This lie bubble burst when the man stood trial for stalking his ex-girlfriend and received a six-month prison sentence.
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M. Isajevas meticulously crafted his image as a successful representative of the football world.
He claimed to work at the Premier League champions Arsenal club, led by Mikel Arteta. The Lithuanian’s Instagram account, which had about a thousand followers, boasted dozens of photos in the club’s training gear.
In the photos, he appeared posing near the Emirates Stadium or even participating in the club’s tour in Singapore.
The man also boasted of having played for West Ham in the past and having been loaned out to the Irish Derry City team in his youth. However, an investigation by The Sun revealed the absurd truth: all the photos were expertly forged. For example, in one of them, M. Isajevas simply “pasted” his face onto the body of former Derry City player Ally Gilchrist.
The truth began to emerge after five months when the woman, unable to endure the unpredictable behavior of the man, decided to end the relationship.
At the Woolwich Crown Court, prosecutor Arizuna Asante revealed that M. Isajevas was very possessive, controlling, and constantly checked his girlfriend’s phone and whereabouts.
Unable to accept the breakup, the man resorted to terror. He sent hundreds of messages to his ex-girlfriend, and when she threatened to call the police, he replied, “I am the police.”
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To intimidate the victim, M. Isajevas followed her to a bus stop in Southeast London, where he showed a fake Metropolitan Police badge.
He claimed to be a secret agent involved in missions “that even his family cannot know about.”
When the investigation began, officers uncovered chilling details: the man searched online for instructions on how to break into premises, unlock locks, and even how to make chloroform to incapacitate a person. At his home, 21 fake police officer cards, a forged uniform, and other paraphernalia were found.
At court, M. Isajevas’s lawyer Tetevi Davi emphasized that the Lithuanian, who lives in East London and has spent a decade in the UK, regrets his actions.
The defendant admitted guilt for stalking, and the charge of impersonating an officer was dropped.
Judge Philip Shorrock, who heard the case, stressed that the man’s behavior caused the victim “a lot of unnecessary stress and fear.” M. Isajevas was sentenced to six months in prison.
Since he had already spent this time in custody before the trial, when it was announced he would be released, the man cried in the courtroom.
