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.
(Read here). 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

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