Woman Was Jailed 13 Days on Warrant for Woman With Same Name, Lawsuit Alleges

An airplane lifts off as viewed with the Theme Building in the foreground of Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, on Nov. 23, 2021. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Gregory Yee From Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—A woman who alleges she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for 13 days last year on a warrant out of Texas for a woman who shares her name issuing police and the city of Los Angeles.