Honors Student Arrested Due To Clerical Error; Father Says He’s Lucky To Be Alive
A Georgia honors student was arrested when a clerical error led police to believe he was someone whose driver’s license had been suspended.
Marcus Green, a student at Georgia State University in Atlanta, was pulled over on Monday evening for speeding. He fully expected to receive a speeding ticket, but was arrested instead.
Somehow the officers who arrested Green mistook him for Gerien Marcus, a man whose license was suspended in Macon.
The citation issued to Green prior to his arrest clearly shows Green has a different name, age, hometown, and vehicle than Marcus, yet he was still arrested and taken to jail….READ MORE at LiberalAmerica.org
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6 responses to Honors Student Arrested Due To Clerical Error; Father Says He’s Lucky To Be Alive
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BigDumbWhiteGuy August 14th, 2015 at 17:47
Georgia cops aren’t so good at that whole first name/last name and alphabet thing. Better haul him in just to make sure.
Larry Schmitt August 14th, 2015 at 18:27
He is black, after all.
labman57 August 14th, 2015 at 18:35
And of course, the police immediately released a heartfelt public apology to the young man.
What … no?
FYI — stating “be thankful we didn’t shoot you like dogs” does not count.
FatRat August 14th, 2015 at 18:55
Because hey, Gerien is almost the same as Green, and so what if the first and last names were reversed. (Gerien does spell “I Green”. Hell they would’ve arrested The Green Lantern.)
Whoever is involved in this flip flop fudge up should join a Dislecksick Sipport Grewp.
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Budda August 14th, 2015 at 21:46
Get a lawyer
Suzanne McFly August 15th, 2015 at 13:34
So if there is someone out there with the name of Mikey Suzanne and they have an arrest warrant, I could be arrested? Oh wait, I am white so no.