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Renan Duarte

Cruise Passenger Sues Officers Over Identity Mix-Up That Wrongfully Landed Her In Jail For 3 Days

A Royal Caribbean cruise passenger is suing the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida after being wrongfully arrested for child endangerment.

The 50-year-old woman, Jennifer Heath Box, was detained for three days after disembarking from a family cruise trip in Fort Lauderdale in December 2022.

Officers mistook her for Jennifer del Carmin Heath, a woman 23 years younger, who was wanted in a felony case involving a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old child.

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