Texas jury awards driver $76 over bogus ALPR-triggered traffic stop

A federal jury in Texas sided with Alek Schott, who was stopped in Bexar County in 2022 based on a tip from a WhatsApp group with access to automated license plate reader data. He was detained for 76 minutes and no drugs were found; jurors awarded him $76, one dollar per minute.

• Jury awarded Schott $76, one dollar for each minute of detention
• Deputy admitted the stated 'lane drifting' reason for the stop was bogus
• Tip came from anonymous 'Kiki' with near real-time ALPR access
• Dog handler signaled before the alert; no contraband was found