Regret the Error

A photo that ran with a story yesterday about ascam artist taking advantage of local businesses was of the wrong person. Two men who share the same name and a similar appearance were mistaken for one another by multiple eyewitnesses.
When a Tribune reporter presented a photo of Michael Lee Christopher Bishop, 27, to three business owners and a resident of Demaret Drive, all mistakenly identified him as the man who had perpetrated the scam. In fact, the person who allegedly scammed the businesses is Michael Ray Bishop, 30. The two men are not related. Michael Lee Christopher Bishop, a former Marine and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, had nothing to do with the scam.
Terry Nickerson, owner of Taxi Terry’s, was among those who mistakenly identified Michael Lee Christopher Bishop. After seeing Michael Ray Bishop’s photo yesterday, he retracted his first identification.
“It was my mistake for not examining the picture more closely, I apologize,” Nickerson said. “I thought it was him. I really did. Wholeheartedly I apologize to his family; I understand the place it puts them in. I understand that they’re hurt by this.” … Link

Thanks, Romenesko!

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