So Brian's coven office notified us that his account was being sold online. So he switched his account numbers and everything on Friday. >> Okay. >> And now they're out here trying to get the information they need. >> I I've got a case. Same thing. Yeah. >> Um I have a warrant for him because I wasn't able to get them, but it's the same thing. And I know the earbuds, they're communicating. So, >> yeah. And they're next door. >> They're next door. >> Drop him off at Newton. >> Did you see what kind of car? >> Um, no. But he came from Newton car. >> He said that he's driving a Honda himself, but I'm pretty sure he got dropped off. We're investigating going on here. So investigate whatever you need to [Music] >> this photo from the previous branch. >> Did he get anything out of this? >> Um he asked for the same but then left when he was questioned. >> Was the PD called on this? >> He was gone by the time they could do anything. >> But the PD was called though. PD local came out. They said he was >> I did not commit a crime. >> She's asking over security right now. >> Bank fraud. Bank. What kind of fraud did I do? I didn't do no fraud. >> Like I said, I don't even know what's going on. I just walked in and got handed this to me. That's all I That's all I know. And you're not telling me anything. So, I got nothing to go off of. So, >> so she's she's investigating what's going on right now. And >> so, this is him from the Ridge. >> He left the cops getting there. >> Okay. >> He's presenting. He's presenting one of their customers who lives over Meadows. >> Okay. >> Was they knew he was coming here. >> That's why they give us he's been trying to get their statements and stuff like that. >> Okay. >> And has their his passport card. >> Mhm. It's not him. >> Does it fraudulent ID fraudulent ID that he presented? >> He's presenting a different name. He won't even tell me his name in the address. But >> okay. >> He is communicating with similar case somebody over in that parking lot. >> Okay. >> If you want to send somebody else over there. >> Yeah. Maybe Lenny and I'll shoot over there real quick. >> We have enough for that. >> We have enough 45. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Cool. >> Yeah. >> He has something right now that he's using. >> Yeah. Okay. >> They're in right now. talking to them and getting information from them. >> Okay. >> So, guarantee he's probably from New York guy. >> All right. Plus, they took off already, but >> knowing that we're here. >> Maybe a Hyundai. I don't know. >> Yeah. >> 45. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um maybe if >> Mah can do that if you want to stick around and get whatever statements you need. >> Yeah. >> Nobody handed me nothing. I didn't give no social security number. I didn't do nothing. I have a constitutional right. I didn't do nothing wrong. And I'd like to walk out of here. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Stand up. >> Say number one. >> What are we doing here? >> Right. >> What am I under arrest? >> Why am I under arrest? >> Fraudulent ID. Trying to obtain other people's bank account information. >> I didn't I didn't I didn't receive nothing. interfering with law enforce enforcement officers. >> Interfering? What did I interfere with? >> You got any weapons on here? >> I have no weapons. >> You got anything that's going to poke stick prod? No. >> No. All right. Part your feet for me. >> All right. >> Part your feet for me. Nice and wide. >> Yep. >> Like you said, you got nothing on you. Poke sick or hurt me, right? Nothing. I don't do drugs. Oh, >> that's fine. I just You can have a knife in your pocket. wallet. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. While we pop in here, >> what's in this pocket? >> Earbuds. >> Earbuds and sunglasses come off. >> Yep. >> What am I getting? >> I just told you. >> Did you repeat that again? Bank foot. How am I committing bank foot? You got the wrong person. What is this about? >> No, I got to check you. >> Hey, take it. >> It's in your pocket. >> In my pocket. I'll help. >> Earbuds got to come too. >> The earbuds. >> You can't hear. >> All right. Do you have a hearing? >> Yes. >> Is that what they're for? >> Yes, they are. >> Okay. >> All right. Can walk forward. >> Yep. I'm down. All right. So, the easiest way to get in here is to face out and then sit down. Way you don't hit your head or nothing. Sit down. There you go. Swing your legs. Your hand. This one. This one. Okay. Good. Look at the glass for me. [Music] >> Where are we going? >> Uh, New Town Police Department. >> Where is that? >> Up on uh 191 South Main Street. >> So, he's communicating with him through this. >> All right. >> That's why I was like, >> all right. >> Yep. >> Um, the lady with the glasses, um, she, um, curly hair, short curly hair. Um, >> well, they knew he was coming cuz he tried hitting a Ridgefield and he left Ridgefield so he could get there. >> Okay. >> So, what he was here, these I don't know if these are in operations, but that's always um he was trying to get bank statements from one of their their known customers under the assumed name of their fake. So, that's their real customer's name. That's not his name. Of course, he was being evasive with me when I rolled up. >> Yep. I know you said you didn't want to give me your name. Are you going to give me a name so I can talk to you or No. >> No. >> No. >> I have a constitutional right. >> That's fine. Nothing wrong. >> Okay. >> I did not do nothing wrong. >> I'll just call you sir then. So, >> sir. >> All right. >> I didn't do a goddamn thing wrong. >> When we get to the police department, sir, are we going to have any issues? >> Yes, we are. >> Okay. So, you're going to fight with us or you're going to >> We're going to fight with you. >> What's that? >> We're not fighting with you. >> All right. That's That's my question. That's my question. >> No, no, not at all. >> You're not They're not going to be aggressive or any We're not gonna have any issues. >> My attorney. >> Okay, that's fine. >> I'm not answering no questions. >> That's fine. >> I'm not giving fingerprints. I'm not Nothing. >> I'm just going to let you know that if you fail to be processed, that's another crime in the state of Connecticut. >> That's fine with me cuz I need it all. Cuz I didn't do nothing wrong. >> Okay. >> Who you see on that paper is me >> on that ID. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, your name's Brian? My name >> Okay. >> All right. So, this is what's going to happen. Look at the glass for me. Keep put your head back cuz I got to reach the seat belt. >> All right. Swing your legs. Like I said, same way you went in, the same way you went. Come out is the easiest way. Swing your legs and then stand up. >> All right. Good. >> Yeah. >> Stand right here and face this door for me. All right, >> part your feet for me one more time. >> Yes, >> no weapons like I said before, right? >> All right, that's fine. >> Yep. I'll pick it up for in a second. Once you get in the in the holding area, like I said, we're not going to have any problems, right? >> No problem. >> All right. Nothing in your shoes? >> Nothing. >> Pick up your heel for me. All right, I'll believe you. I'm not going to pull him off. >> All right. >> All right. Step back for me. I'm going to open the door. When I open the door, you're going to step into the threshold of the door and I'm going to take the handcuffs off you. Okay. >> Thank you so much. >> Oh, there you go. >> Stay right here. >> When I take this handcuff off you, you're going to >> What's up, man? Don't take my picture. >> No, it's too bad. Don't take >> Yeah, I can't. I can't. >> All right, have a seat right there on the bench in those cuffs. >> You got it. [Music] >> I'll grab it. Don't worry about that. >> Yeah, he's just he's not cooperative. He doesn't want to talk and doesn't want to say anything. And >> no, no, no, no, no. >> You still don't know a name, right? >> No, he he says his name's a name on that that like US passport ID he had, >> but I don't think it's his actual name. >> Yeah, I'm sure once we fingerprint him in >> No, probably not. Can you give me your name and date of birth and anything or you just not going to give me anything? >> You're not going to give me anything? All right. Well, I'm going to read this to you. All right. Can you just at least acknowledge that you understand what I'm saying to you? >> All right. Well, I'm going to read it to you anyway. All right. >> That's fine. You have the right to remain silent. If you want the right to call lawyer before questioning and you have the right lawyer question. Okay. We'll go from there. All right. If you want a lawyer, look out for one point before any question. If you start answer question, you have the right to stop answer question anytime to talk with lawyer and you have the right lawyer for the question. You also have a right to stop question any time. You have the right to release after custody while the case is pending. If you if you ask me lawyer with you during this interview, this does not apply to which court. >> Okay. >> All right. Do you have a phone number? >> Okay. Just give me a second. We'll get that figured out. >> Thank you. >> You going to give me any information or anything that says you do I told my attorney. >> Okay. Did you understand what I read to you? >> Yeah. >> What I told my attorney first. >> That's fine. This this is we're not going to ask you any questions about what happened today anyway. Right now. So >> So you did understood what I read you, right? >> Okay. >> You're willing to sign this to say you understand it? >> No. All right. >> Okay. So this is our victim, right? So, what's the deal with that thing? Like, it's not that's just it's just fake. Fake all around. >> Fake. They're saying it's a passport card. You can get a passport card. >> I don't know what the >> Yeah, you can. They're easy to get, but these are This is a fake one. >> All right. >> So, >> is there any way to make to check it to see like >> Well, first of all, he's got my my >> No, no, no. I understand that. I just was wondering if the numbers were good. like it was like, you know, they took a legitimate card and then just put his picture in, >> you know, cuz that might be somebody else's card altogether. It might be somebody completely different. I don't know if there was a way to check it. >> Oh, that's that new date. Where's this guy's birthday? >> Just because >> 8458. Okay. >> I was just saying because like the like the the font's different. It looks, you know, so that's what >> they may have plugged that in is what you're saying. >> Yeah, they might have took a legit card. So, it might even be somebody else altogether. I don't know if there's a way to check it. >> I don't know because look at his He's not Look at his photo. Does it look like it's superimposed onto that? >> Because it's even small over here. >> It's made They have >> No, I know. I just didn't know. >> It' just be neat to see if it was like a like passport card number like if there's a way to run it. >> I can't get anywhere with this. No. >> No. >> Hello. Hello. You alive? Sir, you all right? Okay. You're not moving, man. I want to make sure you're alive. I'm >> all right. >> You all right? >> Okay. Hey, real quick. I know they're off. She's spoken to you and everything, but um you understand that if you I mean, listen, you don't got to talk about anything. That's cool. Um failure to identify yourself though after being arrested is an offense. And you're not going to go anywhere, nowhere until at least we know who you are. >> My ID is in my wallet. >> What? >> My ID is in my wallet. >> Your ID is in your wallet. So you're Brian? >> No. >> Not. >> Okay. Your real ID is in your wallet. >> Mhm. >> You got wallet? >> Yeah. There was no ID in it. >> Is it hidden somewhere, man? >> Should be an ID. My license should be in there. >> Okay. >> Crime committed. What? What? What are you trying to say? Did they did not hand me no paperwork? I didn't tell you about any information, >> right? >> What did I do? >> Well, you're using a fraudulent ID. But what did I do with it? >> You were attempting to gain information. >> I didn't get no information. >> Okay, I got you. Listen, obviously, as relaxed as you are, you know the system. I mean, I'm not going to try and bullish you here. Uh, but you also know that, you know, nothing can happen until we identify who you are. Is your ID hidden somewhere in your wallet there? >> It's in my wallet. >> Okay. Do you want to tell me who you are? Here's your mobile sent to the party in the call that there >> I can't find it. So I just I don't understand why you don't want to tell us who you are so you can start making arrangements to get out of here. You're absolutely right. You didn't get any information. All you're in here is on a forgery charge because you're holding on to a fake document. That's not going to keep you in here forever. You probably be out on a $500 bond given your whatever your history is. But you can't go anywhere until we know who you are. >> My ID is my mother. >> It's not there, man. Okay. >> It's got to be >> Okay. Well, then what we're going to do is this. Uh we'll get you ready. We'll put you in a cell and uh you'll stay in a cell until Okay, that's all. >> That's fine. Okay. >> I just don't understand why you want to stay here if you can get out of here on a $500 bond. >> He likes to call my attorney. >> Yeah, we can't do that until we find out who you are. So >> why can't you call my attorney? >> Cuz we don't even know who you are. So we don't even know who you're calling. >> Seriously? Seriously, I'd like to make a phone call and let me let me speak to him. >> As soon as As soon as you tell us as soon as you tell us who you are, >> as soon as you tell us who you are, >> I can't tell you until I talk to my attorney. >> Well, you can't talk to your attorney until we know who you are. >> Okay. Wait. >> Sorry. >> No problem. >> I talk to my attorney, then I'll talk to you. No, >> you can't talk to your attorney until I identify who you are. >> All right. No problem. Okay. I just don't get it. >> Are you really going to call your attorney or you going to call the people who you were talking to on your earbuds there? >> I was talking nobody ear people in the bank people in the bank seem to think something different. Okay. >> Okay. That's what they say, >> you know. Yeah, exactly. That's what they say. I want to hear what you have to say. But like I said, then I can't do anything. >> That's fine. We're not going to do nothing then. Okay. Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. Just want to walk on that back there. >> No, we'll do everything right here >> and then we'll roll my bag. We'll leave it here for right now. Sir, sir, want to sit up for you, please? Take off your shoes and your socks, please. Okay. How many shirts you got on under there, man? Okay. Why don't you just take that one off for me then, please? Okay. Stand up for me, please. Take your belt off. Put it down there. Thank you. Turn around. Put your hands behind your back. Do >> you have like shorts on underneath your pants? >> What's that draw string there? >> Those underwear or those shorts, man. >> Underwear. Bathing suit. >> Looks like a bathing suit. Okay. So, do me a favor. >> Did it come out? >> Is it stuck in there? at all. >> Okay. Well, you can't have that in there. So, you got a couple of different options here. You can either >> Well, you can either take them off and then just put your pants back on. >> Uh what's up? What do you want to do? >> It's fine. >> You're fine. You take them off and put your pants back on. >> Okay. Why don't you have your seat then? Do that for me. >> We're going to call my attorney >> again. You can call your attorney as soon as we identify who you are. >> That's not right. I'm afraid not. >> Yeah. You also have you also have an obligation to identify yourself. >> No, not yet. >> I'm not under arrest. >> Well, you are under arrest for what? >> Possession of a forged document, >> right? Arrested. Call my attorney then. >> Okay. Then as soon as you identify yourself, you will. >> I don't have to identify myself. >> Okay. >> I want to call my attorney. >> Okay. Put those right there. Beautiful. Let's go. We're going to go on and back. >> All right. Is there a sergeant around? >> Uh, yeah. A sergeant was in here before. >> Yeah. Please. >> We'll have him come back and talk to you in a second. >> Okay. Stop right there real quick and put your engine behind your back for Okay, have a seat. >> Gra socks if you want to put them on your feet. >> Y >> uh yeah. Okay. >> Yep. Sounds good. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Hey Hey, you wanted to talk to a supervisor? >> Yeah. >> Hey, what's going on? >> Um, what am I being detained for? Why can't I call my attorney? >> So, you could call your attorney if you want. >> Yes, sir. >> You know his number? >> Yes. My phone. >> All right. We can't get you the phone. >> Why? >> The phone's evidence. >> Evidence. >> Yeah. So, you're arrested. All right. You're charged with forgery. You're charged with identity theft. Charged with criminal attempt at lararseny. All right. What did I do? I didn't get I didn't receive, no paperwork from nobody. I didn't do nothing. All I did was ask for something. >> Yep. >> Yep. You had a identification for someone that's not you. All right. For a victim in town. Okay. So So those are the few of the charges. I think there's a couple others. All right. Once once we can get your fingerprinted and identified, then uh you know, we can kind of get everything down on paper for you. And >> no different. I would like to speak to my attorney. >> All right. If you know his number, then >> Do you know his name? >> We could try looking up the name and see if we can find a number for you. >> He's in my phone. >> His name's in your phone, too. Mhm. >> All right. We're not giving you the phone. The phone's evidence. >> All right. So, you're not getting the phone back. >> We forced we able to make phone call. >> No, I'm telling you you can make a phone call. >> Then I receive my phone, >> right? I'm telling you you can't get your phone. Your phone's evidence. So, >> so, >> okay. >> I didn't get a phone call. All right. It's not a negotiation. That's how it works. So, are you >> We'll do your fingerprints in a couple minutes. All right. >> No fingerprints. >> Okay. >> We don't have any of this information, so there's really not much. Place arrested New Town skin complexion red and flush. >> Flush. He was charged with identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation, attempted lararseny, and resisting. He was sentenced to 5 years in jail, suspended after 10 months, followed by 3 years of probation. Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe for more videos like this.