- A woman recently learnt not to mess with the law the hard way

- After being apprehended by cops, she decided to give a fake name to hide her five warrants

- Unfortunately for her, the name she gave also had a warrant of arrest against it

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Police in Texas, USA recently arrested a woman for having five outstanding warrants, including allegedly giving officers a fake name. In a stroke of bad luck for the lady, the fake name she gave also had an arrest warran pendingt.

According to TimesRecordNews.com, law enforcement spotted a driver who didn't use an indicator while turning. When they stopped the car, they noticed a plastic bag being thrown out the window. They detained both the driver and a passenger.

The passenger, later identified as Shareeka Strawn, told officers that her name was Porshala Strawn. When records were checked, it was discovered that Porshala Strawn had an outstanding warrant for her arrest.

Source: Wichita County Jail

Source: UGC

As soon as she realised her predicament, the woman confessed that real name was Shareeka Strawn. Upon checking records for that name, five warrants of arrest came up.

She was then arrested on various charges including failure to identify/fugitive-intent to give false information.

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The contents of the bag that was thrown out the car tested positive for marijuana.

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