Jalil Richardson, a Charlotte resident, spent months incarcerated in Florida and North Carolina after being misidentified by artificial intelligence facial recognition technology for a vehicle theft he did not commit.
Charges against Richardson were dropped last week, following an ordeal that cost him his job, his home, and custody of two of his children.
The wrongful arrest stemmed from an investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office into a stolen car purchased on April 2, 2025…