Florida plaintiff sues over faulty facial-recognition match Per an ACLU complaint filed June 10, 2026, Robert Dillon sued the Jacksonville Beach Police Department and two sheriff's offices after what the complaint describes as a false facial-recognition match that led to his arrest, according to the ACLU press release. CBS News reports Dillon said he lived more than 300 miles from the incident location and was later cleared. The Guardian reports the Jacksonville Beach police department recorded a 93% probability from its algorithm that Dillon matched the security-camera suspect. The ACLU's filing and media coverage say Dillon is at least the 15th person nationally to be charged or arrested following a facial-recognition match, per the ACLU; Jacksonville Beach police and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office declined to comment to reporters. What happened According to an ACLU press release and the court complaint filed on June 10, 2026, Robert Dillon sued the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and the Pinellas County sheriff's office after he was arrested following a facial-recognition match. Per the ACLU complaint, Dillon was arrested in August 2024 after a law-enforcement employee ran grainy surveillance images through an AI-assisted facial-recognition system and identified Dillon as a possible match. CBS News reports Dillon told officers he lived more than 300 miles from the McDonald's where the alleged incident occurred and that the case was later dismissed. The Guardian reports the Jacksonville Beach police department recorded a 93% probability that the algorithm matched Dillon to the security-camera images. The ACLU press release states Dillon is one of at least 15 people nationally charged or arrested after a facial-recognition match. Technical details Editorial analysis - technical context: Public reporting identifies the disputed tool as the Faces system (Face Analysis Comparison and Examination), operated by the Pinellas County sheriff's office and