A Case Of Mistaken Identity

A funny thing happened to SR editorial assistant Rainey Coffin en route to the county courthouse to collect court records last Thursday. She almost got arrested. First, Rainey, who subs for “Idaho Records” regular Sherry Adkins during vacations, had trouble finding a parking spot. So she drove around the block 4 or 5 times. Then, she was confronted outside the courthouse by a female lawyer and a cop. Seems Rainey looked like a Wal*Mart shoplifting suspect. And she had trouble persuading the legal eagle and her sidekick otherwise, despite her laptop computer and press credentials. In fact, the cop put his hand on his gun when Rainey held up her computer to prove she was a reporter. Afterward, her editor lamented that she hadn’t been arrested. He thought that woulda made a good story. But Rainey didn’t laugh.

Question: Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? Who?