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Aarón Torres

Man's identity was used to arrest someone else. The police's mistake follows him

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The letter arrived two days before Christmas, as Martin and Jalynda Cervantes were getting ready for the holidays.

It was addressed to Martin Cervantes from Neosho County, a rural Kansas county a little more than 100 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas.

He had not been to Neosho County since his son graduated from the community college there nine years ago. The letter came from a lawyer requesting Cervantes appear for a court hearing through Zoom on Jan. 4.

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