like the rapper who claimed he was arrested for withdrawing $200k lied?

A few days ago, I shared a story of a rapper
named “Blac Youngsta,” who was arrested outside
a Wells Fargo bank in Atlanta after he withdrew
$200,000 cash from his own account. Looks like he lied because the police is
telling a very different story.



Wells Fargo released an official statement, saying
“Mr. Benson is not an account holder with us. He
did not enter our store nor did he make any
withdrawals. Sergeant Warren Pickard of the
Atlanta Police Dept. had more to add. Pickard
said Benson and several of his associates were
detained “briefly” and Benson had only $70,000 in
his possession - not $200,000 - and no money
was taken from him. See the press statement
after the cut...
Here is Well Fargo's official statement:
On January 8, 2016, Atlanta Police Officers
were dispatched to the Wells Fargo Bank,
3235 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia. The
911 caller stated that a male was trying to
cash a forged check valued at $24,000. The
description of the male provided to police
was limited and conflicting.
The Video Integration Center (VIC) using
the camera system were able to get a
visual of a possible suspect inside a car in
the parking lot of the bank. This
information was relayed to officers on the
scene. The car was stopped and everyone
inside the car was briefly detained. It was
quickly discovered that the person providing
the description to police had provided the
wrong description of the suspect. It was
determined that the occupants of the
vehicle were not involved. They were
immediately released.
The caller identified Mr. Charles Darnell
Edward (03/02/1976) as the male
attempting to cash the fraudulent $24,000
CHECK. Mr. Edwards was arrested at the
scene and charged with forgery in the first
degree (felony).
The Rapper, who identified himself as “Blac
Youngsta”, by coincidence happened to be
at the bank at the same time. Upon police
officers arriving on scene, they made a brief
detention of him until a positive
identification by the caller was made. This
incident did not directly involved Blac
Youngsta, nor was he accused of
committing a crime.
Sergeant Warren Pickard
Atlanta Police Department