Videos show the moment the innocent man was wrongly arrested, and released days later The carpenter Felipe Penteado, who is 21 years old and lives in Imbituva, in the central region of Paraná, was wrongly arrested and released days later after authorities discovered that the arrest warrant was issued for the wrong target. During his arrest, he even had his head shaved and was kept in a cell at the Ponta Grossa Custody House, a city about 60 km away. The real target was Wanderson Felipe Lick Penteado.
He is being investigated for being part of a group suspected of illegal hunting and arms and animal trafficking, which was the focus of a police operation on Tuesday (16). On that date, the carpenter had his home invaded by police officers around 5:30 AM, while he and his family were sleeping. ✅ Follow g1 Ponta Grossa and region on WhatsApp The innocent man was released late Thursday afternoon (18), 53 hours after his arrest, after the family reported the situation to RPC, a TV Globo affiliate in Paraná, and the reporting team questioned the Civil Police (PC-PR) about the case. "I think those were the worst days of my life.
Being there, together with a bunch of criminals and without owing anything, together with a bunch of people without being able to say anything, quiet, in a corner, sad, and being innocent! It's complicated," said Felipe, in an interview with RPC. Moment the carpenter was released was recorded by the family Reproduction g1 had access to the documents related to the case. The arrest warrant contained the carpenter's personal data, such as name, document number, mother's name, and date of birth. However, upon recognizing the error and requesting the release of the innocent man, the Civil Police admitted that they confused the people due to the similarity of the names. "In the eagerness to zealously fulfill our functions, our team made an excusable error.
Considering the small town of Imbituva, it was practically impossible for a homonym to exist. However, the research and investigations carried out by the police team ended up erroneously falling on a homonym.
Thus, it is truly verified that the person of Felipe Penteado, currently imprisoned, is a homonym of the person of Wanderson Felipe Lick Penteado, who used the profile on the social network Facebook as 'Felipe Penteado'," wrote the corporation. The document also includes a printout of the social media profile of the real target and also requests the adjustment of the judicial order for the issuance of an arrest warrant for Wanderson. This Friday (19), g1 questioned the Civil Police (PC-PR) if the new warrant had been issued, but the corporation did not respond. Civil Police requested release after recognizing error Reproduction Read also: Murder: CEO of a millionaire franchise is reported to the Justice for ordering the killing of a director of his own company R$ 70,000 for 20 years in modern slavery? Understand why a farmer's compensation to an elderly couple only considered 5 years and excluded the woman 'Perpetual adoration': Nuns who live behind bars in Paraná take turns praying 24 hours a day Innocent man will seek compensation Carpenter is released 50 hours after being wrongly arrested The lawyer Gabriel Pupo, who acts in the defense of Felipe Penteado, said he will file a lawsuit seeking compensation from the State "because what is expected is the minimum duty of state caution". "It is completely inadmissible not to carry out minimal investigations to know who is or is not actually accused, especially when dealing with actions linked to Criminal Organizations.
Contrary to this, the Public Power simply orders the issuance of arrest warrants without due caution and, after several appeals, the only response obtained is that 'it was practically impossible for a homonym to exist in the small town of Imbituva', despite the city having more than 30,000 inhabitants." In a note, the Court of Justice of the State of Paraná (TJ-PR) said it cannot disclose information because the process is under seal and that it does not manifest or issue notes regarding its decisions. Also in a note, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Paraná (MP-PR) said only that the operation was not by the MP-PR, but by the PC-PR. g1 also contacted the Penal Police, but did not receive a response until the publication of this report. 'I didn't know what was happening' In an interview with RPC, Felipe Penteado says that, at the moment the police invaded the house where he, his mother, his stepfather, and his brother live, he didn't understand what was happening. "I heard the noise; they arrived banging on the door, banging on the glass, shouting that the police had arrived.. I got nervous, I didn't know what was happening.
[...] They gave the arrest warrant to Felipe Penteado, handcuffed me and threw me in a corner and after they told me the reason, why I was being arrested, they explained the situation… and we got even more nervous, because it had nothing to do with it". The carpenter who was wrongly arrested for illegal hunting also states that he has never been involved in anything of the sort. "I never even touched a weapon, I never went hunting, I don't even know how that works. [...] I knew this would be resolved, I just didn't know it would take so long," he says. Felipe Penteado Paulo Roberto Martins/RPC Most watched videos on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Campos Gerais and Sul.
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