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Police Arrest Man with Identical Name as Fugitive, Jail Him for 5 Days

Leonardo Silva Oliveira, of South Florida, spent five days in jail after authorities allegedly mistook him for another man named Leonardo Silva Oliveira, who shares a “passing resemblance” and has a birthday within weeks of him. So reports The New York Times.

question mark 2492009 640 smallPolice are now again looking for the fugitive Oliveira, who is being charged with violating his probation. The Oliveira incorrectly brought in was arrested at the restaurant where he works as a cook.

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