If you live in Genoa City, Salem, or Port Charles and are accused of a crime, there's always a chance that someone else committed the crime. But an Emmaus, PA, man found out the hard way that the "evil twin" defense doesn't really fly in the real world.
Steven Felton, 34, was sentenced to 62 to 124 years in a Pennsylvania state prison for ten heists that occurred during fall 2012 at gas stations, beer distributors, and convenience stores in and around the Lehigh Valley.
The Morning Call reports that a jury last month found Felton guilty of ten counts of robbery and two counts of theft following "a four-day trial that was marked by wild outbursts from the defendant." Prosecutors presented security video evidence that clearly showed Felton's face.
Felton, who acted as his own attorney at the trial, argued that the person in the video wasn't him. "Everybody has a twin," he told jurors. "Similarity does not equate to criminality."
There's no word on whether Felton's defense claim was inspired by a soap opera.
Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach told Felton that she was offended by his arrogance and remarked, "I'm kind of surprised that you weren't met with a shotgun to the face."
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