Island Boys’ Franky Venegas accused of pretending to be his twin brother Alex in Florida speeding arrest… three years after finding internet fame with viral song

Franky Venegas of the Island Boys posed as his twin brother Alex when he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last month on charges of reckless driving.

The police say this in documents reviewed by TMZ that Franky, 22, was speeding on May 24 behind the wheel of a yellow Corvette Stingray.

Police said they saw Franky pull into a parking lot and received a report that his vehicle and the occupants of a nearby gray vehicle were “armed with guns,” the outlet reported.

Police said they responded by turning on their emergency lights and swarming in, then made contact with Franky.

Franky told officers his name was Alex, police said, adding that they determined he was dishonest when they saw his ID and conducted a background check with further details.

Franky initially told police he was his twin brother Alex, but his ID proved otherwise, authorities said

The background check showed Franky did not have a valid driver’s license, officials said.

Franky was subsequently taken into custody at the Broward County Jail on charges of reckless driving, driving without a valid license and providing false identification.

Franky was released on an $800 bond from ABC Miami’s affiliate on May 25 Local10 reported.

Broward County Circuit Judge Deborah Carpenter-Toy has been appointed to oversee the new case, the outlet reported.

At the time of the arrest, Franky, a native of Lake Worth, Florida, was being supported by his twin brother Alex, who said, “Free him,” in a subsequent TikTok post, according to the outlet.

Franky faced legal trouble last year after he was arrested in Pompano Beach, Florida in connection with a domestic assault on a woman who said she was his girlfriend on May 6, 2023.

A deputy who interviewed the victim said they noticed “physical marks and bruises [her] chin, as well as on her legs and arms,” the outlet said.

The battery case was dismissed by prosecutors on May 16, 2023, according to legal documents reviewed by Local10.

The South Florida siblings found viral fame with their 2021 hit Island Boy

The Venegas brothers rose to fame with their 2021 viral hit I’m an island boywhich has over 24 million YouTube views.

The video was viewed on the Peacock special 21 and Done by Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg, the latter of whom said he was “speechless” after seeing the viral clip.

“Two idiots in the pool, I don’t know and I’m not trying to understand,” Snoop Dogg said.

The singers and their lives were chronicled in the 2022 documentary Trolled: The Untold Island Boys Story.