January 19, 2020 – In Breaking News – Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas police used facial recognition technology to identify a man suspected of punching another at a car show in November, fracturing the victim’s skull, according to an arrest warrant.

Ernesto Cortez, 38, was arrested Jan. 8 and charged with battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, court records show.

The Metropolitan Police Department identified Cortez through facial recognition technology and surveillance footage of a man punching another at a car show near UNLV on Nov. 23, according to Cortez’s arrest warrant.

(Learn More. A section within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is aimed at fusing cutting-edge technology with good old fashioned police work. Courtesy of 8 News NOW Las Vegas and YouTube. Posted on Oct 25, 2018.)

What exact facial recognition technology was used and where the data came from was unclear in the warrant.

“I utilized facial recognition technology, which is operated by trained individuals assigned to LVMPD’s Technical Operations section, and identified a subject bearing a likeness to the person in question,” wrote the detective who authored the arrest warrant.

The detective did not elaborate further on the use of facial recognition in the case.

Metro’s technical operations section also oversees ShotSpotter, a network of audio sensors designed to detect gunshots in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the department’s 2018 annual report.

The arrest stemmed from a Nov. 23 call from the victim’s son to 911 from the car show at 4800 S. Maryland Parkway to report that his father had been hit in the head and was bleeding, the warrant said.

But when officers arrived in the area they could not find the man or his son.

Three days later, officers realized that a man hospitalized at University Medical Center after a reported assault was the same victim from the 911 call on Nov. 23, the warrant said.

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