after this older gentleman tried to commit fraud with a fake ID the police soon discovered he had a total of 13 of them but I'm not sure who I'm talking to is it Thomas S Jared fiser however this pales in comparison to the criminal who caused complete chaos after giving the officers a fake last name oh hey he's trying to run hey there's also a girl who mistakenly displayed a fake ID causing her to burst into tears but let's first return to the unbelievable case of a man with 13 identities in Martin County Florida the police received a tip about someone attempting to commit check fraud using a false identity upon arrival they immediately encountered the suspect and they were informed that there was a young black man with him who fled in a black Mercedes upon the police's arrival the police immediately began to search for the Mercedes while another team focused on the suspect inside the bank so what's going on today nothing just getting some personal checks okay so we've got to report that you're uh cashing fraudulently cashing checks I'm not doing that okay do you cash checks anywhere else today good night not at all okay all right let's put this down for a second you turn around for me hands behind your back you you not under arrest at the moment but you are being detained okay why because we're conducting an investigation okay so you are currently being detained Under Suspicion of cashing fraudulent checks okay based on information we've received from the bank uh I want to ask you a quick question because you're in custom going to read you your constitutional rights your Miranda warning okay I know okay you know them okay well I'm going to read them to you again anyway you have the right to remain silent with those rights at mind do you want to talk to me um not particularly but I don't understand what it's about well not particularly or you want to no I don't really want okay all right let's return for a moment to when the suspect heard the reason he was detained if you look closely you'll see he took the accusation very calmly almost as if he was prepared for this situation his facial expression the fact that he immediately reconciled with the charge and his familiarity with the Miranda warning suggests that this probably isn't his first time and that he's well-versed in such scams check fraud involving fake IDs is a common form of financial deception the use of counterfeit or altered identification card such as driver's licenses passports and other official documents allows criminals to impersonate legitimate account holders or create entirely fictitious identities to facilitate fraudulent transactions so that African-American male was with him yeah the one that walked out the door in front of me okay okay uh so what evidence do we have you have the ID right there the ID she's about to hand me is that your ID is that you're sure cuz you realize that providing a false name is a is another charge yeah okay so do I get my IDs back what's that do I get my ID's back they have your ID is your name going to match the name your actual name going to match the name on the ID no okay so what is your actual name and do you have a Florida ID New York ID what Florida you do have a Florida DL or ID no ID so are these fake okay the police officer is now verifying the authenticity of the name just given to him but Bernie then reveals something else before the check comes through so before they run that name that's your name that's my name cuz based on all this if that name doesn't come back I'm charging you with providing a false name okay I can show the idea to my w so when I said to you you have an ID I had to lie they had I'm not trying to shame you okay I and we're on camera right I understand okay it seems that Mr Bernie had second thoughts as he obviously realized that further lying would only get him deeper into trouble and he already had enough problems on his plate but let's now return to that unknown person who left the room when the police arrived while this officer was questioning Bernie the other team had their hands full they located the black Mercedes with three young men inside one of whom matched the description given by the bank clerk who greeted the police at the door at the very beginning all of the individuals from the Mercedes were arrested after a Chase and more IDs with Bernie's picture were found with them it's now clear that this is an organized group not just an impulsive Act of an old man but let's see what else Bernie will reveal but I'm not sure who I'm talking to is it Thomas S Jared fiser they made all that Ste oh they made all of that so okay listen you understand your Miranda Rights I do are you talking or not talking I'm talking dude I don't want to I don't want to take a blame for them they made all the ID born in actual age how old are you 58 588 born in 65 listen one more time Bernie yes you're 58 yeah you know you're going to get fingerprinted at the jail right right okay I don't understand you don't dude I'm not trying to be disrespectful to you at all but you don't look 58 and and listen let's be very clear let's be very clear I'm not trying to be insulting to you Bernie listen to me stop talking and listen to me I'm not trying to be disrespectful to you have you looked in the mirror lately I look good you don't look you don't look 58 you do look good I mean you do look good but you don't but you don't look 58 okay now listen if you insist that you're 58 fine I'll believe you I'm just telling you that I don't think you look 58 and by the way I'm sitting in front of you holding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 fake IDs so forgive me if I don't believe everything you say I say yes I want to talk to you I haven't said a lot you run that okay what kind of charges anything to do with fraud okay y multiple IDs I I can't quote you the number of IDs that are written in the Florida statute but there are FL Florida Statutes specifically for multiple IDs okay so the fact that you have more than one fake ID that's going to be an additional charge but the on technically he wasn't possessing his other false IDs they were thrown out of the car but they all have his picture on them so [Music] Bravo you got a sugar habit buddy yeah what is that what is that that's not me bro so that's not your shirt pocket that just came out of that is not mine jeez I have nothing back at all do that so is okay so just for the record just for the record right now I I want to make a record of this for myself that's not your shirt it is my shirt but I I borrowed this shirt from one of those so it's not your shirt okay I yeah it's not my shirt I borrowed the shirt I just want to make sure that when when that goes on social media I heard it first after numerous lies and fake IDs Bernie confessed everything defending him himself by saying he was forced into committing the fraud along with the other members of the gang he was charged with fraudulent use of ID and a scheme to defraud man can you roll down uh these windows too please all thank you I'm officer M reason for the traffic stops the speed any reason for the speed uh I'm I'm trying to get home my little sister home okay do you have a driver's license on [Music] you thank you are any weapons at all in the car or no okay during a regular traffic patrol officer Miller noticed a vehicle traveling at a speed above the limit after pulling the car over he detected a strong smell of marijuana before even approaching the vehicle while waiting for backup he returned to his Cruiser to run a check on the driver when other off officers arrived he asked one of his colleagues to check on the passenger they couldn't have anticipated that the passenger was about to give them quite a show I they want to approach it so I'll get the driver out first driver out first yep if you want to just um watch that passenger side how's it going you guys got IDs on you you have an idea on you partner you don't what's your name not I understand you're not driving can I get you a step out real quick yeah I'll explain everything to you okay I just listen just listen to me I understand that you're not the driver I get it everything's fine I'm not even 18 bro so scared as H bro what's your first name I'm not I don't have to give you my name you do because this car SS uh smells like marijuana so just listen to me quick just listen to me me all right I understand you're scared everything's fine just cooperate I just need your name right now right what's your last name what's that n Nicholson can you spell it out for me please you got to speak up man m i mck yeah all right you said Michelson now you're saying mck n spell it out for me m i c k e l s o n all right last time you didn't say L I already know you're lying I already know you're no I said oh hey he's trying to run hey he's taking off he's taking off passengers hopped in the driver's seat he's taking off don't don't do it man you're going to get tased manual Hispanic driver with longly hair it seems that the young Mr mikkelson really doesn't want the police to know his true identity and trust me you'll understand why he just made this foolish move later on in Wisconsin recreational marijuana is illegal the noticeable scent of marijuana can provide the officer with probable cause to search the vehicle for drugs depending on the amount found charges could range from a simple possession misdemeanor to intent to distribute while passengers generally aren't required to identify themselves during a traffic stop there are exceptions especially if the officer suspects them of a crime or if they're committing a separate violation giving a fake name or lying about one's identity to a law enforcement officer can be considered obstruction of justice or another similar charge in many jurisdictions melson continued to flee in the car and even hit another vehicle on the road at one point he later continued to run on foot but the police quickly surrounded him and he had nowhere else to run the pursuing officer drew his weapon and ordered melson to lie on the ground let's see what he had to say then please please help me all right man why did you do that and look what you did you got yourself in more trouble all over a little bit of weed hit by the upon inspecting Jason's bag the officer found marijuana and ammunition for a handgun listen R my neck 23 dispatch where we are on the north side of 1405 H 16th Street or I'm sorry My5 Emerson she live right around the all right what's we could also use another Squad to check his area he ran because he probably threw something he was in the front passenger seat I got the driver out detained this dude hops in the driver seat and takes off in the process hits another car when he's coming and then uh he ditched the car ran up here this where now it's right up there do you have an ID anywhere what's the address you're J Jesse what Jason Jason Jason what Jason Massie all right so this nichon party you're giving me this BS what's your last name spell it out for me I think that come's your Jason j o n a felony 99 for armed robbery out of rine County Sheriff things are now becoming clearer We Now understand why Jason provided a false identity he was wanted for armed robbery had marijuana and ammunition on on him and the police then proceeded to search the area he had run through hoping to find more evidence and indeed they found something significant while running Jason had discarded a weapon into a nearby Bush hoping the police wouldn't find it in the end Jason was charged with multiple offenses second degree recklessly endangering safety bail jumping time six eluding an officer misdemeanor hit and run possession of THC resisting and carrying a concealed weapon he was sentenced to 3 and half years plus an additional 4 years for the previous armed robbery now here's a case that didn't end the way you might expect an officer pulled over a car due to an obstruction on the vehicle's tag while checking the driver's information she inadvertently revealed that she had multiple driver's licenses in her wallet the officer then asked for the fake ID and that's when the discussion began stopping for something we call obstructed tag the border around your license plate is covering the word New Jersey it's not legal to have in the State of Florida oh okay yeah I've seen a couple of things in your wallet that look like driver license can I see the rest of them that one right there looks like maybe Connecticut or something oh I was right cool so this looks pretty fake to me same name date of birth 4304 but this says 2001 so when I run this this is going to come back no record found right yeah right did you know that possession of a uh counterfeit driver license is a felony no yeah it's a felony like you could be arrested right now handcuffed and taken to jail okay poor choice I'm Sor real bad really very stupid in Florida possession of a fake driver's license is indeed a serious offense it is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession or to display any blank forged stolen fictitious counterfeit or unlawfully issued driver's license or identification card or any instrument in the similitude of a driver's license or identification card unless possession by such person has been duly authorized by the department to lend his or her driver's license or identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another to display or represent as one's own any driver's license or identification card not issued to him or her violators are guilty of a third degree felony which in Florida can carry penalties of up to 5 years in prison 5 years of Probation and a $55,000 fine where'd you get it online like a website fake driver's licenses or something I think this is the right registration it is yeah I'll take it so cool thing is is I was probably only going to give you a warning about the tag but now we can talk about this whole felony thing we never seen any of our things you know fake to felony we have signs up around campus don't have fake IDs it's a felony so are you a student yeah cool so um you're going to get a student Affair referral because you have committed a felony okay but I'm going to tell you right off the bat I'm not planning on taking you to jail okay this gets to go away I'm still going to run it it's all being recorded on my body camera but when you open your wallet we look for these things right you use it for drinking or what yeah cool okay I appreciate you being honest that goes a long way right had you fed me some lines or wise or whatever um I probably would have made things a lot more difficult I don't like being lied to but okay all right Miss I appreciate your patience are you okay yeah all right I see you crying okay if this is your first time getting in trouble over something like this probably not going to be a big deal okay this is a college believe me it's SE the first one I've seen there's how immediately after you pass it in your wallet I already saw it been doing this a long time okay we know what we're looking for we see this stuff all the time I am obviously seizing the license that's evidence I'm not charging you criminally okay but understand that I could have and everything I needed body came recorded that being said anytime any of our students are involved in criminal activity even if I wanted to cut you the biggest break in the world and say you know what I'm not going to do it I would get in trouble for that you have to talk to student affairs okay um they're going to contact you via your information on files I don't know if it's you know in person or you know virtual whatever um but you're going to have to go before you know the student board and explain the goings on and they can choose to sanction you in a number of ways because you committed a felony they could technically throw you out of the college I've not heard of that happening but I will tell you all of the results of student affairs are kept secret from us so whatever happens I will never know I'm seizing it you'll hear from student affairs whatever they decide to do it's on them you might have to take a class you might have to write a letter I have no worly idea because again you know I never see or hear from any of those folks again I would I would definitely not repeat what happened today okay right you but you don't want to get caught with that stuff the other cop if they decided they wanted to make a felony collar easiest one in the book this is proof that sometimes it's best to just admit everything because police officers are not naive and they know what they are doing if you have a fake identity sooner or later you'll run into trouble because of it subscribe for [Music] more