Amelia Green and Curtis Gouldin, a married couple in Memphis, Tennessee thought they found the deal of a lifetime when they bought a 2018 Kia Soul from a local dealership for $2,000 on November 2. Their sale with Drive Time went smoothly – there were no red flags at all.

“With the sale, there was nothing suspicious,” Curtis told FOX 13. “I mean, they did everything you would think they are supposed to do, from the bank to the insurance. As far as what they do behind closed doors with NCIC checks. I don’t know.”

Police pulled the couple over as they drove home in the middle of the night.

“We were stopped because the expiration date on the drive-out tag was hidden,” Amelia explained. The couple complied, and the police officer took their license and registration back to their car. When the officer returned, that’s when they learned there was a dark history to their new Kia.

“She came back and said it was stolen,” she said.

Amelia and Curtis told the officer that they recently bought the car from a dealership. The officer’s demeanor changed, and detained the couple.

“I’ve never been in handcuffs ever or put behind in a police car,” said Amelia. “It was tough, especially thinking that I was going to jail for nothing.”

Their nightmare continued

Just when the couple thought their night couldn’t get worse, it did. The police towed away their Kia and left the couple to figure out how to get home on their own.

“They took it. We didn’t turn it in,” said Curtis. “They left us on the side of the road for an hour at 3 a.m. We had to call a Lyft, and that’s not easy in Memphis.”

When the couple contacted the media with their story, reporters ran the VIN on the National Crime Information Center. Authorities reported the Kia’s VIN as stolen in October.

The dealership’s been silent

A Drive Time employee told the couple they had “no idea” the car was stolen before selling it. Amelia and Curtis expected a refund, but have no been given one. That’s when they went to the media for help.

Reporters attempted to get answers from Drive Time, who directed them to the corporate office. Despite several attempts to contact anyone, the outlet hasn’t heard back.

Curtis and Amelia are anxious to get their money back or to get a different car.