Man jailed under mistaken identity suing

A man claiming he spent ten days in a Clark County jail for crimes his twin brother committed is suing the sheriff’s office claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned.

Daniel Conley’s attorney says the story seemed a bit far-fetched at first.

“When he came to me I was a little skeptical,” says Attorney Rob Milesnick. “I said bring all the information you have, bring everything that you’ve received over the course of your experience with this, and he showed it to me and I was pretty flabbergasted.”

Milesnick says the brother used Daniel’s identity when he was charged with DUI, and police arrested both men.

“Daniel and David were there on the same warrants at the same time in the same jail,” says Milesnick.

It reportedly took ten days before the jail figured out both men were in custody. Milesnick says none of this would’ve happened if the county had done a fingerprint or photo ID check right away.