Man repeatedly posed as fictional legally blind twin brother to get out of several traffic tickets, police say

  • Olawale Agoro, of Hakensack, New Jersey, repeatedly told court judges he was legally blind, named Tony and his brother had racked up traffic tickets
  • He would show up asking officials to reschedule his brother's court date
  • But police officers say they later saw him driving and pulled him over again
  • He again showed up at court posing as Tony, saying Agoro was in Nigeria
  • Police discovered Tony didn't exist when they took fingerprint scans
  • Agoro faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest 

By Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:57 EST, 15 February 2015 | Updated: 09:51 EST, 15 February 2015

A New Jersey man allegedly told court officials that he was his blind twin brother - who didn't exist - to get out of several traffic tickets.

Police said that Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, told municipal court judges and clerks repeatedly that his name was Tony and that it was his brother who had racked up the tickets.

Agoro, 58, would go into court, identify himself as Tony and request that his court date be postponed.  

Police said that Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, told municipal court judges and clerks repeatedly that his name was Tony and that it was his brother who had racked up the tickets. 

Police said that Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, told municipal court judges and clerks repeatedly that his name was Tony and that it was his brother who had racked up the tickets. Agoro appeared to be trying to get out of his court dates

Rochelle Park Police Chief Robert Flannelly said that the courts have seen families come in on their relative's behalf to get new court dates before, according to Northjersey.com. 

This was just an example of 'the extremes people will go to escape justice', Flannelly told the news site.

The alleged incidents began on July 31 when a Maywood Police Officer pulled over Agoro and issued five motor vehicle summonses. 

He then appeared in Maywood Municipal Court in September, identifying himself as Tony and claiming he was legally blind. 

The police officer who had pulled him over, Matthew Parodi, was in the courtroom and claimed he saw Agoro pass papers back and forth in court without difficulty. 

Agoro was unable to produce identification and police matched a birth mark under his lip on his driver's license photo to the man who was still claiming to be named Tony. Police proved Tony did not exist after they took a fingerprint scan from Agoro

Agoro was unable to produce identification and police matched a birth mark under his lip on his driver's license photo to the man who was still claiming to be named Tony. Police proved Tony did not exist after they took a fingerprint scan from Agoro

After court, Agoro was reportedly seen asking strangers to drive his car around the block before he could take over at the wheel.

Parodi again pulled Agoro over in Rochelle Park and issued three more traffic tickets and impounded the man's car. 

Agoro then went to Rochelle Park Municipal Court to request a later court date, and told clerks on two occasions that he was named Tony and begged the staff to grant adjournments for his brother. 

He allegedly told clerks that his brother who had received the tickets was in Nigeria mourning the death of his father, and clerks offered him two adjournments.

After missing his court date multiple times, Agoro returned to the Rochelle Park court posing as Tony and clerks called the police. 

He was unable to produce identification and police matched a birth mark under the lip on Agoro's driver's license photo to the man who was still claiming to be named Tony.

Police proved Tony did not exist after they took a fingerprint scan from Agoro.  

He faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest.