[Doglips]

Man Allegedly Uses Murder Suspect's ID
Thu Apr 22, 7:35 PM ET

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A man made a mistake by using a fake driver's license with the name of a person wanted for attempted murder.

Theodord Partida Ceja, 36, spent several hours in jail after he gave a state trooper who stopped him for speeding south of Lafayette an Indiana driver's license with the name Jose A. Fabela. A check of the license found that Fabela, 39, was wanted in Texas for attempted murder, police said.


Investigators suspected Ceja might not be the wanted man and had officials in Hidalgo County, Texas, where Fabela is wanted, fax them a photograph of Fabela.


"Right away, when we saw the photo, we knew it wasn't our guy," Trooper Troy Fischer said.


Ceja later gave investigators an Indiana state identification card and Mexican credentials in his own name.


Ceja was arrested on charges of suspicion of identity deception and false informing. Identity deception is a felony punishable by six months to three years in jail.


Ceja could not be reached for comment as no home telephone number was listed in his name.


State police 1st Sgt. Brent Bible said the incident showed another risk of identity theft.


"The suspect can just as easily become a victim of his or her own crime," he said. "What this does is highlight the importance of people abiding by the laws that are in place for obtaining and maintaining proper identification."

[SexyRedXterra]

Serves him right.