On April 20th, 2022, Sandy Springs police officers responded to Synovus Bank in Sandy Springs, Georgia after receiving reports of a man attempting to open a bank account using a fake ID. Hey, I'm doing all right. How about you, sir? I'm doing great. What's going on? Sir? Sir, what's going on? What do you mean? Uh we got a call in reference to uh units signal 99. reference to you trying to open an account. Is that correct? Am I Yeah. Oh, yes, sir. Yeah? Okay. All right. Where do you got your ID on you? Car 180 North out signal 99. You got your ID with you? Oh, is that it? Let me see. I'll take that. Let's go outside real quick. Oh. I'm just going to detain you real quick, okay? I'll go. I'll go. I'll go. Car 180 140 signal 99. Cool. What's up? Okay, outside you with the I'm being detained. Yes, sir, you detained. I'll explain everything outside. So, if you can stand right here. Officer returned to the bank to speak with the employee and get a clear understanding of what happened. Hey, you got your ID with you? I'm I am going to list this place as the address. Just run me through real quick what happened. So, we got a email. What That. So, how do I know So, we're trying to stall. We're trying to call back the police but they didn't. So, they want us to do it if he comes around. Mhm. So, He came here at lunch. They said, "Hey, that guy looked familiar." When I came in the email came, he came back. Mhm. Said he wanted to open an account. So, Okay. with that I just stalled. Told him to fill out something, have a seat, wait, did watching TV, trying to and then had to bring him up, started the you know, actually was starting the process. I was giving him the benefit cuz I really didn't know what they were doing. So, I So, he went over there first? No. Yeah, he went to the counter first, asked to open an account, and told him to sit. Okay. And then I gave him a sheet to fill out, came back. Okay. So, I'm going to run it real quick. You guys got an email about what time? 2:43. 2:43? Officer went back to speak with the suspect to hear his side of the story. So, uh Not under arrest. They're saying you're using a fraudulent ID to open an account. That's correct? Yes. No? Okay. That's you, Wilbert? Yes. Huh? That's you? Yes. So, if in here I'm not going to find another ID? That's correct? Wilbert Fambro. Okay. Huh? Is that you, Michael Fambro? What does that say over there? Wilbert. Wilbert. All right, let me see this ID right here. Yeah, another person's ID. That's his ID right Huh? Oh, you found this one? Yes. Okay, what's this one right here? What is this? It's Bender. What does that say? Michael Fambro. Who's this? That's you, man? Huh? Brother. That's your brother? You got your brother's state ID? Or Department of Corrections ID. Man, that's you right here, bro. Thanks, sir. That not you? Come on, man. Come on, dude. All right. Well, you going to be difficult, man, we going to be difficult, too. Let's be straight up with us, man. If you want to, man, you be straight up, we can handle this a completely different way. But, if you're going to play games, then you're going to limit my options, dude. Okay? I don't understand what you're saying. You don't? Okay. We We We can do this thing. Yeah, listen, dude, I'm going to figure out who you are here in a second, cuz I know this is not a real ID, I can tell. Right? I can look at it and tell this not a real state ID. So, your actions from here are going to dictate which route we're going to go, whether we're going to go the felony route, or whether we're going to go a misdemeanor route. Right? And I'm assuming, since you just got out of this, is your prison ID, possibly you might be on probation. Huh, I don't know, that might not work out for you, dude. So, at this point, uh hey, Rey K. Yeah. Hey, come here real quick. Uh Robert 14, one detained. Uh Robert 14, one detained. 15-13. Hold on. You got your Miranda card with you? Miranda? Yeah. You said Miranda? Yeah. I'm going to You're under arrest, you. Yeah. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be and used against you in a court of law. You have the right to a presence of an attorney to assist you prior to and during any questioning. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the court. Do you want an attorney present at this time? Do you understand what I've said to you? Yeah, I have the right to remain silent. Okay. Yes, sir. Okay. I'm being detained. Where are we going to turn? I just explained to you. I can If you can explain to me what's going on, I can go from I can go from possible felony forgery to uh, misdemeanors. All right? I got a little bit of leeway with what I can and cannot do, but that depends on you. I'm going to be straight up. I can handle it. Different ways. Now, are my people up top? Are they going to like that? Probably not. But it is what it is. So, it's really up to you. All right? So, I'm going to put you in the car. I'm going to search you. You're under arrest right now for having a for uh, forged ID. All right? And uh possibly more charges. I'm going to go talk to the bank, see what's going on. But, if you want to give me a little bit of explanation and kind of explain to me, "Hey, listen, man. This is why A, B, and C happened." Maybe I can work you know, maybe I can work something out for you. All right? I'm not going to you. I'm being straight up. All right. So, we're good? You got anything that's going to stick me, poke me, or hurt me, sir? Okay. Hey, just hold on real quick. I'm going to grab my gloves. I assume his name is not Michael White. It's not? I don't know. I'm assuming. He might be him. This is a fake ID right here. Right. Okay, that's what I'm saying. So, that this is his prison ID. true guy. This is the guy. We're dealing with Michael. Yes. Run the name and DOB real quick. Yeah, it's a fake. Any weapons on you, man? Okay. Hello, ma'am. How are you? Pretty good. Pretty good. Just uh Yeah. We had this individual trying to do some fraudulent stuff, but we're out here trying to protect the public, okay? Yes, ma'am. That's going to be his ID. That's it. Yeah, that's him. Yeah, that's his state uh What were you locked up for, dude? What were you locked up for? Probation? Wait, hold on. What? What What were you in prison for your initial A rape charge? Okay. Okay. All right. So, unrelated. Heavy when you went in. Yeah, at least you're vaccinated, dude. I like seeing that. Huh? You got You got the double backs, huh? Okay. Did you figure out you want to talk to me to explain to me what's going on before I go talk to them? I want to get your side of the story, man. Huh? It will It's going to Listen. Say what? I just tried to open up an account. Okay. Okay, using the other fake ID? Okay. All right. And have you been trying other places, too, or just this place? No. Just this place? So, you were using that ID that the banker handed me? Okay. All right, man. Well, since you were straight with me, I'm going to keep my promise, dude. When the old sergeant asked me, I'll explain why I did what I did, okay? So, now, instead of charging you with two fraudulent or one ID that doesn't belong to you, cuz you're still in possession of ID that does not belong to you. Second one's a fake ID. And then the bank fraud, right? You're looking at three felonies. I'm going to go and work it out to disorderly conduct. misdemeanor We're going to keep it in the city, dude. I'm going to charge you with three counts of disorderly conduct, misdemeanor. How does that sound? Does that sound fair enough to you? Yes, sir. Okay. Is that better? Yes, sir. I told you, man. Listen, I'm not going to I'm not going to lie to you, dude. One thing I'm not going to do is I'm not going to lie to you. All right? I appreciate you being honest with this. I note it in the report. And uh it's going to go a long way, dude. All right? So, uh all that stuff is going to go with you. Unfortunately, I can't take that stuff. Okay? You got any questions for me? All right, sir. Um I'm going to go and put you in the back of my car. It's locked. Try it. All right. All right, have a seat, man. All right. Hey, Red K, did you take a picture of him? Okay. Sit side Yeah, sit Sit like that, dude. I left plenty of room in your handcuffs, so they shouldn't they shouldn't be tight. Yeah, let it go back. Yeah, hold You got to be slow with it. There you go. All right. He was charged with first-degree forgery, falsifying identification documents, financial identity fraud, possession of multiple licenses, and transported to Fulton County Jail. Hey, Sarge. Uh I've got identity fraud, forgery, uh fictitious uh hold on. Uh false driver's license. He had a fake driver's license and another person's uh driver's license he had. So four four fake driver's license, and then um hold on. Let me give you the last one. I want to make sure you get the right ones. So, I got financial Yeah, fraud by financial identity identification document falsified, improper use of license, and forgery in the first degree. All right, I'm still like 30 minutes away from the jail cuz I'm Yeah, no problem. Appreciate it. All right. I thought she had three counts of uh disorderly conduct. Well, they didn't they didn't like that. So, instead of hitting you with four felonies, I went with three and a and a misdemeanor.