Shane Lee Brown, a 23-year-old Black man, was arrested by police who were looking for a 51-year-old white man with the same name, the lawsuit says.
Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
Shane Lee Brown was 23 years old when he was pulled over by police in Henderson, Nev., on Jan. 8, 2020,. Brown did not have his driver’s license with him, but he gave the officer his name and Social Security number, providing his Social Security card, the lawsuit says.Washington Post reportsIn addition, the lawsuit says the older Brown is 5-foot-11, with brown hair and a white beard. Shane Lee Brown is 5-foot-7 with black hair.
“Had any of the LVMPD police or corrections officers performed any due diligence, such as comparing Shane Lee Brown’s booking photo against the existing mug shot belonging to the older, white ‘Shane Brown’ named in the warrant … they would have easily determined that Shane Lee Brown has been misidentified as the subject of the warrant,” the lawsuit says, according to the Post.
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