nytimes.com: Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Leads to Wrongful Arrest of Georgia Man and $200K Settlement in Louisiana
In November 2022, Randal "Quran" Reid was arrested in Georgia based on warrants from Louisiana that reportedly stemmed from a purportedly faulty facial recognition match using Clearview AI. Despite reportedly having never visited Louisiana, Reid was jailed for six days before authorities withdrew the warrants. No corroborating evidence had been gathered, and the technology's use was omitted from legal documents. In May 2025, Jefferson Parish settled with Reid for $200,000 in…
AI Incident Database · Incident 515Operator lens (high): inspect D2 (output validation), D6 (autonomy oversight).
Event summary
In November 2022, Randal "Quran" Reid was arrested in Georgia based on warrants from Louisiana that reportedly stemmed from a purportedly faulty facial recognition match using Clearview AI. Despite reportedly having never visited Louisiana, Reid was jailed for six days before authorities withdrew the warrants. No corroborating evidence had been gathered, and the technology's use was omitted from legal documents. In May 2025, Jefferson Parish settled with Reid for $200,000 in…
Linked entities
- clearview-ai
organisation | 70%
- jefferson-parish-sheriff's-office
organisation | 70%
- randal-quran-reid
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d3 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d3 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d3 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d1 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-clearview-ai to ent-psf-d7 | maps to | 60% |