Woman sues LAPD over mistaken identity arrest

Kareen Wynter reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News at 11 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2022.
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[@pg4746]

Now imagine being locked up for years and no one believes you

[@whyslim9504]

Damn. That hit me.

[@shawnryan2197]

It happens more often than you think.

[@vandarkholme7759]

The guy jailed for 42 years wrongfully won't see any compensation

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

There was a guy last year that was released from a mental hospital he wasn't they guy they said and they were treatening him like he was crazy

[@jim.h]

Or being executed for killing your family. Search YT for "nightline, todd willingham"

[@robertbarber8467]

I am a retired probation officer. Our local County Sheriff's could have verified her identify in a matter of minutes. Makes you wonder why LAPD could not.

[@figgettit]

it reminds you of the hertz cases of wrongful arrests and imprisonments. i think people just trust centralised computer systems too deeply and think that machines eradicate human error.

[@albertolebron4095]

Cause they didn't care to do they jobs to them they have the right person in custody

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Forget the picture. Just check DOB on her ID. Done.

[@savannahleblanc4929]

Because it’s not COULD NOT, it’s WOULD NOT

[@waltergonzalez1989]

Incompetent officers, supervisors and a "I don't give a crap, I got qualified immunity" attitude by people in law enforcement.

[@calidreams5379]

Imagine if didn’t have family fighting for her release or funds to hire an attorney. How many more wrongful arrests have been made? Our criminal justice system needs reforms, it needs to get better. This was a no brainer, one simple background check or a fingerprint could have verified she was the wrong person. There is definitely negligence involved and it’s absolutely not acceptable to keep a innocent person in jail.

[@boromirofmiddleearth557]

So true exactly. I thought about that as well. And now I am starting to see how it may be for many people. Beginning to understand.

[@Mastasensei007]

Peter Spencer was invited on a hunting trip just a couple hours outside of Pittsburgh & was shot* 9 times 7 to the back 2 to the neck. No arrests were made and the family still doesn't have info‼️

[@LiquoriceGold]

Said the same thing...a family let alone a family to fight for you is rare now a days and that's these deeds go unpunished

[@ceezb5629]

Lots of black and brown men/women in jail because of this… somehow only she will get compensation.

[@texxs01]

I don't have to imagine it. I'm poor and have an extremely common name. Job background checks sometimes show i'm a black man currently in prison in Florida. Verizon said "we can't take that chance" They had the inmates picture up from the prisons website, he was black, I am white. Same exact name and birthdate and thus they fired me.

[@crinklecut3790]

I could understand getting arrested and quickly released in a case of mistaken identity, but to hold her for two weeks? That’s inexcusable.

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

How about check first before making an arrest while she waits hand cuffed at least?? Sheesh. Cops are absolutely losing it. Period

[@Noone73902]

And you hear of people spending MONTHS in jail, losing their homes and jobs over wrongful arrests. Truly heartbreaking.

[@steveanton763]

Shame they're not hot white blondes with access to paid lawyers.

[@ramsimon8045]

@@steveanton763 only white blondes have access to paid lawyers? or you're just butthurt?

[@southbeachmiamiart895]

Actually it's a financial disaster. Someone downloaded child pornography on a victim's account and it cost the victim several hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to get his life back.

[@whisper2284]

@@steveanton763 we only hear about Black and Latino people being unfairly arrested and locked up. White people are being wrongfully locked up too but their silence makes it easier to rob them of their freedom. Nobody seems to care about an average looking white person getting locked up. This lady has good looks on her side and that is the only reason we listen to her story. White people had better wake up because the powerful use negative minority stereotypes to trick average white people into thinking American Law Enforcement won’t target them. However the majority of people in American prisons by sheer numbers are white. The majority of homeless people are white males.

[@ajjames1059]

@@whisper2284 blame white folks for this. The perception of most whites is that this doesn't happen to innocent (white) people. As long as the avg white person continues to hold this belief it won't change.

[@sparkywirenut]

Who is the judge that put her back in jail after her hearing ? Should be removed from the bench ! Same for the prosecutor !

[@AlsoBrandonSmith]

😄This is just ridiculous

[@1976ondy]

She getting that cash and im very happy for her , however im very sorry that she had to deal with all the horror inside jail and the behavior of the cops and the correctional officers , also im very very sorry she lost her grandma to all the depression and stress caused by the incarceration of her granddaughter

[@LS-dz2yn]

Im sorry but until us minorities are given money for situations like this I hope she dont get a dime 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@sunnytheboxer.]

Jails traumatizing.

[@cubanb805]

A result of her incarceration killed her grandmother, they gonna pay heavily!

[@MrApple12610]

@@LS-dz2yn no one stops you for hiring a lawyer when you go through this kind of situation. Don’t be stupid

[@ciello___8307]

Worst part is this is like Tax payer money. We are literally wasting millions of dollars because law enforcement screws uo

[@customconnections2425]

Shame. So sorry for the loss of her Grandmother while she was locked up. Hopefully this can help get changes moving. Im glad/hope she is OK.

[@ceezb5629]

That’s why she’s throwing him her grandma’s death in there (which won’t stand btw). Grandma dying 2 weeks after being jailed as a result of stress?? If grandma had any heart conditions or medications, this is easily being thrown out. I know she deserves compensation for being jailed without cause… but being greedy and using grandma’s death as a bargaining chip is just savage and wrong. Grandma didn’t die because she was jailed incorrectly. How ridiculous. If that’s the case, let’s all sue anyone who stresses us.

[@dirtydingus5465]

This is slam dunk! As a retired LEO this is insane! With todays technology, it would have taken at MOST a few hours to completely clarify this. 2 weeks for this beauty plus an LAPD bullpen? I’m sure she was traumatized. She could gotten jammed up in there easily!

[@ripsaa2693]

Good news is that she is engaged to Lydia now

[@SweeTeaNLemon]

@@raymondrocco8607 Law Enforcement Officer

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

She looks nothing like the other girl...

[@romewasnotbuiltinaday]

@@raymondrocco8607 It means leo the lion. Often used to describe people in the theater business.

[@JR-ge4vr]

From someone who gets laid by naturally prettier women frequently, you need to get laid...

[@GeroLubovnik]

When you take authority over someone else's life and deny their freedom, you have a responsibility to make sure that you have 100% of the details vetted and verified. This is a pure case of extreme negligence on multiple levels. If I were on the jury I would take the idea that her grandmother stroked out and died because of the stress. If the prosecution asked for $100million for this case I'd vote to approve that much or even more. This shouldn't have happened and should NEVER happen again. [But we know it will.]

[@texxs01]

you should delete this comment. we need you on a jury and this comment might stop that from happening.

[@starryskies113]

@@texxs01 you should delete yours

[@biancalord488]

As is the case of slavery

[@cherielafleur3137]

LAPD GETS IT WRONG AGAIN! I feel so bad for this woman and I hope her case serves as an example of LAPD incompetence. A few years ago I was pulled over while driving in L A, ordered by multiple officers with GUNS DRAWN ON ME, to exit my car, handcuffed, detained while my car was searched and refused information as to what in the HELL was going on. I'd done nothing wrong!!! There was a LAPD helicopter above, no less than 6 patrol cars and several canine units surrounding me but officers REFUSED to explain what was going on. Turned out the license plate on my leased car had somehow been associated with a crime of Fraud; I asked WHO they were looking for and was told (get this!) a MALE / HISPANIC / 20 SOMETHING. I AM FEMALE / CAUCASIAN / EARLY 60'S! But if that wasn't enough, I ASKED if they were going to impound the car and was told "NO". That was a lie...they impounded the car and left me and my two dogs standing on the sidewalk along with all of my personal items I had to retrieve from the car before it was towed away. I used to think highly of LAPD until I experienced their incompetence.

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

Lol

[@jlescoe21]

Go figure. It is California where the arrest innocent, good people and set criminals free... They police were probably doing what California lawmakers have sent them to do. Sorry for this woman.

[@LIBryda]

Imagine if you were black and had weed on you

[@amandasummers7881]

Omg! What the hell is wrong with these incompetent, idiot cops?! sorry that you had to go thru that!!!! It's unfathomable how absolutely retarded many of our police officers are. I don't hate cops, but I certainly don't blindly follow them, and something should have been done about what they did to you!!

[@LIBryda]

@You are a sheep it's legal where I live too. They can still lock you up for smoking and driving. And also, if they can they will find an excuse to act like they think you sell drugs.

[@whatfreedom7]

The whole purpose of fingerprints is to positively identify a person yet somehow LAPD gets it completely wrong.

[@canteskuyapete1459]

"Well, she cleaned up her look, and got a new look. I can't tell if these fingerprints match up?... But, since she's already in, set her away!" Disgusting

[@jimrich4192]

They didn't get it wrong, they simply wanted to PUNISH her for failing to be HUMBLE ENOUGH!

[@lindamilosevic7244]

Not only was she fasly accused she was treated like a criminal. And on top of that her grandma died! That's horrible.

[@DavidKen878]

Since when do people get arrested and aren't treated like criminals?

[@lindamilosevic7244]

My point is she was just a regular civilan and treated her like she was a criminal like some sort of threat.

[@12345678hgjghjvg]

@@DavidKen878 you know what is innocent until you are proven guilty? anyway, such a typical youtube expert comment. have a good day

[@DavidKen878]

@@lindamilosevic7244 That's because they thought she was a criminal. What are you saying?

[@lattrelbia2527]

@@DavidKen878 back the blue until it happens to you.

[@incredulousnneowow]

They falsely arrested me and did a "psych evaluation" that lasted 6 months. I wasn't allowed to bail out for 6 months. These are monsters!!!! I pray to god for justice. what this lady went through is NOTHING compared to what I went through. It ruined my life and all my relationships.

[@chinadashauthority65]

Wtf this is insane… I am so sorry you had to go through that, it leaves a lifelong scar.. We need a GoFundMe to support you lawyer bills because you need to sue them.

[@selinacrum2422]

Sue

[@tunisiacraig7790]

I am sorry you went through that; however, anyone that has been falsely arrested and detained is deserving of justice. It sucks that because she's blonde and pretty she will get her justice as opposed to regular folk that are incarcerated for decades, injured/brutalized, or dead at the hands of police due to not verifying identity.

[@FreeSpirit47]

The "mistake" is inexcusable. If this happened this once, it has happened more times to others. I had this happen to me a few years back. It was so humiliating, terrifying, traumatizing. I was only there for 7 days, not a lucky 13, still, such a horrendous mistake by people who are supposed to be professionals is so wrong. The terror of being in a jail cell for something I didn't do, would never do, made me so angry. Sue them, girl! Go at it hard. This sort of blunder needs attention so that the same mistake has less of a chance of happening to anyone else.

[@proudasiangirl576]

I am very sorry that you had to go through this yourself. I too (as I am sure others also) would be traumatized. No excuse. Just lazy and didn't do their work to research!

[@FreeSpirit47]

@Marcus Holiday The sad reality is that the fault lies solely on the incompetence of law enforcement in this case. It's a huge wake-up call to train people in law enforcement better. When this happened to me, it wasn't because someone else & me had the same name. It was because the officers felt that I looked like someone they were trying to catch. They even accused me of having fake IDs to convince them that I was not who they were looking for as my name was not the same as the person they were looking for.

[@dontewashington3250]

It happens all the time, all over the place.

[@ecbrent2]

Not to mention Texas told the LAPD 3 days before her release that they had the wrong person and she was free to go but they held her for 3 more days!! I hope people lose their jobs over this!!!

[@bratwurst19]

Why didn't you sue?

[@Nanakanisurra]

This is sickening beyond words. Stupidity, corruption, and laziness have no place in law enforcement, and yet here is another prime example of what happens to innocent citizens because many PD's are rife with all three.

[@ianbattles7290]

The worst part is that this will not be the last time an innocent person gets arrested.

[@selectiveapathy]

An Azusa PD cop told me once, “youre very lucky you didnt get detained by LAPD. Otherwise, they would have made up any BS story just to book you in”

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Yep that's why I only pass my blunts to LA county sheriff's!

[@WeSayFunny]

The lies

[@jbeyond7402]

Love it. She deserves every penny she gets. Shame on the Police Department for not doing their job. If her family and friends didn't fight so hard for her she would still be in there.

[@garydoyle7155]

imagine a police dept that does not confirm identity by fingerprints - - as part of the booking process I'm sure they took this young woman's fingerprints and mug shot yet they failed to compare them to the picture or fingerprints of the actual person being sought person on an open no bail warrant from another state to confirm they had the right person. They flat failed to do their job in a professional manner and I sincerely hope they are held accountable for that failure - - the only bad part is its the taxpayers whose money will be used as compensation that failure with the possible exception of the airport police who initiated the arrest.

[@elitepanda3000]

they didnt even look at the mugshot

[@martinthomas1293]

Police in democratic states and cities are so busy releasing actual criminals they can’t be bothered to verify they have the right person I used to hear lapd was some of the best trained police on the world I guess that was a lie they are worse then the keystone cops

[@tT-hw8yu]

@@martinthomas1293 you seriously gonna sit there and says it's a democratic thing? Cops/kkk/republicans do this to black people on a daily basis.

[@c.2538]

No, they said it’s a liberal thing to release violent offenders. Because it is.

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@c.2538 Republicans have as well.

[@redmanlaw0002]

The LAPD and TSA owe this woman millions in compensation, and all those involved need to be fired immediately after giving her a public apology.

[@GIONATION5]

She deserves every penny she gets! 🥂

[@lamar310]

Straight up...this is an unforgivable mistake that should never happen. LAPD better break out that checkbook and start writing

[@Falconlibrary]

@@lamar310 LAPD funds don't pay for lawsuits against the cops. The money comes out of the taxpayers' pockets, not the police budget.

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

Yeah let her take our tax dollars

[@kc3936]

She is about to be paid as she should! That must have been so terrifying, I would have had a mental breakdown I’m not cut out for that life my nerves are too bad to be in jail around hardcore criminals!

[@bwtv147]

It is a travesty that only the taxpayers will pay for this crime. Each of the law enforcement officers involved should spend 2 weeks behind bars.

[@chinadashauthority65]

Since they committed an actual crime I think they need to spend way more than 2 weeks. Can you imagine the feeling? Your whole life take away just like that and not because you did anything.

[@achillese1265]

Sadly, what she had to experience was just pure evil and the damage they did to her and her family is irreversible. I hope she wins this lawsuit by a milestone. This is just sickening and horrifying on every level.

[@crismartinez1642]

She's a rich white woman, im pretty sure they all ready started offering settlements.

[@gummy5862]

@@crismartinez1642 Exactly, so they'll keep suing for everything thing can with the best lawyers. I'm glad she's rich and white so that the police department can actually be held accountable.

[@Ohsolovely2]

Yes Bethenney! I hope she gets a huge payout for the trauma she suffered. Can you imagine what she had to go through being accused for something you never did and thrown in jail for 2 weeks all bc LAZY, INCOMPETENT ,worker FAILED to do their job correctly. How hard is it to check her social security and do a background check?!!!

[@halroxdynasty8683]

Not to mention her grandma died

[@onceANexile]

Or, LOOK AT HER DL?

[@KevinGonzalez33470]

She’ll be financially set for life. The LAPD will be looking to settle a for the minimum but trust me, she’ll get the maximum and even with attorney’s fees, she’ll be set.

[@richardlomeli9310]

Good for her! Justice

[@DMBall]

They won't arrest people for obstructing, camping on, and relieving themselves on the sidewalks in Los Angeles, but they'll hold the wrong woman for two weeks without corroboration. Joe Friday, you're needed back on the force.

[@jondoe2341]

You GO GIRL!

[@pinaydriver]

Ouch LAPD not even verifying Identity. That's totally negligence.

[@gorgeous6737]

C A L I F O R N I A

[@chinadashauthority65]

Knows How To Party

[@mybmxandi]

Someone needs to be fired

[@TheTony024]

I saw a story today….. from Miami in 2018, a black man called 911 to report his car stolen. The police that arrived arrested him, claimed he fit a description, and was eventually charged. The police obviously dropped the charges because he was an innocent citizen but he suing for $500,000 for false imprisonment etc. This police incompetence is nationwide issue. They are getting worse and worse. The public is losing their faith and trust with law enforcement.

[@amandasummers7881]

It's mind boggling how incompetent and the lack of common sensical alot of cops are. They don't double, triple check things bc they're either too lazy or too dumb. I'm still trying to figure it out.

[@Omnihilo]

@@amandasummers7881 Oh hey, it’s you again. Weird, I’d figure you’d be a huge advocate for police brutality.

[@southbeachmiamiart895]

True, but sadly, his arrest remains on the Clerk of Court website for the public....and several years later he'll be rejected by employers when they do a quick public records search on him. That needs to be removed!

[@MegTelevised]

I saw that 2. Those officers had quite the imagination on them

[@flatline827]

@@amandasummers7881 It's "Too Dumb."

[@NYRM1974]

PAY HER BIG TIME WHAT A SHAME............. ONE BILLION DOLLARS FOR HER

[@RashaKahn]

And police wonder why the public trusts them less and less.

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

No just democrats

[@GhazDakkaDaKrumpa]

Can’t lose something they never had in the first place

[@mikelee7318]

Cases like this have nothing to do with it. Notice it only gets local news coverage.

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

@BONE someone got offended lmao

[@ameiyazee]

I'd sue too. Why not? It is your lawful right to sue if you were wrongfully detained under false pretenses.

[@xandervk2371]

Our "law enforcement" just keeps plumbing the depths of human depravity.

[@pep590]

Just like millions and millions of Our "criminals" just keeps plumbing the depths of human depravity.

[@xandervk2371]

@@pep590 It's all about where you set the bar, isn't it, bootlicker?

[@kamilegier4730]

There is zero justice and no incentive to be a law abiding citizen if you can suffer the same consequences as the guilty

[@breebree5510]

She about to cash in and blown those lips up even more 💯

[@hamfistsman6267]

What are women doing to their face? They look silly.

[@MrLakers92]

@CitiZEN Cat bro what? Lmao you sound hella mad

[@norcaldigger348]

@CitiZEN Cat I bet the carpet don't match the drapes!

[@shelbynamels973]

So not even the "Real ID" she had to use in order to get on the flight saved her. So what exactly is the point of having it ??

[@lukeweaver4211]

I live in downtown Los Angeles. The LAPD refuses to do its job unless it’s something simple like picking up an innocent person. Fire them all.

[@GoudaTheCavalier]

They are working at the police unit for a reason... they couldnt go through simple education in life lmao

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

This has been my experience too. I am astounded that the LAPD actually attempted to do their job

[@ZimbaZumba]

This is WAY more common than you would think. She is dead right in saying many others don't have the resources to fight back effectively.

[@ianbattles7290]

It makes you wonder how many innocent people are sitting in jail right now...

[@MadStyle1911]

All they had to do is check her fingerprints, sheesh.

[@gymnasmic7425]

Or her social security number, mugshot, or birthdate. So many things they could have looked at. Insanity

[@elitepanda3000]

or look at the mugshot.

[@otakurocklee]

@@gymnasmic7425 yeah... but birthdate is not enough. Two people can have the same name and birthdate... it happens. Best to check them all. They should be checking EVERYTHING.

[@ripaccount-n2x]

@@gymnasmic7425 Social Security is probably too much information only the Mugshot and Birthdate are good to identify someone.

[@gymnasmic7425]

@@ripaccount-n2x I’d post my social security number on a billboard if it got me out of jail

[@jkid323]

i hope she sued for 4 trillion

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

Complete negligence! How can I defend the police if they are going to make mistakes like this?

[@GoudaTheCavalier]

Mistakes are bound to happen in the degenerate mind. Can't do anything about it tbh, or else the world wouldnt go around. As in, if everyone was so smart there would be immense competition and no one would settle for such crappy jobs. Who would randomly decide to become a police officer when your life is at risk w low pay?

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

I’ll still defend them

[@2pacshakur826]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@amandasummers7881]

Right!!! I REALLY wanna be on the side of police, as I truly believe that the majority of them are good and have good intentions, and are willing to risk their lives for ppl they don't even know. But with what the police are doing to ppl in Canada, and stories like this--theyre slowly but surely making conservatives becoming more vocal about their incompetence. Now I will never agree with TARGETING cops like BLM did...busting their car Windows, throwing bottles of urine on them, running them over, killing them execution style etc....but that doesn't mean I will blindly follow police in every single situation. When they're in the wrong--everyone should call them out. when they're NOT in the wrong, we should stick up for them verbally.

[@RJames-uy2mt]

@@amandasummers7881 I also usually defend the police in these situations when blacks and hispanics are mistreated by the police, but when they start making these mistakes with white women, I have to draw the line! No white woman should be treated this way!

[@RoundzMusic]

The saddest part is that her grandma had a stroke and passed away from the stress of her being in jail.

[@maxinefowler1186]

A Black Flight Atttendant was arrested arriving back to these United States. The name was Linda Marie Johnson 5 "1.She lost her job, (a recently Divorced Mother of 3 Children). It's a common name the Linda Marie Johnson that the Police were looking for, was 5'10". So I believe this Lady.

[@bernedettekuteyi3843]

I hope the innocent woman sued both the Police and Workplace?

[@keithbraham6438]

Sheer laziness and Negligence by all levels of law enforcement...

[@zeitgeist3024]

I'm glad she's speaking about it, others don't.

[@waltercarman744]

This was no mistake, this is corruption

[@lt4324]

She just hit the lottery!

[@philipwhatley6742]

where are all the "don't do the crime, won't do the time" people at? This is why i'm always for huge settlements in lawsuits for stuff like this. This woman shouldn't have to work another day for the rest of her life

[@ianbattles7290]

Yeah, the "don't break the law and the cops won't bother you" crowd is always suspiciously-silent whenever a mistaken identity arrest occurs. If the cops don't bother law-abiding citizens, *how the hell does somebody end up spending a week in jail for a crime they didn't commit???*

[@jfrog1979]

The amount of incompetence and buffoonery is absolutely mind boggling🙄everyone that had anything to do with this false imprisonment needs to do the same exact amount of time in the county jail. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

[@elitepanda3000]

Not incompetence. Its pure laziness. if they actually decided to do their job , she would of been behind bars a day at most.

[@jfrog1979]

@@elitepanda3000 yeah I’m pretty sure laziness falls right under the umbrella of incompetence😄👍

[@elitepanda3000]

@@jfrog1979 more like neglect, im sure they are competent enough to do their job, but they didnt want to .

[@onefortheroad2188]

Buffoonery?! 😂 I like that.

[@ameliareaganwright2758]

Plus, they should immediately be fired.

[@kjdnyhmghfvb]

As she should. Two weeks in Jail because dozens of people refused to check an id. Enjoy your money Ma'am.

[@VaderJ818]

Bravo to the officers and Your LAPD ladies and gentlemen. Whomever ever was involved in arresting this woman..Good job idiots clap 👏

[@Rlotpir1972]

More like a bunch of three-letter F words. I hope she gets justice against those stupid a-holes.

[@elitepanda3000]

@@Rlotpir1972 They are stupid because they thought they can get away with being lazy

[@otakurocklee]

How can they get away with such incompetence? Other professions you go to jail for neglect like this...

[@johncharlie3919]

She’ll get a nice compensation check

[@elitepanda3000]

@@otakurocklee the good thing about this is that the qualified imunity of the LAPD keeps getting tighter with every exosure of thier bad behavios

[@ianbattles7290]

Why the hell did it take 6 freakin' days for the cops to compare the fingerprints/photo on file to the person standing in front of them???

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

Seriously unbelievable. Police have so much pride they can’t check? Not ok!!!! This was absolutely preventable!!!!

[@CocoVonKokonut]

Basically kidnapped by the incompetent authorities. Fire all those involved and give her a big payday.

[@darkprince9064]

Money is not the only reward she deserves. Those arresting officers deserve dishonorable discharge including their captain and chief of police.

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

False

[@RichardsWorld]

I'd like to give her a hug.

[@MarcelBryan]

She also needs to sue the TSA, LAX security police too!

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

Yeah get all that tax dollars

[@jon-lukeport4673]

Sue them for as much as you can. This was blatant disregard for following procedures. Disgusting.

[@huevoneousmaximus2309]

Stand by LAPD you're about to make this young lady rich.

[@scottgumm7025]

I hope she wins a huge settlement!

[@figgettit]

the covid risks alone.

[@margaritazherebnenkov3064]

She is so pretty and kind. God bless her!

[@calebkang5544]

Now the attorney got a pretty solid case and a good amount of commission check!! Probably will settle for 500k

[@Bigwave2003]

Money for these settlements should come out of the funding of the departments that make these mistakes. Otherwise law enforcement laughs it off and taxpayers get stuck paying the bill.

[@elitepanda3000]

Lapd is close to getting there , they keep getting busted big time since Rodney King.

[@luminouscali]

Yep! Best comment

[@tadeocendejas8063]

God bless her soul 🙏

[@aldoogie824]

We have DA that lets criminals out , while we make incompetent mistakes. LAPD needs better leadership , way too many good officers out there are nearing the brunt of too many bad apples.

[@elitepanda3000]

That's because they never learned a thing since Rodney King.

[@markhudson6137]

Because cops don't speak out against bad cops. Too scared to break the blue line

[@MrProTechHD]

the CITY has their own DA that jewish guy who' is running for mayor

[@ripsaa2693]

Fire the idiot police Chief who is as bad as Gascon

[@user-gt8hc2bp4v]

@@markhudson6137 that’s not true at all

[@truthandreality8465]

The blonde woman is positively stunning, like drop-dead gorgeous, and bears no resemblance to the other woman. It's odd that even today these kind of mistaken identity cases still keep happening.

[@dylandylantoriyama5370]

@Truth And Reality...''drop-dead gorgeous,'' is a big-time reach....wonder how she looks with no make up.

[@truthandreality8465]

@@dylandylantoriyama5370 Well, look at her. If she's wearing any makeup, she's hardly wearing any. You can see that's her as she is.

[@dylandylantoriyama5370]

@@truthandreality8465 She is attractive brother i do get your point.

[@westcoastbred7745]

@@dylandylantoriyama5370 lmfao

[@almangrant7358]

Meanwhile, after the law catches up with the real B. Barber, the judge will probably say "you're free to go for time served".

[@willfitz777]

Get a good lawyer and sue the NSA too

[@pvpat92]

What the hell does the Nsa have to do with this?

[@willfitz777]

@@pvpat92 Because FU that's why

[@fernandogallardo3458]

She only got a taste of the jail and was traumatized. But for the poor this is life behind bars. She didn't commit no crime and still went to jail, because the cops were trigger happy.

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

*any

[@moisesojeda1085]

wHiTe pRivElaGe

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@moisesojeda1085 bull 🐂 you know what

[@chinadashauthority65]

@moises ojeda I guess she didnt have enough of that magical privilege dust cuz I don’t see any cities being burned down 🤔

[@mistersmith6593]

Happened to my son a few years ago. They actually had the real guy in jail already.

[@figgettit]

and you didnt sue?

[@mistersmith6593]

@@figgettit the force was corrupt and protected by the Prosecutor, who is currently in jail…soon to be prison. We moved out of state

[@figgettit]

@@mistersmith6593 well hopefully you see the merit to the collective good in asserting your right to accountability.

[@Watson83169]

She’s amazing 🤩

[@mythoughts1................1]

Those arresting officers should spend 13 days in jail as part of their correction.

[@decentrik]

I swear! Some one in LAPD had the hots for her. Thats why it happened 🤣

[@jdrancho1864]

She needed a passport or the Real ID to get on a plane. What good are these pieces of paper if they are not being accepted by the TSA, LAPD, or LASD?? Two years later, this case is being dragged thru the courts by the city of LA. News media should do an update on these stories and keep the public engagement alive.

[@thinkcorrectly407]

I had a guy with the same name, same age, living in the same city die, i received many condolence calls from folks all over, i had to explain that they had the wrong guy, i was still living.

[@segsb7085]

So people were calling the dead guy to give their condolonces?

[@thinkcorrectly407]

@@segsb7085 , calling his wife , the phones were listed in both our first and last names, spelled the same and same small town.

[@segsb7085]

Right..got it..i was confused for a minute there😅

[@lisachau2298]

I hope they get to the bottom of this case.

[@Reno_Slim]

Incidents like this are why I will no longer consider rendering assistance to any law enforcement officer for any reason...including to save their life.

[@mikehare3266]

Wow mr.slim you would hold everyone responsible for the actions of a few!

[@delphineblue]

Exactly. And I am totally apathetic when they lose their lives while on the job. Law enforcement in this country is the ONLY "profession" where you get either a paid vacation after murdering an unarmed person, your pension after you decide to "retire early", and/or a gofundme after assaulting/murdering unarmed people on camera, shooting people to death while they sleep or falsely imprisoning as with this young lady.

[@johndeer654]

Two weeks in jail for millions of dollars? Hell ya

[@pvpat92]

She will not get ANYWHERE near that.

[@pinoy32123ify]

Congrats LAPD, you did it again. im sure the city can afford a lawsuit.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

That young lady is beautiful and lovely. I hope that the police officers got involved should be face termination without warning

[@spiritualenlightenmentsmoo308]

I never thought I'd see the day where the world would be able to pull the curtains back and see what poor people go through everyday

[@bria6777]

Literally

[@flatline827]

I never thought I'd see so many anti-vaxers either.

[@c.2538]

That wasn’t even clever

[@spiritualenlightenmentsmoo308]

@@c.2538 Yea what the hell that mean?

[@professor5281]

That this is happening in America surprises me. 13 days and nobody tried to even check. What wickedness. I wonder what would have happened if she was African.

[@mefford67]

*It would have taken less than five minutes on a computer to verify who this woman truly was, unbelievable.* *May she be financially compensated for her entire LIFETIME after this nonsense.* 🔥😡🔥

[@MrProTechHD]

You Liberals would love that

[@blingman78]

@@MrProTechHD I'm not a liberal and also agree that she should get a huge bag of money.

[@ronb8052]

One other cause of this LAPD incompetence: The City can't find qualified candidates so they've lowered their standards where drug-abusers and morons can get on the force.

[@akoww1000]

2:44 any time the police won't comment that their way of saying they are guilty and are working on excuses to get away with it. They will say they were just doing their job and they are protected from any wrongdoing and the woman never said they had the wrong person. Any video is being deleted and hard drives wiped or destroyed

[@richmanz447]

LAPD can't even do the basics of their job? The settlement needs to be huge to teach these jokers that people are getting rich & famous off of their incompetence.

[@bvgb921]

Absolutely disgraceful, well done to the L.A.P.D., what a bunch of idiots, every officer involved should be sacked and their pension confiscated to pay towards the young ladies financial compensation which she deserves.

[@roxannemoser]

I could see how the LAPD made the mistake. 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

[@whyslim9504]

Man when this first happened I didn’t believe it! Like how incompetent can you be as law enforcement!? Same name? Who cares, identify the individual.

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

Why not believe it? It lit happens all the time police don't care who's life they ruin if the computer tells them to they do it

[@Smart-Towel-RG-400]

Last month there was a young black guy picked up for a old White guys warrants ..same name kind of thing all they had to do is read the pritn out that said old white man they didn't even need a mug shot in that case

[@michellbradley4025]

Praying for the young woman

[@rodrigogee299]

LA county jail is the worst jail anyone can be in

[@patticake4566]

Just a minimum amount of investigation would have cleared this up asap.

[@bobbymoss6160]

The biggest WTF about this case is why didn't this lady ask for a lawyer the second she was wrongfully arrested? Why wait 2 weeks?

[@SBK27]

Easy money

[@sammyjammy6647]

She was advised to by her attorney to get more for suffering etc etc

[@sotorodrigo33]

$$$$$$$

[@dudoji85]

she did get a lawyer right away, unfortunately she was denied bail

[@Bigwave2003]

Does anybody think to educate themselves on the facts before spewing an ignorant opinion? This woman did not voluntarily stay in jail for two weeks before asking for a lawyer. She retained a lawyer immediately. But she was being held on a no-bail warrant. So she and the attorney had to go through the legal process with two hearings before a judge to establish her identity and show she wasn't the person being sought and give the prosecution time to make its case. That's what took almost two weeks.

[@PowerfulKundalini]

So sad for her loss.

[@rahmann4280]

There’s killer hobo’s roaming the streets of L.A., young thugs robbing elderly and they can’t be bothered to do their job with one person to check the records and in the meantime her Grandmother died from all this mess!I hope this isn’t the same lawyer that didn’t get her out in the first place he’s a 💩

[@kimberlywarning9176]

Keep fighting! What you went through should NEVER have happened! I couldn’t have imagined going through what you did let alone any of my own children. Your grandmother’s heart broke. 😩

[@slickwilly5802]

This government needs to be replaced, this has gone way too far.

[@Rlotpir1972]

A bunch of McFlys. HELLO?! HELLO?! ANYBODY HOME?!!

[@gewglesux]

I hope she gets everything and more!