Ryan Lochte Robbed In Rio: Possible Robbers Knew Who Was In The Vehicle | TODAY — Transcript

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1. 0:00hey mat good morning Ryan locky was on
2. 0:01today Friday morning within 48 Hours
3. 0:04he'd had a gun put to his head we've
4. 0:07retraced the route he took and guys you
5. 0:09know there are still many questions
6. 0:11where is the taxi driver they were with
7. 0:14why did he pull
8. 0:18over Ryan Loy partying just hours before
9. 0:22he was robbed at gunpoint saying
10. 0:24overnight we are safe and unharmed
11. 0:26telling today's Billy bush in an
12. 0:29exclusive interview the robbers
13. 0:31pretended to be police and we got pulled
14. 0:33over in
15. 0:35our taxi and these guys came out with a
16. 0:40badge a police badge no lights no
17. 0:43nothing just a police badge they pulled
18. 0:46us
19. 0:46over they pulled out their guns they
20. 0:49told the other swimmers to get down on
21. 0:52the ground they got down on the ground
22. 0:54forced to the ground says locky team
23. 0:56USA's Gunner B Jack coner and Jimmy
24. 0:59Fagan who been celebrating with him I
25. 1:01refused I was like we didn't do anything
26. 1:04wrong
27. 1:06so I'm not getting down on the ground
28. 1:08and then the guy pulled out his gun he
29. 1:11cocked it put it to my forehead he said
30. 1:14get down and I was like I put my hands
31. 1:16up I was like
32. 1:17whatever he took our money he took my
33. 1:20wallet Witnesses say Ryan Loy left Club
34. 1:23France in the early hours of the morning
35. 1:25and got in a
36. 1:27cab they had bought popcorn just outside
37. 1:30the
38. 1:32club and looked normal she says then
39. 1:35heading home to the athletes Village
40. 1:37somewhere on this route logy says he and
41. 1:39his three teammates were forced off the
42. 1:41road it was near a gas station the
43. 1:44swimmers handing over money he left my
44. 1:46cell phone he left my credential but he
45. 1:49took my wallet and he took all the guys
46. 1:52his cash normally okay this former
47. 1:54police chief knows the area so you think
48. 1:56it's possible whoever stopped the
49. 1:58vehicle knew who was in the vehicle it's
50. 2:01possible it's possible the athletes will
51. 2:03be interviewed police say investigating
52. 2:05a high-profile armed robbery after a
53. 2:08largely crime-free Olympics overnight
54. 2:10gunar B tweeting fans thank you for your
55. 2:14love and support and Ryan locky is
56. 2:16saying that he is looking forward to
57. 2:17getting home so that he can map out his
58. 2:19future with an eye to representing Team
59. 2:21USA at Tokyo 2020 but Matt and Hoda Ryan
60. 2:24locky stood up to these guys honestly
61. 2:26that was a brave and dangerous thing to
62. 2:28do mhm yeah no question about it they
63. 2:30tell you to do just the opposite yeah
64. 2:32they no matter what country you're K
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