ATLANTA – A rapper said that police stopped him outside of an Atlanta bank after he withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars on Friday.
Sam Benson, who goes by the name “Blac Youngsta,” said it all began when he stopped by a Wells Fargo bank on Peachtree Rd. NE.
Benson said he withdrew $200,000 in cash from his account. He said when he came out of the bank, a police officer pointed at him.
“They come bum rushing me at the car, put me on the ground, putting guns to my head, so I’m like ‘What I’d do,’” Benson said. “A lady was like I’m not supposed to have…$200,000 on me. I’m like, ‘I’m a millionaire. How can I not have $200,000 on me?’”
Pictures posted on his Facebook page appears to show several police with Benson on the ground with his arms handcuffed behind his back (the cuffs are not closed in the photo).
Benson said police told them that someone had written a bogus check previously.
“They thought I did it too, but I’m legit,” Benson said. “They confused me with whoever they were looking for.”
Benson said police apologized. He said police initially took $100,000 of his cash, but later said that he had gotten that money back.
The rapper said he had withdrawn the cash to buy a vehicle. Initially, Benson said he was in the market for a Maybach, but after the incident at the bank, he said he was thinking about a Ferrari.
“I’m feeling fast,” Benson said.
Benson said he doesn’t “believe in checks.”
“My dream I always dreamed about was going to the bank, getting a half a million…and putting the half-million on the dish, like ‘Give me that Ghost right there,’” Benson said.
Benson said he was also considering spending some of the money he withdrew at an adult entertainment club after the incident.
Benson is from Memphis, and has been associated from fellow Tennessee rapper Yo Gotti. He is known for his song "Heavy," according to
AllMusic.com
Police told 11Alive that they responded to the bank at the request of the bank manager.
"Officers found that no crime had been committed," said Atlanta Police Sgt. Warren Pickard.
Authorities declined to comment further and referred further questions to Wells Fargo.
Attempts to contact the bank have thus far been unsuccessful.
Police stop rapper Blac Youngsta outside of Atlanta bank
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