Falsely Jailed: Woman Seeks $10M Over AI Mistake

A Tennessee woman, Angela Lipps, is seeking $10 million in damages from Fargo police, alleging a wrongful arrest and imprisonment stemming from the department's reliance on artificial intelligence facial recognition technology. Lipps was arrested at gunpoint in July 2025 and held for nearly six months without bail, facing charges of theft and unauthorized use of personal information.

The 50-year-old mother of three, who had never traveled to North Dakota, was ultimately released on Christmas Eve after her legal team presented evidence of her presence in Tennessee during the time of the alleged fraud. The lawsuit details the severe emotional and physical toll of her incarceration, including missed holidays, denial of medication and dentures, and the loss of her home and vehicle.

Lipps's complaint asserts that Fargo police used a social media photo as a lead from the AI system, despite it not matching the suspect and originating from a fake ID. She claims the officer involved requested an arrest warrant without sufficient probable cause and that the police department lacked adequate policies and training for using such technology, leading to her unlawful detention and prosecution.