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ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A YouTube transmission is catching alleged predators successful the act. CC Unit YouTube has thousands of subscribers and has been palmy present successful our country but the section constabulary departments aren’t blessed astir it.
On January 6th the channel’s big caught 28-year-old Louis Jimenez Grigaitis successful Elk Grove attempting to conscionable up with a 13-year-old boy.
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The unrecorded watercourse was posted connected CC Unit Youtube. Grigaitis tin beryllium heard reacting to the ambush.
“Why are you present to conscionable with a 14-year-old, a 13-year-old boy?” says CC Unit YouTube host, Ghost.
The alleged kid predator was taken into custody wrong of an Elk Grove Walmart.
“Do you privation to person the cops involved? Ok truthful let’s person a chat astir what you’re doing present tonight,” says Ghost.
136,000 radical subscribe to “CC UNIT” YouTube, the level is hosted by a antheral called “Ghost” who catches alleged predators successful the enactment utilizing fake online accounts. Most precocious connected January 6th successful Elk Grove
“This feline helium deed up our 13 twelvemonth aged lad decoy account,” says Ghost, astir 28 year-old Louis Grigaitis.
“You guys F****** caught maine red-handed,” says Grigaitis, reacting to Ghost and his crew.
A spectator notified Elk Grove Police portion watching the unrecorded stream. Police rapidly arrested Grigaitis.
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“Once they had capable grounds of a transgression being committed the taxable was taken into custody,” says Elk Grove Police Spokesperson Jeremy Banks.
Elk Grove Police aren’t blessed astir Ghosts vigilantes, connected January 6th the fishy had a gun, putting the nationalist successful danger.
“We person our ain section and national units that volition bash these operations,” says Banks.
“Deep down I cognize they admit what I do.”
Says Ghost astir his narration with Elk Grove PD.
So, is what CC Unit Youtube doing ineligible and could the fishy sue? We’re getting answers.
“I don’t’ deliberation there’s thing amerciable astir it,” says John Myers, who’s a visiting instrumentality prof astatine University of California Hastings.
“It’s not the constabulary engaging successful the behavior. So, by explanation it’s not ineligible entrapment. Could the alleged offender writer the YouTube channel? The reply is yes. Would the suit beryllium palmy astir apt not,” says Myers.
It’s not the archetypal clip Ghost has caught a creep successful Elk Grove, backmost successful August constabulary took a 20 year-old into custody.
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We did corroborate Gregaitis’ arrest. Elk Grove constabulary accidental the 28-year-old fishy was booked astatine Sacramento County jailhouse connected January 6th and charged with contacting a insignificant to perpetrate a felony, meeting with a insignificant with a lewd purpose, and carrying a loaded firearm successful a nationalist place.
Laura Haefeli
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