by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:30 AM ET, Wed August 21, 2024
A traveler attempting to pass through a Florida airport
using someone else’s identification was arrested after facial recognition technology
caught the misdeed.
According to WFLA.com,
38-year-old Brittany Lynn Anderson was traveling through Tampa International
Airport when she attempted to go through a credential authentication technology
machine at Airside A.
When the machine flagged a mismatch, a Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) officer was tasked with manually inspecting the ID
card and Spirit Airlines boarding pass. The agent quickly found the documents
were in someone else’s name, but Anderson said she had been through some “hard
times” and “that’s why she looks different” on her identification.
Anderson reportedly admitted to asking a friend to purchase
the ticket for her since her ID was expired, but a check revealed the boarding
pass and ID card belonged to a person currently in jail.
When the woman showed the TSA officer her expired ID, he
discovered Anderson had a warrant in Pennsylvania for “financial
responsibilities.” As a result, she was arrested on a charge of criminal use of
personal identification information.
TSA agents said the credential authentication technology
machine is equipped with cameras and a tablet to “match the face of the person
standing at the checkpoint with the face that appears on the traveler’s ID such
as the person’s driver’s license or passport.”
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