Gabby Petito

[Suzabella]

They got a warrant for… debit card fraud , really? That’s what they ve got so far? basically nothing, grasping at straws and it’s sad.
…. wait till we find out he was an added person on the acct
or something Overlooked. And if he says… he didn’t know she was dead????
I’m just , Not surprised as even If/When they find him…
This case is Not going to be as easy as the public thinks, to even prosecute …when Emotions are taken out.
Interesting, sad and Tragic

It's a way to arrest him and hold him while they investigate the rest.

This whole thing is tragic. My heart goes out to her family and friends.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

They got a warrant for… debit card fraud , really? That’s what they ve got so far? basically nothing, grasping at straws and it’s sad.
…. wait till we find out he was an added person on the acct
or something Overlooked. And if he says… he didn’t know she was dead????
I’m just , Not surprised as even If/When they find him…
This case is Not going to be as easy as the public thinks, to even prosecute …when Emotions are taken out.
Interesting, sad and Tragic

Consider it like the mob/mafia. They typically get caught on tax evasion despite what well they are more known for. Other charges may follow

 

[TwoMisfits]

They got a warrant for… debit card fraud , really? That’s what they ve got so far? basically nothing, grasping at straws and it’s sad.
…. wait till we find out he was an added person on the acct
or something Overlooked. And if he says… he didn’t know she was dead????
I’m just , Not surprised as even If/When they find him…
This case is Not going to be as easy as the public thinks, to even prosecute …when Emotions are taken out.
Interesting, sad and Tragic

The FBI, after last week's gymnast testimony, is probably looking for a "public relations win" of doing something...anything...

 

[a1tinkfans]

Yes… agree
It’s the “ May follow charges” that I’m waiting for .

 

[prairie_girl]

My parents are both in their mid 70s as well and would both turn me in in a SECOND. They would straight up disown me for much less than murder. I know this because my mom said as much when my sister was on a bad path as a teenager.

My parents would be the same as yours. They haven't specifically told us they'd turn us in, but given how they live their lives, I can assume this would be the path they would choose. I thought honestly about how I'd act if my daughter was accused of something like this, and I'm pretty confident in saying I would push her to turn herself in. It would be by far the hardest thing I'd ever do, but it's also the right thing to do.

 

[neverlandsky]

It’s a start. An arrest warrant is a scare tactic. Either for him to come out of hiding and/or for his parents to give up some information. Glad to see something. Also means they have a date/time of death.

Plus if he’s arrested, FBI can question and interrogate. They aren’t going to release all the details to the public. There’s certain details of the crime scene/body that they are holding back that only the “suspect” would know.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I got around to watching the officer’s body cam footage from the domestic dispute incident. Did anyone else catch the two times he lied to the cops? (There may have been more but two was what I caught.)

One, he told them they’d been on their van trip for 4-5 months. At that point, August 12th, they’d been on the road not quite 6 weeks. Two, he told them he didn’t have a phone. In fact, he offered that as a primary reason for why their argument escalated to physical violence. He claimed she was trying to get the keys from him and he didn’t want to give them up because he didn’t have a phone, so if she decided to drive off without him he’d be on his own with no means of communication. Later in the video he whips out his cell phone and gives his number to the police. I’m surprised the cops didn’t catch that one. It sticks in your mind when someone says they don’t own a cell phone in this day and age.

What an odd choice of things to lie about.

 

[JimMIA]

It’s a start. An arrest warrant is a scare tactic. Either for him to come out of hiding and/or for his parents to give up some information. Glad to see something. Also means they have a date/time of death.

Plus if he’s arrested, FBI can question and interrogate. They aren’t going to release all the details to the public. There’s certain details of the crime scene/body that they are holding back that only the “suspect” would know.

It's not a scare actic. It's a lawful reason to arrest him.

If they catch him, he doesn't have to answer any questions. They will have to give him Miranda warnings to advise him of right to legal counsel.

 

[MomOfDisneyPrincess]

On the fraudulent use of the card, I wonder if it actually belonged to one of Gabby's parents. That may have been their way of loaning her money or helping to fund this trip. In that case, perhaps Gabby had their permission to use it, but Brian did not. He may have been using it with her during the trip, but when push comes to shove and he was caught using it, if the owner of the card did not give permission, he was breaking the law. That's the scenario I am thinking of.

 

[DLgal]

On the fraudulent use of the card, I wonder if it actually belonged to one of Gabby's parents. That may have been their way of loaning her money or helping to fund this trip. In that case, perhaps Gabby had their permission to use it, but Brian did not. He may have been using it with her during the trip, but when push comes to shove and he was caught using it, if the owner of the card did not give permission, he was breaking the law. That's the scenario I am thinking of.

Allegedly there is surveillance video of him in a gas station/convenience store in GA early in the morning of Sept 1 where he allegedly used that debit card.

 

[Sinder]

On the fraudulent use of the card, I wonder if it actually belonged to one of Gabby's parents. That may have been their way of loaning her money or helping to fund this trip. In that case, perhaps Gabby had their permission to use it, but Brian did not. He may have been using it with her during the trip, but when push comes to shove and he was caught using it, if the owner of the card did not give permission, he was breaking the law. That's the scenario I am thinking of.

Could have been Gabby's.

 

[MomOfDisneyPrincess]

Could have been Gabby's.

Yes and many people are suggesting that and wondering if it could be problematic that if the gave him permission to use it before her death, he had permission to use it later whether he knew she was dead or not. It honestly could be anyone's for all I know. The FBI did list some numbers, but did not disclose the owner of the account.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

Not a scare tactic or the FBI trying to
look better. It’s reasonably common to charge the suspect with whatever you have evidence for, especially in the federal system. In this case they appear to have evidence he used her cards after she died, so he can’t have had her permission to use them assuming they are in her name and not his, and the bank knows whose name they are in and has likely turned over that information so there’s proof. If they find him, then they can arrest him on that. If he’s fled the country they can have him held and extradite him (his most obvious choices are Mexico and Canada, both of which will extradite.)

also, it’s a federal charge which gets him into the federal system. Assuming the outcome would be to eventually charge him with a crime related to the homicide, which occurred in a federal jurisdiction (national park.)

 

[NotUrsula]

Allegedly there is surveillance video of him in a gas station/convenience store in GA early in the morning of Sept 1 where he allegedly used that debit card.

Which is why it's a good charge to hold him on: video. No witnesses necessary; if the card belongs to someone else and he's on the video using it, it is a perfectly clear-cut proof of a crime unless the bank has him listed as an authorized user.

E: removed mislinked quote

 

[TipsyTraveler]

He charged over $1,000 on that card between Aug 30 and Sept 1. That seems ~excessive~ if he was just buying gas to get home.

 

[Dentam]

He charged over $1,000 on that card between Aug 30 and Sept 1. That seems ~excessive~ if he was just buying gas to get home.

Didn't they tell the police during the traffic stop that they didn't have any money? So odd.

 

[JimMIA]

Another thing the warrant opens up -- calling his parents before a Federal Grand Jury...where they could be REQUIRED to tell what they know!

Typical of CNBC, there is more info in the video than in the written article.

link https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/nat...-be-summoned-to-a-grand-jury-momentarily.html

 

[Sinder]

Another thing the warrant opens up -- calling his parents before a Federal Grand Jury...where they could be REQUIRED to tell what they know!

link https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/23/nat...-be-summoned-to-a-grand-jury-momentarily.html

I hope this happens, I really believe they know something about where he is, or at least where he was planning on going.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Credit cards are different than debit cards. If the card is a credit card you may have access to money but still not actually have money.

Has it been found out whose card it belonged to?

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Didn't they tell the police during the traffic stop that they didn't have any money? So odd.

Correct. When the police asked if he could afford a hotel for the night, he said no, that they had very little money. The police discussed whether they could send him to the women’s shelter since he was considered the victim, but he’s also a man. (They couldn’t send Gabby to the shelter because they wouldn’t take her since she was deemed the aggressor.) In the end, the women’s shelter paid to put him up in a hotel for the night. By August 29th, he was offering strangers hundreds of dollars to get him a few minutes down the road.