A 39-year-old Helena man is accused of pretending to be his twin brother to avoid charges.Â
On Jan. 5, Joshua McCrossin was stopped by a Helena police officer for not having a rear license plate and then identified himself by his twin brother's name. He was arrested on warrants that had been issued for his brother and released the next day.Â
When an officer later attempted to locate McCrossin's brother at his last known address, someone advised the officer that McCrossin had been identifying himself by his twin brother's name. After reviewing booking photos and social media profiles for both brothers, officials realized that the person who was arrested was actually Joshua McCrossin.
In a search of McCrossin's car, meth, buprenorphine, syringes and a pipe were found. He was charged with two felony counts of possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing a peace officer, theft of identity, driving with a suspended or revoked license, driving without insurance and driving with expired registration.
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McCrossin was again arrested in June.
All charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty.