Orange City Man Describes Being “Arrested and Unarrested”

Records request reveals the human impact

At the police department, the resident signs a release so interior-home video can be disclosed. JM Audits also requests the incident report and any use-of-force documentation from the encounter.

He says officers entered and pushed him over a couch

The man says he was asleep when officers arrived with a warrant meant for his son, who shares a similar name. He says he repeatedly urged them to compare birth dates and identities but was pushed backward, cuffed and later treated at a hospital.

A supervisor finally finds the mismatch

According to the interview, another officer reviewed the information and recognized that police had the wrong person. The report asks why three officers did not verify the warrant before using force and why the mistake was not prevented at the door.