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Police identify alleged Whitehead impersonator

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Police have identified the man they say impersonated wide receiver Lucky Whitehead and have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Deyvon Newman, 25, is charged with petit larceny, identity theft and presenting false identification to a law enforcement officer in Prince William County, Virginia.

Prince William County police originally identified Whitehead as the man they arrested for taking items from a Wawa on June 22 without paying. He was charged with shoplifting/petit larceny -- under $200, a misdemeanor -- and then failure to appear after a missed arraignment on July 6.

However, Whitehead denied any involvement in the incident when it became public late last month, and his agent cited evidence that he wasn't in Virginia when it occurred.