SPOKANE, Wash. — A traffic stop for an expired license plate led to the arrest of a convicted felon with multiple outstanding warrants after he gave deputies a false identity, according to the Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office.

Alex E. Short, 35, was arrested Nov. 8 after a deputy noticed his Toyota truck had an unreadable license plate on Sprague Avenue around 8:50 p.m., deputies said.

Short told the deputy he had no ID and provided the false name Patrick L. Jones. A records check showed no return for the information, leading deputies to suspect deception, according to the sheriff's office.

During a search, deputies found drug paraphernalia and a pill bottle with a different name. Short's deception ended when the passenger revealed his real name and deputies found his debit card, the she

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