An Orlando man and his colleague were arrested after using stolen information on an ID and credit card to buy new Apple products at Comcast.
Officers responded to Comcast, located at 8130 CR 44 Leg A, regarding two subjects who were presenting fraudulent ID cards and a credit card for the third time within a week at around 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.
Upon arrival, an officer entered the store where another officer was already speaking with 68-year-old James Lee Lynd and 28-year-old Tyson Nono Occenat. He was told to speak with two witnesses to gather more information, the report said.
The first witness advised that the two suspects were trying to buy an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and an Apple iPad worth a total value of $1,749.98. They presented a fraudulent Florida driver’s license and credit card to match. This raised suspicion because they originally came into the store on the evening of Nov. 21 and then a second time later that night, the report said.
Lynd presented the second witness a driver’s license issued to a male victim. The first witness saw the license photo and realized the picture did not match Lynd. The license showed the victim as a 6’1” male whereas Lynd was about 5’2”, the report said.
Lynd was not speaking, and Occenat stated he was the translator for him while claiming to be his son. They wanted to take the business line account, which was associated with the victim, and transfer it over to a mobile line to put on the new mobile device they were trying to buy. The second witness stated she was speaking with both of them, and they did not seem to have any issues speaking English. She did not understand why a translator was needed, the report said.
The suspects told the second witness they were visiting and not from the area since the victim’s address was in South FL. When the witness was collecting the license and payment information, Occenat presented his license which matched his identity. The payment was declined by staff because the license and the name on the credit card did not match, meaning they could not be processed, the report said.
The pair left and returned at about 6:14 p.m., which was already reported to Comcast’s security department by the witnesses. Lynd gave the first witness the victim’s license, and she took a picture of it for their security manager and the second witness. She began asking personal identifying information questions to Lynd, to which he hesitated to answer and kept looking at Occenat for answers, the report said.
Occenat told both witnesses Lynd was hard of hearing. Since both suspects were unable to provide the victim’s email address to the account, the staff did not go through with processing and told them to call back later as something was “wrong” with the system. The witnesses followed their store’s protocol based on their conversation with the security manager and the suspicions that were being raised, the report said.
After speaking to the witnesses, the second witness handed the officer the license and ID card she was given by the suspects. The officer looked at Lynd and asked him if the license was his. He advised multiple times that it was and began reciting the personal information on it, the report said.
Occenat also stated the ID card was his, although he did not resemble the photograph. This was later determined not to be him and resulted in the discovery of a second victim, the report said.
The officer asked the second witness if the ID was the same one presented on Nov. 21, and she said no. The name originally given that day was Lynd’s real name, the report said.
Occenat was telling another officer they were not from the Leesburg area but were visiting from South FL. From personal knowledge and experience, an officer who had lived in the exact area where the victim was located began asking geographical questions to determine if they were truly from South FL. Occenat gave wrong answers and started searching for the location on his cell phone, the report said.
The officer determined Occenat was not telling the truth and asked both suspects to step outside. He had Lynd follow him to his patrol vehicle as another officer spoke with Occenat, the report said.
The officer looked at Lynd and held up the driver’s license, specifically asking him if it was his. Lynd said “yes” and began answering personal identifying questions. During this time, the second witness yelled over that Occenat was running. The officer observed his partner in a foot pursuit with Occenat, and he joined in, the report said.
The officer immediately gave this information to dispatch and returned to Lynd. He placed him in the back of his patrol vehicle and was told by the second witness that she was on the phone with the victim who wanted to speak with law enforcement, the report said.
The victim told the officer he had no affiliation with Leesburg and did not give anyone permission to make changes to his Comcast account or use his driver’s license and credit card. The report noted that when the officer searched Lynd, he found a credit card with the victim’s name on it in his front pocket.
The victim stated he was currently in possession of his driver’s license, and it had not been replaced. The officer looked at the one Lynd gave him and saw it had a replacement date of June 10. The victim advised that he did not have a credit card affiliated with that bank, and he wanted to prosecute, the report said.
When Lynd was in the back of the patrol vehicle, he asked the officer if he would be able to get his personal belongings from Occenat’s vehicle because his “real ID” was in there. A detective then arrived on scene and read his rights, after which he did not want to speak, the report said.
Lynd was ultimately charged with fraud (scheme to defraud less than $20k), fraud (grand theft $750 to $5k), ID theft (use of personal information), false ID to law enforcement officer (arrest or lawfully detained) and driver’s license (possess blank/altered/forged/stolen). The Ohio native was transported to Lake County Jail and released after posting $12,500 bond.
Occenat was later arrested on charges of fraud (scheme to defraud less than $20k), fraud (grand theft $750 to $5k), ID theft (use of personal information), false ID to law enforcement officer (arrest or lawfully detained), resisting (obstructing without violence) and driver’s license (possess blank/altered/forged/stolen). He was taken to jail with bond set at $15,000.