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Woman files lawsuit claiming LAPD put her in jail for 13 days before realizing they had wrong person

A woman has filed a lawsuit against LAPD and Airport Police claiming she was jailed for 13 days before police realized they had the wrong woman.

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A woman has filed a lawsuit against LAPD and Airport Police claiming she was jailed for 13 days before police realized they had the wrong woman.

Highlights

  • Bethany Farber’s ordeal began last April when she was on her way to Mexico to visit family.
  • She said TSA officials told her there was a warrant out for her arrest in Texas.
  • Farber was held for nearly two weeks at the Lynwood women’s jail without bail.
  • Her family hired lawyers in Texas and Southern California to work on her release.
  • The ordeal caused her ailing grandmother to suffer a stroke that led to her death, Farber said.
  • LAPD and LAX police told ABC7 they do not comment on pending litigation.