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Innocent Man Arrested, Jailed 10 Days for Having Same Name as Drug Dealer

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CHESTERTON, IN — An innocent man was arrested in an early morning raid and jailed for 10 days because he had the same first and last name as a drug suspect.  The ordeal caused him to lose his job, rack up bills, and nearly get evicted from his home.

Steven M. Thompson, a service technician at Arcelor-Mittal Steel, received an “early morning visit” from the Porter County Drug Task Force (PCDTF) on on May 5th.  He was taken from his teenage daughter in handcuffs.

Mr. Thompson had done nothing wrong.  He assumed the misunderstanding would be easily cleared up once in police custody.  Except it didn’t work out that way.

Despite collecting no evidence at Thompson’s home, he was charged with two Class B felonies for dealing pills and heroin.  Each felony carries a 6-20 year prison sentence.

Accused of being a drug dealer, he was locked up in the Porter County Jail.  Except he isn’t actually a drug dealer.

Days went by and he was not being released.  With such difficulty in correcting the error, he began to think that going to prison might be a real possibility.

Finally, on the 10th day of confinement, he was able to prove his innocence with the help of attorney Bob Harper.

Although Thompson’s identity matched matched the signed warrant — down to the date of birth and middle initial — the data on the warrant had been incorrectly obtained.  The intended suspect was Steven P. Thompson, who is three years younger and the same race, the Northwest Indiana Gazette confirmed.

Mr. Thompson’s false arrest caused him to rack up bills, face threats of eviction from his home, and lose his job after 6 years of employment.

Porter County Prosecutor Brian Gensel oversees the Porter County Drug Task Force (PCDTF), and dropped charges after it was evident that the wrong man had been arrested.

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