Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Jennifer Heath Box was arrested on Christmas Eve 2022 after stepping off a cruise ship in Broward County. Deputies ignored obvious differences between her and the actual suspect — including age, height, eye color, and even social security number — and threw her in jail for three days.

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Recently, a federal judge ruled that her lawsuit can move forward, and the officers are not protected by qualified immunity.