A metro Atlanta man had his car repossessed for being stolen, problem was, he bought it legally 

The dealership needs to be investigated to find out how many other stolen cars they've sold.

Dealership is 100% responsible... Can't believe the court needs to be involved for such a common sense situation.

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.

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.

Cop handled this situation well. No aggression, very professional.

that dealer guy seems slimy af

Man I’m so happy to hear that this worked out for the kid that legally bought the car.

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.

They need to sue this dealership

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

The mother and son seem to be outstanding humans - they way they handled the whole situation with no anger etc was exceptional

Sue them. That's a crook dealership. Dispute it with the credit bureaus.

Crazy how it takes the press for these companies to "make it right".

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.

Did everybody hear that? Calm citizen and calm police officer = no physicality, no shooting, and no lawsuits.

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..

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.

Shout out to Wells Fargo for doing the right thing when the dealership wouldn't

thank you very much for your great work helping to save this young man from financial ruin.also good police he must be praised

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.

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.

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.

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....

How is it even possible to register & insure a stolen vehicle without *somebody* noticing???

Terrible! This is outrageous; the dealership should be investigated… Bravo that this fine young man has the situation resolved! 🙏🙏🙏

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.

Calm,respectful young man and equally calm,respectful police officer taking the time to compare notes. Bravo to both of them!

Bless That Officer for being really responsible and understanding 🙏 🙌!!

Evolution cars is shady as crap. I'm very proud of Wells Fargo. 👏👏👏👏👏

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.

Thank you so much wsbtv for assisting us with this. We are grateful beyond measure

Car dealership should voluntarily refund his money. They have a bad name in that area now, no one should buys cars from them again

Yikes! That’s terrible.The car dealership should be held accountable.

The officer was understanding and investigated the matter. And didn't profile. Kudos to the Deputy!

What a mess!! Thanks for your reporting.

Thanks, guys, for helping this young man. What a nightmare!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Good report, that young man ess so calm and kind. I am glad it worked out for them.🎉

They sold him a stolen vehicle, how are they not responsible?!

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.🙏🏼

Evolution Cars needs to check in with the person who sold them the car.

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.😊

Man, what a bummer, and how much of this is happening in that dealership and elsewhere.

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

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.

Congratulations to Demetrius, for being a fine, upstanding, young man, that went to school, graduated college, to better his life.

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.

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!

I'm grateful that officer handle it professionally. Finally some officer who has a cool head on the shoulder

Glad to hear great news for this young man. 👏🏼

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 ⁉️🤔😡

Boycott Evolution dealership

I’m so glad the news covers things like this because otherwise this poor kid would be screwed.

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.

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.

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

Thank God everyone was level headed in this situation

Glad this was resolved 🌼 glad the dealership was held accountable

It sounds like the dealer doesn't care enough to do things legally.

We need more police officers like this one.

This is good work here. Serving real Justice to real victims.

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.

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.

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.

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 this right. DO NOT buy a car at Evolution Cars, their response was the worse possible.

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.

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!!

dealtership should be investigated for vehicle theft fraud.

This video was a delightful and uplifting experience, it brightened my day

Thanks for covering this story. It's probably the only reason the young man recouped his losses.

Gotta give a special shot out to the officer. He is the real MVP. Police departments everywhere need more like him.

This is how an interaction is suppose to go not confrontational or aggressive by either side.

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 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.

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

Why would you ever ask for your money back from the dealer? You immediately file a civil suit. Immediately.

Out of good faith, the dealership should have refunded his money, shame on them.

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.

How do you sell stolen merchandise and not be in trouble? Whether you know it was stolen or not?

good job WSB-TV!

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 knew

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!!

Thank goodness this worked out for him..

I love how this investigation went because everyone was calm.

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.

He seems like a nice person too! They need to sue someone!

👏🏽 $4,500 better then nothing glad family took dealership to court

Can’t the dealership be in trouble for selling stolen property ?

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...

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.

Thank God! Happy about the ending! He didn’t deserve that

I am so glad it worked out for the young man 😁 He did everything right, going to college, buy a car, making his monthly payments and working. Excellent young black man, he is a great example for others. 😁 Really really glad he got his money back and the bank fixed his credit rating.

The officer was very kind and respectful to the young man and his mother, thank God for respectful people...