A metro Atlanta man had his car repossessed for being stolen, problem was, he bought it legally
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2023
- A metro Atlanta man found out he’d been driving for months in a stolen car only when police pulled into his driveway.
The thing is, he bought the car fair and square at a local dealership.
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The dealership needs to be investigated to find out how many other stolen cars they've sold.
They also owe him another car
Facts
They’ll sell stolen cars all day and all night!
@@Joy-zf2cu wouldnt trust it after the first being stolen tho lol
They need to sue to get their money back. He was sold a stolen car… he could have checked the registry to make sure there was clearance but ultimately the vehicle was stolen.
Got to give props to the Deputy for handling the situation they way it should have been handled. Not immediately assuming guilt and showing compassion for the young man
Yes he definitely deserves some praise 🙌🏾
Usually they will pull a gun on you trust me I know
@@maddmaxwiththefacts601 Usally its not the cops pulling guns. Its someone that looks like this young man sadly. Good kid here seems
@Madd Max with the facts It's nobody else's fault that you were in a situation where cops drew on you. Your problem, not a cop problem.
@@Josh-xd9mj not all the time
This young man is fortunate that he was approached by a reasonable, professional police officer. As the reporters mentioned, this could have gone a lot worse if the wrong type of cop had approached him. And, that car dealership needs to be investigated.
a good Professional Police i very hard to find, it is hard to find one that will listen to your side of the Story
@@dknowles60 When all the you know is what you see on RUclips or other social media, you will obviously come to that conclusion. In reality, this is what 99% of police interactions end up being like when the person being questioned doesn't have a warrant out for their arrest, doesn't have a criminal record, and doesn't resist the officers. Treat them with respect and they will usually respond in kind. Treat them with hostility... and they will usually respond in kind. You reap what you sow.
@@Bancheis yet if they did rough up or kill him it's not like they'd face any punishment.
@@Bancheis i Can tell you are very young, Dont For Get the FBI killed a women holding a Baby, I been Around a Long Time, Most of todays Police are not like SGT Friday Just the Facts and Use to listyem to your Side at Least Befor Taking you In
Absolutely. Props to the cop knowing he was just the last victim in the case.
Dealership is 100% responsible... Can't believe the court needs to be involved for such a common sense situation.
Cop handled this situation well. No aggression, very professional.
But how did he know to car was stolen?
@@bhall4996true
@@bhall4996Until most turns into all, they should report it. Just like this story. Most cars that people buy are not stolen and cause people to lose their money to shady dealerships. So are we saying that the news hates showing honest car deals? 🤔
Actually, he didn't. The kid was in possession of stolen property no matter how much paperwork he had and that should have been something a JUDGE determined. That wasn't something for a street cop to work out.
@@baconoverlord7982 He was also the victim of a scam in which he loses his car and at least for some time his money and whatever he needed transportation for. This was absolutely something that someone serving a community should do. You can go pound sand.
that dealer guy seems slimy af
I believe drug dealers can have more pride within their work versus Car Dealers.
I'm still mad about my car's situation and that it was SO-CALLED CERTIFIED Vehicle
I’ve been to forests less shady than that guy
Dude would probably get fired if he said otherwise. But that's what you get when you buy from a company called "evolution" or some other off name that you've never heard of before.
I dont even know why he even bothered to do an interview lol. Nothing he could say could make the company look good
Frfr
The fact that the dealership made this family take them to court instead of just giving them their money back is disgusting. They have probably done this to others who didn't have the energy or knowledge to navigate the small claims court process. If the dealership truly didn't know the car was stolen, they could have easily given the family the money back and sued the company that sold the dealership the stolen car in the first place...but we all know the dealership doesn't want to upset their stolen car supplier.
I'd suspect the same. People don't realize how slow and expensive court cases can get, and a car dealership has much deeper pockets than a college student.
Especially as the dealer had a remedy in collecting what they paid back from where they got it. You never have legitimate title to stolen property, no matter if you know it not. What is not answered here is, where did a title come from?
And yet the state allows them to hold a dealer’s license? The dealer is required to have a bond, if something like this happens and they don’t pay up
The customer can go after their bond or insurance. Making you bonding company or insurance pay out on a claim is usually very bad business and you’ll pay in the long run.
Dealership did the same thing that insurance companies do constantly. They hope people wont have the funds and/or time to fight it in court and just give up.
That’s the horribly sad part about it. A reputable dealer would have made things right without hesitation. It is very plausible and quite probable that the company the dealer uses to check against things like this wasn’t updated and on the flip side it’s possible that the reporting police agency didn’t enter the stolen car into the NICB
Man I’m so happy to hear that this worked out for the kid that legally bought the car.
Crazy how it takes the press for these companies to "make it right".
All the time, they finally want to make things "right" when the media is hot on their tracks.
The lender had no obligation to "make it right" but they were the ones who stepped up to help the guy. The dealership had to lose in court for them to pay up, and they were the ones with the obligation.
EVERY single time
Yeah you obviously never bought a used car lol. They’re absolute scumbags
in this case took the court... the delearship steal told the press they are not responsible, the curt told them they were...
I applaud the officer for how he handled the situation and treated the victim with respect. Best wishes to the young man and his education.
Absolutely spot on, professional police work!
He’s a new graduate, they said.
🎉🎉🎉🎉 good job officer
The cop was wrong. You cant take that car from a person who purchased it legally.
@@fredcastro563 thank youuuuu
I'm so glad this young man is getting made whole. But it's absolutely disgusting that it was only by the luck of him not being stopped on the road and by having a level-headed police officer and Wells Fargo finally stepping up probably just for good PR, that this didn't go horribly sour.
Did everybody hear that? Calm citizen and calm police officer = no physicality, no shooting, and no lawsuits.
Yup.
So true 🎉
Well, one lawsuit against the dealership that he won
THAT'S WHAT IM SAYIN
Actually there was a lawsuit
They need to sue this dealership
The did and won
Why wouldn't they sue the state who is issuing good paperwork on a stolen car? It seems like the state would be at fault for issuing a clean title on a hot car!
@@northyland1157 exactly.
Good point, sue them all!
FACTS!
Evolution cars is shady as crap. I'm very proud of Wells Fargo. 👏👏👏👏👏
I’m looking for a used car, one less place to go to.
I'm glad the young man will be made whole on the deal but very surprised to see Well Fargo did a good deed.
They are known to be a slimy outfit.
@@Kaatu-barada-niktoprobably only because it made the news.
Props to Wells Fargo for this very minor and specific situation. Maybe people will forget all the fraud now.
Wow, someone who watched the whole story before commenting, upvote and kudos. You are one of the few it seems.
The mother and son seem to be outstanding humans - they way they handled the whole situation with no anger etc was exceptional
This particular story just showed up randomly in my "side bar" on YT...so I clicked on it, of course. By the end my eyes were welling up w/tears. I am SO happy that this young man was able to get this resolved, not *only* thru Wells Fargo financing, *BUT* also thru the local Courts when he won judgement *for him* and AGAINST the dealership and awarded judgement for $4,500 too!!! Because, as the new broadcasters were saying on air.....THIS could've ended up soooo tragically for this young man & his family. And strangely, many of us watching this probably never thought that "a legitimately & LEGALLY purchased vehicle" from a DEALERSHIP *could be* a stolen vehicle.....now we know..... that IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE....
Shout out to Wells Fargo for doing the right thing when the dealership wouldn't
This also means wells Fargo wont write loans for them now
Wells Fargo did something right?
totally blew my mind away. first time i've heard wells fargo doing something ethically right.
Shouldn't the State who issued Clean titles to both the Dealership and to the Owner be the one who messed this whole thing up?
They only did the right thing because it was on the news.
This would have never been corrected if it had not been exposed by excellent reporting by WSB-TV. They shined a light on what was the" RIGHT" thing to do, to correct what happened to this honest young man.
Nahhh they wasn’t going to do the right thing without being sued smh any lawyer could win this open and shut case but shows you what type of dealership they are to risk this type of exposure instead of just doing what was right in the first place!
@@Fucktheworld14020 Evolution should be investigated for receiving and selling sol e n property.
It wouldn't have been corrected if they hadn't sued the dealer and gotten a ruling in their favor.
💯
Shone a light, on a crooked dealer
thank you very much for your great work helping to save this young man from financial ruin.also good police he must be praised
They can arrest you for zero cause but can't save an innocent person from some wrongful repossession? They have more authority than a citizen, maybe they should start standing up for we the people rather than against us.
Calm,respectful young man and equally calm,respectful police officer taking the time to compare notes. Bravo to both of them!
Glad this story aired so hopefully the public can see this and *stop shopping at Evolution Cars. They refused to return the man’s money* claiming they didn’t make a mistake when all evidence presented to them says they sold the stolen vehicle so should’ve made it right and apologized. Then at least offered to sell him a decent car under the similar loan payments which is called *Good Business* but they simply didn’t care about their customer.
I hope he sues that finance company and that dealership goes out of business. That manager seemed like a real prick.
If the government said it wasn't stolen and was okay to buy, it's not the dealership's responsibility, it's the government's.
@@NoJusticeNoPeace I do not know the law, but on principle, fvck that manager. There is such a thing as tact and treating people respectfully.
I would make sure to tell everyone I know to never buy a car from that dealer. People do not want that BS in their lives.
what would you expect from an immigrant
This was an opportunity for that dealership to get a ton of free promotion by making this right. They missed out.
He wouldn't of gotten his money back if he didn't contact news stations about his story. Shows you what a little bit of public embarrassment can do for you.
Not true at all, they sued to get their money back.
@@FierceZs1Shouldn't have had to sue at all...
He sued them it had nothing to do with going to the news
@@slapahoe69 for the wells Fargo part it did. Wells Fargo backpedalled on billing him after the news started asking for interviews. At first customer service at Wells Fargo was refusing to drop the payments/refund the money.
@@jackm3040 you must have missed the detail that the car was stolen from a dealership. If it was being financed, it was whatever bank underwrites the lot plans for that dealer. I don't know if Wells Fargo services such loans, but assuming they do, do you really think they keep tabs on if a vehicle's stolen or not? C'mon man.
Bless That Officer for being really responsible and understanding 🙏 🙌!!
Thank goodness that officer had a brain. Not many do. They usually escalate the situation. This officer was calm, patient, received all the information and made an informed decision. That is rare these days. I can acknowledge a good officer when I see one. Hats off to him. Now that dealership.. the nerve of that guy.”I see what you are trying to say.” You mean the truth? You sold a stolen vehicle!! No ifs and or buts about it. Give that man his money back then you take whoever you need to, to court for giving you the stolen vehicle. Go down the line until everyone responsible is called out.
This just proves how sketchy dealerships really are. They don't car about you honestly, they just want that payday. To even think selling a stolen car to someone is the CUSTOMERS responsibility is ridiculous.
Why are you so quick to blame the dealership, But say nothing about the States department of Motor vehical, that was handing out clean paperwork to both the dealer and the customer? Isn't this 100% the states fault?
@@northyland1157 i agree states at fault but what makes this dealer ship shady is the fact that family they had to go throw court just to get there money back
@@northyland1157 You are right that the state is mostly at fault, but the dealership should also take some responsibility since they still expect the customer to pay for a car that they should have never sold.
no duh..its call a business
@@northyland1157 The state almost certainly disclaims the limitations of their title checks. In other words, if it isn't in GA's system as stolen or totaled, it will come back clean. The dealership, on the other hand, must guarantee that it can legally sell the car when it sells a car (warranty of title). So legally, the dealership is responsible. The dealership knows this but tried to avoid its responsibility.
Terrible!
This is outrageous; the dealership should be investigated…
Bravo that this fine young man has the situation resolved! 🙏🙏🙏
Probably won’t you expect companies to be held accountable
The state is liable. The dealership went through the legal process to buy the car in the state of Georgia. You can not register and tag a vehicle without state approval. There needed to be a form of car insurance on the vehicle and the insurance company verifies info from the states motor vehicle system. The state failed.
@@jordanjay1479 But there is a warranty on the vehicle itself. The dealership would be in breach of warranty because they were not legally able to sell the vehicle because it was stolen. They are liable, and any bank if they provided a loan on the vehicle.
@@jordanjay1479 or the dealership bought the car and registered it and stopped payment on the car pulling a fast one. Was most likely an auction car, may have had an account at the auction etc. plenty of ways for the dealer to do everything “by the books”.
The car dealership SUCKS and should’ve paid the customer the monies back! As a former owner of a dealership it’s his moral obligation and honestly “legal” responsibility IF certain things weren’t followed.
🔥I hope everyone leaves this dealership a bad customer service review based upon you “OPINION of them handling another customer”, it’s legal to leave that type and they can’t remove it!
Thank you so much wsbtv for assisting us with this. We are grateful beyond measure
Holy crap. Wells Fargo actually stepped up and did something? Astounding. Next, I believe that deputy handled this situation with the utmost professionalism. I hope that, when it's all said in done, this man will get a replacement vehicle and not be out any cash, and perhaps come out ahead.
They have to they have been engaging in dirty tactics for the last 15 yrs including charging for services that customers didn't know they were enrolled in they have a new CFO who's trying to reverse a lot of those bad practices
I feel the same way ❤
Wells fargo had to they been under a microscope since scamming their customers.
I was thinking the same thing about Wells Fargo lol
@Davidguy5593 Lol that roast on WF had me 🤣 but agreed
The officer was understanding and investigated the matter. And didn't profile. Kudos to the Deputy!
Honestly, you're not wrong at all. Different officer, same situation - it could have ended horribly. From the sounds of things he was good at de-escalating things and making sure the victim knew it wasn't his fault and didn't do anything wrong. Just communicated with him like a human being.
The dealership and finance company is in violation of the law by receiving stolen property.
i’m sorry, but this man bought the car out of good faith. the law SHOULD protect him. the dealership NEEDS TO HAVE THE TITLE AT THE TIME OF SALE OR PROVE IT IN 45-60 DAYS. report the dealership to the DMV immediately. that’ll scare the crap out of them.
Yikes! That’s terrible.The car dealership should be held accountable.
This same officer is in another video on my channel and is facing charges for the incident.. 😲🤬
No kidding! They're going around selling stolen property and taking zero responsibility. I'm not sure how there are no bigger legal repercussions for them. It's scary and infuriating!
You know, in a civilised country, responsability goes along the chain of purchase until it either cannot be followed up any further or you end up at a person who made a sketchy deal.
And then you have the US of A.
@@Nugire .
In the UK, in any contract of sale, there is an implied term that the seller has the right to sell the goods. If the goods are stolen, they do not have that right, and it would be a breach of contract to sell them.
It doesn’t matter what’s required by the state, EVOLUTION CARS, you just lost a wholeee ton of business. Nobody likes doing business with people who don’t feel the need, let alone WANT to make it right. I hope & pray this young man gets his hard earned money back.🙏🏼
he took them to court and was given money
@@BetalerIkkeSkatt I sure hope so nobody deserves that
End of video says Wells Fargo agreed to make him whole again, meaning he's getting his money back and his credit report cleared.
@@BetalerIkkeSkatt Still think this business needs to be destroyed financially.
You are making the best point ever
Good report, that young man ess so calm and kind. I am glad it worked out for them.🎉
He needs to get a lawyer an sue them for defamation of character as well !!!!
That dealership needs to be investigated,such disgusting individuals and they definitely should be avoided. Im glad it turned outlike this because as we all know, it could've been a lot worse.
It's the state's fault. George is liable. Think about it in all states you have to go through the state's government to own and drive a car on the road. Car insurance companies verify information with state governments. The state actually failed. The dealer was able to register and insure the vehicle, without red flags.
@jordanjay1479 Theres a better business way of doing it though... Being flexible with the young man and going after the state yourself. You are then helping the man out of the situation while also getting support sharing your side of having to go after the state etc. There was just a better way to handle it all
@@Fastshot So if you bought a stolen car on accident and the state said everything was legit to you and the car insurance that you use, it'll be your fault still? I don't think it'll be your fault, but it sounds like you would blame yourself because your putting blame on the dealership. Car dealerships don't make a huge amount of profit on cars that they sell relative to what they invest into them. Would you lose money because the state made a mistake? The dealership would lose money on that, not break even.
If anyone buys a car from this dealership after hearing about this, you get what you deserve. They literally just informed everyone about who they are.
The dealership did everything entirely legally, they had registered the car with the state. It is the states fault for not catching this.
@BEES AND TOAST The dealership is shady. They sold that car knowing it was stolen.
@@kennethscott621 They did not know it was stolen, they registered it with the state like they were supposed to. It is the state that failed here.
@@Toastybees I say it both, dealership should of make it RIGHT AS WELL!
@@Toastybees Exactly, that why the mother won in court!
What a professional officer I did not hear him threaten to shoot the driver, nor did he put little belittle or berate the driver.. thank you officer for not making a bad day much worse by being unprofessional, you should be in charge of training those who have to pull over potentially stolen vehicles..
What a great story this is, this is awesome journalism. I wish we had more great journalism like this. Well done WSB-TV ! Demetrius is a classy young man, and props to the Cop for keeping cool and treating this young man with respect.
My manager of the dealership said they did everything they were supposed to do. If that is true, there’s something wrong in the system because things should’ve lit up once that Vin hit.
I agree, wouldn’t be the states fault for not having this vehicle reported as stolen on their system? Even the officer stated that the vehicle does not show up as stolen, so why is everyone blaming the dealership?
@@Freeworld856 Because the dealership handled it badly after the fact. In the end it was still stolen merchandise. They could easily write it off to bad debt which is still a win for them. In the end they forced the family to small claims court and lost. Not a good look for the business, because now they have a judgment against them instead of just doing the right thing.
If the customer is inconvenienced, loses his car, and is being harassed by the dealership's financing company, then the dealership did not do everything right. The dealership got to the find out stage once the court ruled and found it liable. The dealership had to pay $4,500.00 as ruled by the court because the dealership is shady, predatory, and dishonest. I'm glad the young man was made whole. I hope people avoid that dealership and post negative reviews until it goes out of business.
@@Freeworld856 because they bought the car from somewhere. Maybe the sheriff can drop by and start running vins on everything for awhile you know to help the dealer out😎
How is the dealership buying the car from the car thief who has none of the required paperwork showing they own the car and it has been paid off so it can be sold to another party?
Needless to say I know which dealership I won't be purchasing a car from.. that dealership deserves the Budlight award for kicking themselves in the chops with that arrogant manager
Me too! I-20. Terrible attitude!
He's probably here illegally...
@@catwoman2596 EXACTLY, now that TRUMP is not in office, that will be all we see.
Even the cars they sell 100% stolen to customers.
Bud Light award for being inclusive? I think the dealer was horrible on all fronts.
Thanks, guys, for helping this young man. What a nightmare!
Wells Fargo is all right. They are my mortgage company. Havnt had an issue in 11 years. Actually refinanced my mortgage to 2.25% fixed. Nice to see they stepped up to help this guy.😊
Boycott Evolution dealership
YES.. tonight I'm buying a few cases of Budlight and going to place one can on each vehicle on the lot
@@David-mr4gr 🤣🤣🤣
First both mother and son kept calm during the situation. The cop who came to the house was very professional! He tried to deescalate the situation. A lesson to be learned here!
The car dealer is a slimeball company! Do the right thing! Instead, they get all these bad publicity, and lost in court!
Amen
A very rare moment of a professional cop. Most others would have guns at his head.
Amen! Everyone was polite and tactful. That could have been a bad situation. They absolutely matched the tone of the officier. We need more good officers like him!
But did they refund the young man's money? The court does not get your money for you; all you get is a judgement. You have to get the money out of them and if they don't cooperate, you just lose out.
Did Evolution Cars purchase the vehicle or steal it?
Glad to hear that the young brother is getting results from this situation kudos to the deputy for giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Sue them. That's a crook dealership. Dispute it with the credit bureaus.
Evolution Cars needs to check in with the person who sold them the car.
They probably have something to do with buying stolen car, #1 reason they didn’t want to give back the money!
@@tammyslade1375 exactly
The police need to follow the car’s ownership backwards. They need to get the records on who the dealership bought the car from and prosecute them!
Chances are, this is not the first stolen car they have sold. Either that, or this is a new manager that was bringing shady tricks from his previous employment.
Why, they KNEW that car was stolen? Probably one of his hombres that stole it.
Unreal! How is this even possible? What the hell is the state doing with these registrations and titles. Thanks Wells Fargo, the responding officer, and the judge for being professional and setting the situation right.
Wells Fargo rocks.
@Ronnie DJ Wells Fargo is not clean in this by a long shot! they only did right because of all the bad press they have been getting as of lately.
@@redraven_y2kright
@@redraven_y2k yah this is definitely a PR thing lmao
So how do you get registration for a vehicle from the state if it’s reported stolen to the state?
What a mess!! Thanks for your reporting.
I’m so glad the news covers things like this because otherwise this poor kid would be screwed.
I went to Evolution Motors, the same one, and before they even introduced themselves a man ask me if I was going to finance it with them so I left. The place was unkept and the people were creepy. I've bought 4 or 5 cars in my life but Evolution Motors was not for me!
Props to this young man , His Mother and the officer for staying so calm!
Not all Cops are on a Power Trip.
Officer probably knows a lot of shady dealerships.
Glad to hear great news for this young man. 👏🏼
Man, what a bummer, and how much of this is happening in that dealership and elsewhere.
This just made my blood pressure go up this is so sickening on so many levels this young man did everything right and got treated like he was the one who stole it by the car dealership they need to be investigated and shut down immediately ⁉️🤔😡
What does this have to do with this story? This man could've been killed by an officer with a happy trigger finger but thank God a decent officer was sent. We're grown we don't do dares goofy
He's not the only one either, this has already happened multiple times. They just unlucky but atleast he got the money back
The car dealership SUCKS and should’ve paid the customer the monies back! As a former owner of a dealership it’s his moral obligation and honestly “legal” responsibility IF certain things weren’t followed.
🔥I hope everyone leaves this dealership a bad customer service review based upon you “OPINION of them handling another customer”, it’s legal to leave that type and they can’t remove it!
@Scot Smith it should be. Pawn shops have to let an item sit for 2 months before they can sell it.
Lesson learned, don't shop at that car dealership, if one wants to even call them that. But that is scary. Glad it all finally got worked out in this young man's favor! I'm surprised that Wells Fargo made it right, and sad that they had to take the car dealership to court to get a resolution. But glad they did and that they won. Good on this young man and the officer, both for handling this crazy situation really well.
I don't think the dealership even thought about what the blow back could be when word got out about how they treated their customer.
If everyone who would / should know a car is stolen is saying it's fine then nearly a year later they change their mind why are you blaming anyone else.
This is a government issue.
@@jenksify Correct. The spokesperson is now a target and doesn't deserve another job with a good company. He is a snake and a professional liar.
I hope the car dealer goes bankrupt, the slimy bastards. My Dad used to say, "I'd rather have a sister who's a hooker, than a brother who's a car salesman."
This just tells you about the communication across agencies at state or federal level. No one should have to be pulled over if cars are flagged as stolen. I’m glad that this young man was home and not driving down the street and possibly hurt without knowing what could happen.
kudos to Wells Fargo for making that right. I remember they were in some hot water a few years ago for fraud, so Im glad to see them doing the right thing, and props to the judge who found that shady dealership responsible financially
Glad this was resolved 🌼 glad the dealership was held accountable
Wells Fargo is just as shady. The reason why Wells Fargo did this is cause they have the money to do so, and cause the media reached out.
Exactly, don't go patting those guys on the back
But legaly it;s the dealer who response for the money as they gave them stolen property and took money from the bank. I bet wells Fargo is going to sell the dealership
Thank you, Wells Fargo is very shady, I worked for them and they said they were so diverse and their people were very racist, one girl that was mexican, she was 21 and the white girls would make comments about tacos and burritos and she just laughed with them, not even realizing what they were doing. She said well "My mother is 1/2 white and my dad is mexican" I just said, "Girl, you have a lot to learn" I quit right after that. The manager did not want me to go and wanted me to not say anything about this, she allowed this to go on, I went back to visit AFTER I graduated and found out that she had died of cancer and all the tellers were fired for racist comments and then they close the entire bank.
Exactly! If the media wasn’t involved they would’ve be saying “ get somebody else to do it “
Wells Fargo will 100% sue this dealership for that money back. They’re too greedy to be handing money out like this
Dealership sold stolen property, they should have been charged. I can't help but think the Ohio dealership that reported it stolen had traded it to another dealership and didn't log in the trade.
In order to be charged they have to know it was stolen. The Deputy said the vin was not coming back stolen in the states system but it was in ohios
I'm grateful that officer handle it professionally. Finally some officer who has a cool head on the shoulder
Congratulations to Demetrius, for being a fine, upstanding, young man, that went to school, graduated college, to better his life.
Congratulations to him and everybody who graduated from high school and from college to better their life no matter what color their skin even a white kid
This could have cost This young man life if he had been out and driving..Thank God it didn't go wrong and I pray he's able to get his money back
Scary situation
Honestly, good job on Wells Fargo's part to step up and do something to help this young man. So often you see big companies like this try to deny and push the blame just to save a few thousand. Good to see that they still have good morals.
Wells Fargo only did it because the news crew started asking for interviews on the situation. If the news were not sending them emails for interviews/statements on the matter then they would have kept billing the guy or tanked his credit.
Come on a broken clock is right twice a day!
Some of their employees maybe have good morals, but not WF itself. They are on PR duty because they have a reputation that is in the toilet. I’m blocked from their page bc I complained because the CSR’s were giving me a run around with no answers!
You can't collect on a lien against stolen merchandise that's fraud since Wells Fargo doesn't have a legal claim to the car either. It's kind of the bare minimum they had to do to not literally be breaking the law lol
Car dealership should voluntarily refund his money. They have a bad name in that area now, no one should buys cars from them again
Man this poor guy! I'm about to graduate and it would be a pretty hard hit to get my car taken away from me while trying to start my career. I can't help but wonder how many people like him in a similar situation never get it resolved to the degree he managed too and are just left hanging to pay for a car they don't own.
How do you sell stolen merchandise and not be in trouble? Whether you know it was stolen or not?
Pay attention. Had title and paperwork.
@@davescott686 Where did the title come from? Couldn't have been the original. If the dealership didn't print it, there should be a paper trail to who did. Dealership shirking responsibility speaks volumes.
You have to to or have reasonable reason to know they item you possessed is stolen. GOod example of this is if the guy after buying a car from that dealership sold the car. Would expect him to go to prison?
@@ronjohnson9032 From the previous owner. The Deputy said the vin did not come up as stolen in Georgia. That's a problem . Most likely the guy that stole it registered in Georgia . If Dealership was not able to transfer title to the bank the bank would have came after them in the first month.
@@niyablake Wondering how the police found it then, if the title was okay in Georgia.
We need more police officers like this one.
Yes, he emphasized with what that young man was going through, and did his best to help him through a horrible situation. I don't know if that can be taught, but we need more good cops like that!
Most are probably good but mostly the bad are only reported by news.
And more respectful young men like the victim too. Goes both ways.
A traffic stop that went perfectly correct without an odd situation never makes the news. This was an odd situation. The issue is that the bad ones are protected by the system with qualified immunity, lower sentences if they even get any, or the classic relieved of their duties only to be hired at another precinct.
dealtership should be investigated for vehicle theft fraud.
They're disappointed because the news got involved! Expose that evil dealership!
It sounds like the dealer doesn't care enough to do things legally.
Great work to the news reporter at WSB-TV, the law enforcer, the young man, his mother, and Wells Fargo. The car dealership on the other hand should be investigated immediately!!
The attitude of the dealership owner that was interviewed was absolutely disgusting. He acted like he had no responsibility what so ever. I’m happy the family sued the dealership and won money from them.
He didn't... he check the car out using that states system for dealing with used car sales. They did what was leagaliy required. Yes. They did... so the state is on the hook, not the dealership.
He bought it from the dealership. Since it was a merchant, the warranty of merchantability applies, and that includes the warranty of title. The car dealership is 100% responsible. The dealership owes him a full refund of his purchase.
This is what happens when you have bad people managing your company. This could've been peaceably resolved but now that gotta pay and their reputation is gonna take a hit.
Sounds like the dealership does this to scam people. Hide a "stolen" car. Make a report. Sell the car. Then lead police right to the vehicle. After they been paying on it for 1-2 years. They need to do an investigation on these dealerships, especially if they report cars stolen.
This is good work here. Serving real Justice to real victims.
If I was him or anyone else from Georgia, I would not ever deal w that car dealership again. They seem like scammers.
Thanks for covering this story. It's probably the only reason the young man recouped his losses.
Well I can tell y'all. My father in law was one of the TOP car salesman In Arkansas for more than 10 years..
The amount of shady stuff they do is insane. I'm not surprised this happened and no one noticed for so long. Yes, it is all the dealerships fault. Because I've seen this happen more than it should. Longest being 4 years...
As a former car salesman, I agree. There's a chance the dealership unknowingly bought a stolen car and got scammed. If this is the case, they still knowingly sold a stolen car, passing the scam onto the buyer.
The more likely scenario is they acquired the car very cheaply, knowing it was stolen and made a huge profit by flat-out scamming the buyer. When they're eventually caught, they claim ignorance, hoping enough time has passed to try to shift the blame. This dealer is likely under investigation after this news story. At the very least, they won't be able to scam anyone else for a while because they know they're being watched.
The reporter should have asked the dealer where they got the car from.
@@scarletboaI feel like if Georgia and Ohio collaborated on an investigation they might uncover a huge auto theft operation
I would not buy another car from this dealer. Hopefully there will be an investigation to see how many stolen cars this dealer has sold, and how did this car end up in their inventory.
This video was a delightful and uplifting experience, it brightened my day
Gotta give a special shot out to the officer. He is the real MVP. Police departments everywhere need more like him.
This situation was handled with awesomeness from the deputy. Demetrius and Wells Fargo. I just retired from WF and they've come a long way in trying to repair their image. Great job taking them to court!!
I said I was shocked how quick they answered and this was my thought lol they are trying to clean up. That company is just a mess. I bank with them and was caught up in that checking scandal a few years ago. I would never get any loan from them atp. They have a lot of work to do. I had some nice bankers at WF..it’s their policies that make no sense.
Thank God everyone was level headed in this situation
Kudos to Wells Fargo for making this right. DO NOT buy a car at Evolution Cars, their response was the worse possible.
They won't be in business!
I’m proud of the young man for always try and do the right thing. I’m ashamed that the dealership didn’t step up to the plate but I’m glad that the finance company did. It sounds to me like the dealerships and the state of Georgia need to figure stuff out and that’s me being nice.
The young man produced his documentation on the vehicle when asked to do so. Did the dealership have any supporting documentation showing how they came to possess the vehicle? That would be something to look into in my opinion. Glad things worked out in this mans favor.
So sad for the young man. God bless him. So glad Wells Fargo stepped up. Good story. Thanks
The car dealership SUCKS and should’ve paid the customer the monies back! As a former owner of a dealership it’s his moral obligation and honestly “legal” responsibility IF certain things weren’t followed.
🔥I hope everyone leaves this dealership a bad customer service review based upon you “OPINION of them handling another customer”, it’s legal to leave that type and they can’t remove it!
Lesson learned: used cars can be hot, no laws saying they can't sell them.
Police have been caught auctioning hot cars, eventually repossessing them again.
There is a law saying they can't sell them. They just don't want to pay up when they get caught violating that law.
Back when I started driving for Uber.. I rented from a guy on craigslist.. I was driving with customers and police stopped me with a guns saying the car is stolen..we found that the car was reported by his ex..I feel you brother at least cops are nice about it..
Why would you ever ask for your money back from the dealer? You immediately file a civil suit. Immediately.
This should be a lesson to people how to properly act in front of the police. This young man has brains and respect and I wish him nothing but the best. Clearly something horrible could have happened if he acted like some of these young scholars you see these days. Nice to see this
The dealership said get a lawyer Wooow well it looks like you lost in court 😂 sometimes you have to put yourself in that person's shoes and see how you would feel I'm glad justice prevailed.
sounds like the dealer is buying stolen cars thinking some loophole is gonna keep him free of responsibility. he seemed like he knew it was fraudulent all along
More like Georgia is not flagging stolen cars from out of state
@@niyablake or Ohio is behind entering them didn't state where it was stolen from
Oh he knows he's running a shady operation. He doesn't even have a valid title for this vehicle. You think that's the only vehicle that may or may not be stolen? These kinds of sketchy dealers are all over the place in Ohio. Stay away at all costs lool
Hope as many ppl in that area see this and avoid the dealership. It's called taking responsibility and if you can't have that with the public you don't need a business.
They won't be in business! They're already under investigation how do you think that sheriff knew where the car was! And why he told the guy that he's not in any trouble!
The young car buyer and his family stayed CALM and went through logical steps to pursue a refund. How many others would have become physically and verbally agitated, which would have forced police to act aggressively to seize the car and to protect themselves from injury? Thank God the car buyer and his family were WISE in their actions!!!!!!!!!