DETROIT – A Black man who was wrongly arrested after the use of facial recognition technology by Detroit police will have his DNA, fingerprints and mugshot removed from law enforcement files, officials said Friday.
Robert Williams was the victim of “shoddy investigative work," police Chief James Craig said.
Williams, 42, was arrested in January in front of his family at their home in Farmington Hills, a Detroit suburb.
The ACLU, which opposes the use of facial technology by police, publicized Williams' case.
He blamed it on “subpar” work by police and prosecutors but said the technology can be useful if handled properly.