He Says He Was Misidentified As A Burglary Suspect And Spent 17 Days In Jail. Now He’s Suing American Airlines For The Mistake.

An Arizona man who spent 17 days in jail after being wrongfully arrested for shoplifting is suing American Airlines, which incorrectly identified him as the suspect.

Michael Lowe, 46, of Flagstaff, Arizona, was boarding a flight on May 12, 2020, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when someone broke into a duty-free store nearby. The burglary suspect was shown on surveillance cameras boarding the same flight as Lowe, his lawsuit says. Police asked American Airlines for a list of passengers, NBC News reported, but for some reason the airline only gave them Lowe’s name.