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shemp
6th October 2007, 06:53 AM
Man Threatens Suit After Being Wrongly Jailed For 37 Days (http://www.wftv.com/news/14279010/detail.html)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A man spent 37 days in the Orange County jail for a crime he didn't commit. Now, an attorney for the innocent man wants Orange County to pay for the mistake. He's threatening to sue unless the county offers up a substantial amount of money.

Marvin Lopez went to the court house to pay some traffic tickets and he was arrested on outstanding warrants for DUI and reckless driving. It turned out the guy wanted on those warrants goes by the alias Marvin B. Lopez. The two share the same name, but don't look anything alike.

Despite not looking at all alike, Lopez spent 37 days at the Orange County jail for a crime he didn't commit. Lopez's lawyer, Larry Hanks, told Eyewitness News jail employees refused to check his client's fingerprints against Marvin B. Lopez, the man wanted for DUI and reckless driving.

"They would have known immediately if they had run them that it is not the same person," Hanks said. "It's the most incredible example of negligence I have ever seen."

Since we all know how trustworthy I believe police are, I see no need for comment on my part.
TragicMonkey
6th October 2007, 07:09 AM
And they even commented on how he didn't look like the guy, too!
Ratatoskr
6th October 2007, 07:20 AM
So if a guy does something bad and he goes under the same name as another man, the innocent man gets put in jail? Brilliant...
JoeEllison
6th October 2007, 07:25 AM
I've heard of this happening with people with similar names, too... and again the police fail to check fingerprints. It seems like such a basic thing, but the police don't do it.
LibraryLady
6th October 2007, 07:35 AM
I'm just puzzled as to why he would threaten a suit. Was it three piece? Double breasted?
The Central Scrutinizer
7th October 2007, 08:30 AM
37 days isn't that bad. Besides, he got three meals a day.
casebro
7th October 2007, 09:00 AM
I'm just puzzled as to why he would threaten a suit. Was it three piece? Double breasted?

If one pair of pants is worth $54 million, and a whole suit might come with a vest and TWO pairs of pants...
Beerina
8th October 2007, 01:39 PM
I'm just puzzled as to why he would threaten a suit. Was it three piece? Double breasted?

I'm hoping it's at least a one million piece suit.
casebro
8th October 2007, 08:39 PM
Why threaten a suit? It wasn't the suit that imprisoned the guy. He should threaten the county, maybe with some kind of court action?
Moon-Spinner
9th October 2007, 10:23 AM
The question going through my mind is - Is the suit he's threatening his own suit, possibly the one he's wearing right now?!! If that's the case, then he would be threatening himself, and that would be a No-Win Scenario, and as Admiral James T. Kirk would say "I don't believe in the No-Win Scenario!"
Morrigan
11th October 2007, 06:10 AM
Hey, hey, did anyone make a funny pun about suits yet? Cause if not, I get to be the first! LOL!
casebro
11th October 2007, 07:46 PM
Maybe he should take a hint from Britney, and forgo the pants all together?
Darth Rotor
11th October 2007, 08:51 PM
Man Threatens Suit After Being Wrongly Jailed For 37 Days (http://www.wftv.com/news/14279010/detail.html)Since we all know how trustworthy I believe police are, I see no need for comment on my part.

Why the fox did it take 37 days to sort this out? Was the lawywer for this man on vacation for 36 of them?

DR