(WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead has been cleared of charges in Virginia after Police admit to being given wrong information.
Whitehead was released from the Cowboys the day news broke about his alleged warrant out of Prince William County, Virginia for failure to appear on a larceny charge. Police say a man was cited for theft at a convenience store and claimed to be Whitehead. They later determined it was not him. Police are now looking for the suspect in the theft.
The Prince William County Police Department released the below statement:
Upon reviewing the June 22, 2017 arrest of an individual named “Rodney Darnell Whitehead, Jr.”, the police department is confident that the man charged with petit larceny, and who is subsequently being sought on an active warrant for failure to appear in court, is not Lucky Whitehead of the Dallas Cowboys. The man charged on the morning of June 22 was not in possession of identification at the time of the encounter; however, did verbally provide identifying information to officers, which included a name, date of birth, and social security number matching that of Rodney Darnell Whitehead, Jr. Officers then checked this information through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) database. The DMV photo on file was then used to compare to the man who was in custody. Officers acted in good faith that, at the time, the man in custody was the same man matching the information provided. At this point, the police department is also confident in confirming that Mr. Whitehead’s identity was falsely provided to police during the investigation. The police department is currently seeking the identity of the man involved in the incident. Since the identifying information provided by the arrestee during the investigation was apparently false, the police department is working with the Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office to clear Mr. Whitehead from this investigation. The police department regrets the impact these events had on Mr. Whitehead and his family.
Upon Whitehead’s release from the Cowboys, team officials said it was a variety of issues that led to his being let go. There has been no indication the team will bring him back in the wake of charges being dismissed.
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