TIKTOK HIT: A man returns a lost phone and gets arrested after it.
After a guy recovered a TikToker's phone, he was jailed for reportedly extorting money in exchange for her missing device.
Jhon Michael Cuizon, Hazel Edep's boyfriend, said in a Facebook post that the latter misplaced her phone when they traveled to Divisoria on July 14.
He claimed they tried unsuccessfully to reach Hazel's phone number. Cuizon subsequently received a message from a man notifying her that her phone had been stolen and requesting compensation in exchange for the lost item.
Cuizon went on to claim that they gave the guy P7,000 as a prize, but he allegedly declined and demanded P50,000 instead.
He went on to say that the man had even threatened Hazel.
"Sinabi namin na willing kami magbigay ng 7k," says the Facebook post. Tumawa lamang siya at sinabing kulang ito, sinabing kulang ito. 50k ang hinihiling nila, dahil daw mamahalin ang iPhone. Cuizon said on Facebook, "Bukod dito pinagsalitaan pa si Hazel na, pupuntahan sa bahay, pipiliting kunin ang pera, at baka magahasa pa siya."
Cuizon said they requested support from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), who carried out an entrapment operation when they set up a meeting with the man who returned the TikToker's phone, out of concern for Hazel's safety.
Dahil sa takot na nararamdaman na namin ni Hazel noon, nagpasya kami na magpunta sa CIDG. Sa harap mismo at dinig na dinig nang pulis, ay pinipilit kami na magbigay ng 50k para ibigay ang cellphone. Dito ay tinulungan kami ng mga kapulisan, at tuluyan ngang na-entrap ang isang lalaki na tumanggap ng pera, at nagbalik ng telepono."
Angelito Martin was detained by CIDG for robbery and extortion.
Prior to Cuizon's Facebook post, a woman named Amor Amor Martin expressed disappointment at her brother's detention, a tricycle driver who had recently been released from the hospital after suffering a minor stroke.
Amor asked for aid on social media to free Angelito, stating that her younger brother had no bad intentions and would be grateful for any amount of money as a prize, which he could use to buy medicine.
"Kasi sabi po daw ng may ari ng cp (cellphone)... magbibigay po (silang) reward... Natuwa naman ang kapatid ko dahil siguro ang naisip niya na may ipambibili na (siya) ng gamot kaya lumabas siya kasama ang asawa niya. (Doon) na siya pinusasan at hinuli ng pulis nung naibigay yung pera sa kapatid namin, dali-dali daw hinuli,"said Amor.
"Umasa (siya) sa pinangako ng kausap nya sa cp na may reward siyang matatanggap, pero ipinahuli po siya nang walang kalaban laban.
"Maawa naman po kayo sa kapatid namin. Nakikiusap po kami. Nakausap ng asawa ang taga Crame. Naitanong niya kung magkano ang piyansa ng kapatid ko, 50k daw ang sabi. Saan naman namin kukunin yun. Mahabaging DIYOS," she added.
Hazel, whose TikTok handle queenluvs14 has over 10 million followers, has made her account private and has yet to respond to the situation.
