Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match
Florida police reportedly arrested commercial crabber Robert Dillon in August 2024 after the statewide FACES facial recognition system purportedly identified him as a possible match to a suspect shown in grainy surveillance images from Jacksonville Beach. Dillon reportedly lived more than 300 miles away and said he had never visited the city. He reportedly spent a night in jail and posted bond using his truck title.
- Date it happened
- 2024-08-26
- Organisation involved
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville Beach Police Department, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Facial recognition system deployers, Law enforcement agencies
- Product, system or model
- Face Analysis Comparison and Examination System Next (FACESNXT), Facial recognition systems, Law enforcement facial recognition systems
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