Police mistake naked businessman in hotel shower for criminal

Tuesday 27th September 2016 06:39 EDT
 

It seems everything is in the name.

In a typical manhunt mix-up by police, a naked businessman was confronted by cops armed with tasers in the shower of a luxury Cardiff hotel, as he has the same name as a wanted criminal.

Fifty-three-year-old Richard Jones got the shock of a lifetime when the two armed police stormed into the hotel bedroom looking for a fugitive also called Richard Jones.

Jones had booked into a £140-a-night double room at the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff. He was asked to prove his identity by the police.

He said a police officer took a picture of his driving licence and then realised their mistake.

He shares his name with Richard Jones, 46, of Newport, Gwent, who is wanted by police following a breach of his restraining order.


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