The story of an innocent man going to jail for a crime he didn’t commit is a familiar one. However, this one has a technological twist.
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It sounds like something straight out of the Steven Spielberg thriller Minority Report. Back in Sep. 2023, Jason Killinger, a truck driver visiting the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada, was detained and arrested.
The reason? The casino’s cameras recognized him as Michael Ellis, who had been banned from the premises.
Recently, the bodycam footage from the incident was released, showing what happened when Killinger was arrested.
Authorities Believed the Innocent Man Had a Fake ID
Killinger gave security his driver’s license, but casino staff thought it was fake. They called the police to the scene. The arresting officer wrote in the police report that the truck driver had “conflicting identification” and “lacked satisfactory evidence” to prove his identity…