he was with a friend, they said, a man wearing a black hat. but they had no idea what his name was. it seemed to be a dead end. but then back at the house the cops were staking out, a big break. a pizza delivery. how many guys you have at that point? probably have ten officers in the helicopter above, and then we had long beach police department helping us with perimeter positions behind the home in case someone fled the house. guns out, ready to hit it like someone that committed a murder s inside. and that someone is sam herr. yes. cops moved in. but sam herr wasn t there. instead, they found him. coming up i open up my door to go outside to see what s going on. and that s when freeze, get on the ground, put your hands behind your back. what did this teenager have to do with a murder? much more than he knew. i trusted him, so i said
sam was with another man they didn t know, a man in a black hat. it seemed a potential lead. meanwhile, steve found there were recent transactions on the bank account he and sam shared. the trail led to long beach where sam s atm card was used to order a pizza. cops staked out the delivery address. guns out and ready ready to hit it like someone that committed a murder s inside. reporter: and that someone is sam herr. yes. reporter: except it wasn t. instead the cops found this guy, 17-year old wesley freilich. sitting in front of officers of the law handcuffed, i m obviously literally i m sorry. i can t say g-rated. but my balls are inside of me. i was myself. and i was nervous as all hell. reporter: wesley told police he had no idea who sam herr was. he got the atm card, he said, from a guy he knew who told an elaborate story.