Tennessee Grandmother Sues Fargo City and Police After Spending Six Months in Jail over AI Mistaken Identity

A Tennessee woman filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Fargo, North Dakota and its police department, alleging that officers arrested and jailed her for six months based on an AI facial recognition match to a bank theft suspect. The lawsuit claims the identification was incorrect. The woman was held in custody for approximately six months in 2025 before the error was discovered.

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