{"id":20855,"date":"2026-10-09T12:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20855"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:04:54","slug":"driver-wins-76-after-alpr-led-to-bogus-traffic-stop-drug-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20855","title":{"rendered":"Driver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI-rewritten:<\/strong> This is a summary of an article from Ars Technica, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story.<\/p>\n

Ars Technica •
\n Cyrus Farivar
\n • October 8, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

A federal jury in Texas recently ruled in favor of Alek Schott, a Houston resident who sued Bexar County and its sheriff. The plaintiff’s attorneys described the case as an "unconstitutional traffic stop scheme" enabled by AI-powered license plate readers. Late last month, Schott was awarded $76, one dollar for each minute he was detained. He requested this specific amount as symbolic compensation.<\/p>\n

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Schott had been driving his pickup truck from a work trip to Carrizo Springs in March 2022. While in Bexar County, deputy Joel Babb pulled him over for "lane drifting." However, Babb later admitted the stated reason was bogus. The real trigger was a tip received via a law enforcement WhatsApp group from someone named "Kiki," who allegedly had near real-time access to automated license plate reader data. Kiki claimed Schott made a suspicious "one-day turnaround" by driving from Houston to Carrizo Springs and back the next day.<\/p>\n

During the stop, Babb stated he was on the "Criminal Interdiction Unit" looking for human smuggling and drug smuggling. Despite Schott giving calm answers about his work trip, Babb called a drug dog. The dog alerted by jumping on the truck, but moments before this, the handler’s bodycam showed he had signaled the dog. Footage from Schott’s dashcam confirmed he never drifted lanes. Schott was detained for 76 minutes while his truck was searched, though cops found nothing.<\/p>\n

Schott’s lawyers stated that money was never what mattered and emphasized the constitutional issues involved. They plan to ask the court to stop Bexar County from using baseless traffic stops for warrantless searches. Josh Windham, one of Schott’s attorneys, described the incident as mass surveillance where an AI flag led to a fabricated violation. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office declined comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Ars Technica •
\n Cyrus Farivar
\n • October 8, 2026<\/p>\n

Read the original article at Ars Technica →<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Ars Technica, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Ars Technica • Cyrus Farivar • October 8, 2026 A federal jury in Texas recently ruled in favor<\/p>\n

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