IRVINE, Calif. — A man in Orange County is facing multiple charges after attempting to evade arrest by using his brother’s identity — only to learn his brother also had an outstanding warrant, KTLA reported.
The incident occurred during a field detention, though authorities did not specify what initially prompted the stop. The Tustin Police Department said the suspect, who has not been publicly identified, provided his brother’s name in an effort to avoid detection.
“The owner of this sullied spoon assumed his brother’s identity during a field detention,” police said in a social media post, alongside a photo showing drug paraphernalia found during the stop.
“To his dismay, his brother had an active arrest warrant!”
After officers confirmed the suspect’s real identity, they discovered he had three outstanding arrest warrants of his own.
He now faces two additional felony charges for identity theft and a Prop 36 enhancement, which applies to drug-related offenses under California law, according to the report.
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