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**Anatolii** · 10-20-2011, 05:57 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...144442562.html

An Atlanta woman says she was mistakenly imprisoned for 53 days because police confused her for someone else with the same first name.

Teresa Culpepper says she called police to report that her truck had been stolen in August. But when they showed up at her home, they arrested her for aggravated assault committed by another Teresa.

"All she has is the same first name. The only descriptions that match are 'Teresa' and 'black female,'" Culpepper's attorney, Ashleigh Merchant told The Lookout. Culpepper, who is 47, didn't have the same address, birth date, height, or weight as the Teresa who was supposed to be arrested.

That is pretty messed up - I'd probably sue them. That's almost 2 months in jail for something she didn't even do! If I called in my car as stolen and ended up arrested, I'd be confused as hell then pissed. Craziness...

10-20-2011, 05:57 PM	#1
Anatolii Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 355 Senior Member	Atlanta woman wrongly imprisoned for 53 days because of name mix-up http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...144442562.html An Atlanta woman says she was mistakenly imprisoned for 53 days because police confused her for someone else with the same first name. Teresa Culpepper says she called police to report that her truck had been stolen in August. But when they showed up at her home, they arrested her for aggravated assault committed by another Teresa. "All she has is the same first name. The only descriptions that match are 'Teresa' and 'black female,'" Culpepper's attorney, Ashleigh Merchant told The Lookout. Culpepper, who is 47, didn't have the same address, birth date, height, or weight as the Teresa who was supposed to be arrested. That is pretty messed up - I'd probably sue them. That's almost 2 months in jail for something she didn't even do! If I called in my car as stolen and ended up arrested, I'd be confused as hell then pissed. Craziness...
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