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Jennifer Heath Box attends a news conference under the 17th Street Causeway bridge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, where she discussed the time she spent in the Broward Sheriff's Office Main Jail. Box was jailed for three days in a case of mistaken identity and she has filed a federal lawsuit against Broward County and the deputy who arrested her. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Jennifer Heath Box attends a news conference under the 17th Street Causeway bridge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, where she discussed the time she spent in the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail. Box was jailed for three days in a case of mistaken identity and she has filed a federal lawsuit against Broward County and the deputy who arrested her. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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A Texas woman filed a federal lawsuit late Wednesday accusing Broward County and the deputy who arrested her of locking her up when they should have known she was not the right suspect. The wanted person had a different (but similar) name, height, hair color and age.

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