Memphis Man Says He Was Wrongly Arrested During A Police Sex Offender Roundup

3-2-2011 Tennessee:

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---Memphis Man Says He Was Wrongly Arrested During A Sex Offender Roundup
---Corey Dickerson Calls It A Case Of Mistaken Identity
---He Says He Will Take The Memphis Police Department To Court

(Memphis 3/1/2011) Corey Dickerson's just been released from jail.

Dickerson said, "Take a look at his picture. They say that's me, but that's not me."

Corey S. Dickerson who admits he's had trouble with the law before says this time he was mistakenly arrested by Memphis police because they thought he was the other guy.

Dickerson said, "My story is I've been falsely accused and falsely identified and falsely imprisoned for something I never did."

Dickerson says he was arrested during a Memphis police and U.S. Marshall Service roundup of more than three dozen sex offenders.

He says they were really looking for Corey O. Dickerson who's charged with rape.

Dickerson said, "They came to my house and said I had an indictment for failing to register as a sex offender and I don't even have a sex offender charge. They held me in here for 24 hours for nothing."

He says officers knew they had the wrong man.

Dickerson said, "On my way to jail they told me they know it's not me and they made me make a bond and arrested me."

He posted a 10-thousand dollar bond.

Dickerson says he's embarrassed for something he didn't do, "I'm really emotionally distressed right now. It's nothing to explain how I feel to be honest with you. I'm really just disappointed with the whole system, the city, the sheriff, the judicial system, all of them."

This Corey Dickerson also says make no mistake, he will take the police department to court because of his case of mistaken identity.

Dickerson said, "I feel like just because my name is in the system I shouldn't be going to jail for a mistake that they made and I feel like I need to be compensated."

As for the other Corey Dickerson, he hasn't been arrested.

Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin admits a mistake was made and says officers had the correct arrest number for the suspect but apprehended the wrong person with the same name.

Godwin says his people tried to get Dickerson released but he'd already bonded out. ..Source.. Alex Coleman