Samuel Vasquez was wrongly arrested and detained on assault charges on Sept. 12
NEED TO KNOW
- A 29-year-old father spent 13 days in jail and missed the birth of his second child after being wrongfully arrested in Florida on Friday, Sept. 12
- According to local reports, a one-letter difference in the spelling of his last name and a 41-year-old man accused of abuse led to his arrest
- “I’ve never seen that man before,” the suspect’s girlfriend allegedly said when shown a mugshot of the wrongfully detained man, per Fox 35
A father from Jacksonville, Fla. missed the birth of his daughter after being arrested and extradited to a location over 200 miles away in a case of mistaken identity.
On Sept. 12, Samuel Vasquez was mistakenly arrested in Duval County and charged with assault, burglary, criminal mischief, grand theft and cruelty to animals, according to Fox 35 Orlando and the New York Post.
The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County…