A Bronx man with the same name as a Pennsylvania fugitive has been mistakenly nabbed three times in five years by New York cops.
Each time, Michael Terry, 37, has spent days in jail, even though authorities have a picture of the actual Lebanon County, Pa., suspect wanted for skipping an October 2003 court date on a gun charge.
New York’s Terry was first arrested on the warrant in June 2005, and was jailed 28 days before the Bronx DA came up with the fugitive’s photo.
Terry sued the city and the NYPD in 2005, getting a $120,000 settlement.
But a 2008 arrest on the warrant put Terry in jail for a week..
He filed a second lawsuit that’s still pending.
In September, police stopped Terry and a friend, he said.
He was shocked when he was strip-searched and jailed for five days.