A fingerprint scanner foiled a suspect’s attempt to lie about his identity to try to avoid arrest.
Luck ran out for 41-year-old Brad Peter Herbert of Summerfield, when Marion County sheriff’s deputies showed up Friday at a home on SE 162nd Street to take Herbert into custody on a warrant. The previous day, Herbert had managed to escape arrest, despite a pursuit involving K-9 units and a helicopter from the sheriff’s office.
When deputies arrived at a home Friday in an attempt to take Herbert into custody, he claimed they had the wrong men. He gave them his brother’s name and date of birth. However, a fingerprint scanner revealed the Rhode Island native’s true identity.
He is charged with violating his probation on a charge of theft. He was taken into custody and booked without bond at the Marion County Jail.