LILESVILLE — Police arrested a man after they say attempted to avoid arrest by using a fake driver’s license after he fled from custody in Minnesota.

Anthony John McGill, 52, of Lilesville, was arrested June 14 after he allegedly had a Florida driver’s license falsely identifying him as Steve Randolph Johnson. According to the arrest warrant, McGill was trying to avoid a DWI charge and abscond from parole in Minnesota.

McGill was pulled over on East Caswell Street on June 13 for speeding, according to a driver’s license revocation order. A DWI citation completed by the arresting Wadesboro officer originally included Johnson’s name, but it was later crossed out and replaced with McGill’s. According to his license revocation order, McGill had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more when he was charged.

“[The] defendant was stopped for exceeding the posted speed limit,” the order said. “Defendant had red glassy eyes, slurred speech, and had a heavy odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting off his breath.”

McGill was charged with driving while impaired, felony identity theft, misdemeanor possession of or manufacturing a false identification and absconding from parole.

A note from the Minnesota Correctional Facility — Oak Park Heights — was sent to the Wadesboro Police Department on June 13 confirming that McGill was a fugitive from Minnesota and saying the state will extradite him.

Records show that McGill does not have a criminal record in North Carolina.

He was booked in the Anson County Jail under orders to provide a written promise to appear for the DWI charge and to avoid driving in North Carolina until he received a valid driver’s license. He was then given a $20,000 secured bond for the ID charges, but his release was not authorized for the fugitive warrant. His court date is scheduled for June 28.

All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

Reach reporter Imari Scarbrough at 704-994-5471 and follow her on Twitter @ImariScarbrough.

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By Imari Scarbrough

iscarbrough@civitasmedia.com