January 13, 2016
A man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old boy Sunday afternoon in Lansdale and then identified himself to officers as his twin brother, 6ABC reports.
Police say that Lance Greenwood, 33, was play fighting with the teen victim at a home in the unit block of East Main Street in Lansdale. He then left the room, came back with a knife and stabbed the victim once in the chest.
The victim was transported to Abington Memorial Hospital in serious but stable condition.
Arriving officers requested identification from everyone in the house, including Greenwood, who police say gave them the driver's license of his identical twin brother.
When investigators later identified Greenwood as the stabbing suspect, a warrant was released for his twin brother's arrest based on the information they were provided. However on Monday night, Greenwood's twin brother escorted him to Lansdale Police, where he confessed to providing the false ID.
Bizarre story: Police say man posed as identical twin to beat rap in teen stabbing https://t.co/d4OfCD2BU0 #Lansdale pic.twitter.com/3zL5QbEMak
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) January 13, 2016
The photo above is of Greenwood. Below is a photo of his twin brother, Leonard, who was originally believed to be the suspect.
Lansdale police searching for Leonard Greenwood, 33, who allegedly stabbed 16 y/o boy inside his home Sunday. pic.twitter.com/WE53CarYG2
— MichaelAlanGoldberg (@mg_thereporter) January 12, 2016
Greenwood is awaiting arraignment on charges that include simple and aggravated assault and providing false identification.
Read more from 6ABC here.
