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Peppermill Casino Facial Recognition System Reportedly Misidentified Individual, Leading to Wrongful Arrest in Reno

AI Incident Database · article · Nov 11, 2025 · UTC

Purported facial recognition technology deployed at Reno's Peppermill Casino reportedly misidentified Jason Killinger as an individual previously banned from the venue. Casino security reportedly detained Killinger and contacted police, leading to his arrest by the Reno PD. He was reportedly held for 11 hours, including several hours in handcuffs, before fingerprinting reportedly confirmed the misidentification. The incident resulted in alleged physical injury and civil liberties harms.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2023-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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