During a motor vehicle stop, a suspect claims to be the twin of another person to avoid arrest. What offense best fits?

• A. Resisting arrest
• B. False identification
• C. Criminal impersonation
• D. Interfering with an officer

Answer: (D)

The main idea being tested is obstructing or hindering a police officer in the performance of their duties during a stop. When the suspect says they are the twin of another person to avoid arrest, they’re intentionally misleading the officer in a way that directly interferes with the officer’s ability to identify, locate, and take enforcement action. That act of delaying or blocking the officer’s lawful duty fits the definition of interfering with an officer, because the core issue is the obstruction of the officer’s ability to complete the arrest.

While misrepresenting identity can involve false identification or impersonation, the scenario centers on the tactic of hindering the officer’s work rather than just providing a false name or posing as someone else. Resisting arrest requires physical resistance or flight, which isn’t presented here, and the focus isn’t on the identity misrepresentation itself but on how that misrepresentation obstructs the officer’s stop.