On October 2nd, 2024, police in Millburn, New Jersey stopped a man who was walking in the grassy median of a busy highway. The man seemed fidgety when answering the officer's questions. Here is what occurred. Try 11 homie. I was a pedestrian. Jack came from the Hilton. Who are you? I'm good. I'm I'm just going to the path train. I'm so sorry about that. You got you got any idea you can't be walking in the road you're going to get hit by a car. I know I'm so sorry. I lost um I was in a rush. I don't I'm just going to the path train and I don't have my ID with me. Um I'm really I really apologize for that. Do you have anything on you? I don't. I just have my phone. It just died. Nothing with your name on it? No, I'm really sorry about that. My phone just Just be careful you're going to get hit by a car. I I also I see you in the you're in the lane. You can't walk you got to at least walk on the grass on the side. I'm really sorry. I was it was dark and I was just I was going to the train. I won't do that. I'll definitely there's no train this way. Isn't there there's a there's a path train over there? No, there's not. Wrong town. And um well sorry I'll call I'll call from the mall. Okay. Dawson the theater. I'm so sorry. Let me write down your information. I'm so sorry for walking here. I'm so sorry for walking here. No, it's it's it's all good. Let me turn on my lights. Thank you. Oh god. Thank you. Thank you. You have a New Jersey DL? I don't have one sir. I don't. I'm sorry. You have a New Jersey DL? I don't. I put it I put it in my hat. From Manhattan? Yeah. So you have a New York license? Um I have a New York license not on me right now. Jack Dawson. Um What's your Jack? It's a Joshua Jack Dawson. Sorry Jack Dawson. Um um oh do you need my birthday? I'm sorry. Yeah. I'm really sorry about that. What's your date of birth? What uh sorry January 15th 1991. 15th 1991. All right so just keep your hands out of your pockets. You don't got anything sharp anything on you? nothing. Nothing? Nothing illegal? No weapons? Nothing? All right. So Joshua j o s h u a h Yes. Dawson d a w s o n Yes. Middle initial j Uh no middle initial initial is m. I just said Jackson. Jack Jack Dawson sorry. So what's your middle name? Michael. You ever been arrested in New Jersey? I've never been arrested in New Jersey. Ever been arrested in New York? No. Ever been issued a motor vehicle summons? I've never been. All right just stay by the the over here. Just stay here. Thank you. I'm I'm really sorry about So where where you where exactly you trying to get to? I'm just going to go to the mall right there and I'm going to make a phone call from the mall and um I'll figure it out from there. I'm trying to get back to um I'm trying to get back to Manhattan to take the path train to Manhattan. So where are you coming from right now? Um I just came from um Chatham. I was I was like at a friend's house in Chatham. So you're in Chatham and you're going back to New York City. Yeah yeah. Okay. Where do you where do you live in New York City? Um I live I live in the Lower East Side. I was living with a roommate. What's the address? Um it's on Bowery. What yeah I'm sorry I was thank you. What's the address? Um it's it's on Bowery. I'm just staying with her right now. I don't have like a full on address there. Um but it's it's on Bowery. You don't know the physical number? I don't know. I don't know it now. All right just hold on one second. Thank you. I appreciate it. No problem. 11 name date of birth Dawson. This is your legit name? No no okay. Sorry I'm really nervous. I know I'm getting nervous around cops. I apologize. No it's fine. Just hold on one second. Last name is going to be Dawson. Delta Alpha Whiskey Sierra Ocean November. First name is Joshua. Juliette Ocean Sierra Hotel Uniform Alpha Hotel. 1 15 91. And the middle initial is m as in Michael. Should be out of New York. How long have you known your friend in Chatham? Um I I met him last week. Last week and you already came up here? Yeah yeah. I met I met him I met him on on online. I want yeah I'm so sorry I'm really sorry I did that. You ever use any narcotics before? No. You telling the truth? Yes I am. I'm just really nervous. Very nervous. Yeah I'm sorry. You don't have anything on you? No syringes? Nothing? I have nothing on me sir. So if I search you I'm not going to find anything? You're not going to. I just have my phone. No ID? No wallet? Nothing? You don't have anything my phone I was going to get on the path train. I'm sorry and and I got on it. I just I'm I'm really going to go back to Manhattan. I'm not from New Jersey and I was just like I just wanted to go back home. you have a New New York ID only or or driver's license? It's an ID. Welcome to Info Com. You never got a ticket before ever? I've never got a ticket no. Ever in your life? Um no I've never got a ticket no. Ever I know I'm I'm I'm I'm really really nervous. You've never had a police interaction ever? Um I've had not really I've been really Not really like in the are we I've been in school I've been a ticket or an action um at all. So Okay cuz I'm going to check you cuz if you're giving me a if you're giving me a fake name let me know now. I'm not. You sure? I'm not sure. Cuz I'm going to find out right now. So I don't want you to lie to me and then you you dig yourself a hole. Okay. I'm not saying you are I just want to make sure you're not cuz I want to give you a clean slate. No thank you. I really appreciate it. No I I thank you very much. Spell spell your first name. j o s h u a j o s h h a Wait spell spell your name. Joshua. j u j sorry j o s h u a Michael Dawson d d a w s o n Why did you put an h at the end of your name? What I was nervous. I was I was nervous Dawson uh January 15th 1991. Sorry. I get really nervous sometimes. For actually on the spelling it's going to be Juliette Ocean Sierra Hotel Uniform Alpha. I'm really sorry I shouldn't have brought over here. I just wanted to cross the street to pick up my stuff. Thank you. Yeah it's no problem. What's your middle name? Um Just spell your first name one more time. j o s h u a m Date of birth is 1 15 1991. Yes. And you have a New York ID. Yes I have a New I have a New York ID. And I'm in New York City. Why am I not seeing it? It's just an NYC ID right now. Um it's I'm it should be there. I'm I'm like homeless in Manhattan but now I live with a friend and I live on Bowery and she's going to let me come in tonight. I really don't want to mess up. I'm sorry. I'm I'm really sorry about yeah. I would see if you had a New York ID. I'm not seeing it right now. Does your New York ID have your middle initials? It's it's just Joshua Dawson. It says NYC. Sure I said NYC ID you know. Just New York City ID right? I'm really sorry about that. Sorry. You don't have it on you? No I just have my cell phone. I had a really like I just I just came of it. Um I I don't I mean my cell phone's dead. Um I just came here just for a I I don't know what that I I promise you I crossed the street. I was in my own little in my own head. I was really nervous. I was really apologize for that. I just wanted to go find a place to charge my phone and so I can take the path train back to Manhattan. I can get another NYC Zwido and harsh. Yes cuz I don't have it on me. Check out of that. And that's it. Can I can I please um just um either um uh like have a ride to um to the just the mall or can I just um yeah I just wanted to cross the street to the sidewalk. And When we get there when we get there. I'm not I'm not finding anything on this side. It's um it's it's just I like all my stuff right now I'm so really nervous is in Manhattan and literally I've I've I'm not in New Jersey a lot and um I'm sorry if you don't have anything this all I have on me. Um I really rushed here. I just have my cell Like I'm saying cuz if I if like I'm saying if if you got some warrant or something in New York I don't care about that. I just want your real information. Yeah. Because otherwise you're going to come with me I'm going to fingerprint you and find out who you are. Yeah it's it's that should be my should be my real um uh that's my real information um uh um uh What what I can't I can I give you a my former name? So I'm nervous I'm sorry I have a warrant I I don't have a warrant or anything. It's an old name and I and I changed my name a long time ago so I didn't want to tell like really tell you because I I went through a bad thing with my parents so I didn't want my last name out. It's it's under Ryan Berman. Thank you. Write down your real name. Thank you. Ryan Berman. Thank you. Yeah I really appreciate Your real name your real date of birth. This is the real one. Thank you. This is the real one. Thank you. Ryan Berman. Yes. b e r m a n Yes. What's your date of birth? 11 29 1988. So why would you tell me that? Um it's it's my first name um and I I don't want to say my same as my name as my name as my father. Um so it's a a thing where I'm trying to go through a a name change and all that. But that's not your current name so you can't provide a fake name. No for Ryan sorry it's under Ryan Berman. I just get really nervous. I really just wanted to go back to Manhattan. I'm not like I'm getting nervous in New Jersey. I was nervous I'm sorry. That was the real reason. And like I don't want to like if I I just don't want to I really don't want to be arrested um for crossing the street. I really want to go back to Manhattan. Yeah, well, lying is going to get you arrested. I'm so I really apologize for lying. Thank you for protecting I just I didn't want to lie. I didn't want to and I felt I felt bad. And I was I was I'm sorry, I'm just nervous. Please, can I take your ticket or um Well, I don't I don't like when people lie to me. I'm really I I don't I I really apologize for lying. I I got really nervous. I really didn't want to I don't I don't want to get locked up here. Sorry, I'm I'm not a I won't give That's my real name. I'm not going I'm sorry, that was just I was nervous. I didn't want to lie to you. I apologize. What's your middle name? M? Yes. Thank So, Ryan M. Berman. Yes. B E R M A N. Yes. Yes, sir. I appreciate it. What's your middle name? Max. So, why would you tell me Michael? Um Michael cuz I'm going I'm going through a name change. I was nervous. You you keep saying this name change. I think you're just lying. No, I'm not I was I'm not lying. I'm telling you I'm I really am going through like a big thing. I told you a name cuz I was nervous. Okay, so you lied about your name. Um I told you that name because I did I I You lied. You're subject to a summons and you lied about your information. Um yes, I was I was nervous. I was nervous and I I did I didn't mind I I apologize and I gave you the real name. That's the truth. I just didn't want to lie to you I'm and I really and I have like just enough to like I just wanted to like I'm I'm really sorry about that. I've been walking so I don't do anything wrong. Yeah, but you did. You were interfering with transportation and walking in the road. So, you're subject to a summons and you gave me a fake name and lied. I I did I was nervous and I apologize. I shouldn't I shouldn't have done that. I'm really sorry. Okay, well, you're Please, can I please not be under arrest? No, you're under arrest. Please, can I do anything? Yeah, you can It's too late. Really? Yep. You have anything on you shouldn't have? No, I just have my cell No, I don't I just have my cell phone. You're good. Can I um can I please um You're going to come down and you're going to get processed and you'll get released as long as you don't have any warrants. You lied to me. You're subject to a summons. And that's it. So, he's going to search you make sure you have nothing on you. Thank you. I apologize for lying. So, you're going to come in, you're going to get charged with hindering, providing a false name, and you're subject to a motor vehicle summons, and then you're going to be So, with a court date and then we'll get you to a train station. Thank you. So, it shouldn't be long as long as you don't play any more games with us. I won't, sir sergeant. I won't. I promise. You got nothing tucked in your pants, no no dope, nothing? No, nothing, sir. What do you use? What um I I have nothing I'm using anything I have sex with. Um like with people that like use drugs. I don't I don't use anything. So, you just have sex with people that use drugs? Um they use they use drugs um but I just have I never like have anything on me. I don't like sell or buy anything. Yeah, but what do you use? What's your drug of choice? Um oh uh Sorry, thank you. Um my drug of choice uh it's crystal meth sometimes. I smoke it. I don't buy it or sell. You don't have any crystal meth on you cuz I'm telling you we're going to search you more thoroughly. You lied to me once. We get you to headquarters and you have crystal meth on you, you're going to get charged. Nothing? Nothing. When's the last time you used crystal meth? Um I 30 minutes ago? Uh 19 minutes ago. Um uh like 15 hours ago. I just smoked it while I was having sex with someone. I didn't buy anything. Nothing in your shoe Listen, man. I'm telling you now, if you have something on you, tell me cuz I'm telling you we will find it. If it gets if it gets brought into my police department, I will put make sure you go to Essex County Correctional. I I I absolutely promise you I have nothing nothing I I'm not I'm I'm there's not. I promise you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I really appreciate you being nice about this. Thank you. Thank you. I'm going in this car, okay? Thank you. You got a flashlight? Yeah. All right, stand up, okay? Thank you. All right, thank you. So, look, there's nothing in here, right? Anything in here is yours, okay? I agree. I agree. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Sir. I don't have anything on me. I promise. Thank you for being nice. Like I said, we're going to double check. We're going to check your shoes and all that stuff. You can you can check. I promise you. Thank you. you in. Thank you. Yeah, you're good. You're good. Thanks. 11 clear. I'll have the paper on this. Is all jobs caught up? Thank you. All right, we're going to go to the left, okay? Police arrested the subject on charges of hindering apprehension or prosecution. Please share your thoughts on this arrest and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.