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Need Help!! Someone Stole My Identity To Steal Golf Carts And I Got Arrested…

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Location: Texas (Tarrant / Hays County)

Hi All. I will try to keep this as concise as possible.

About a month ago (September 2026) I came back from a European vacation with my gf. We landed at AUS and while going through customs, I was flagged for further review. I get taken to a back room where me and my bags was searched. I asked what is going on and they tell me that I have 3 warrants for my arrest. This is obviously news to me. After confirming it is me they are looking for, I proceed to get arrested and taken to Travis County Jail. After getting booked and due to the fact it was a Saturday and there was a huge football game happening, I didn’t get out until 2AM Monday morning. I got a PR bond for all the charges so thankfully I didn’t have to pay any money up front for bond.

Apparently, someone (in April 2026) used my Texas DL# to rent or buy a golf cart from a store. They communicated with the store only online through email and phone. This is a small store so the phone call was not recorded. The store required a picture to be submitted showing the person buying the cart holding an ID with their name. Here is the interesting part. This person used AI to create a picture with my face and body holding an ID with another name on it. The ID in the picture is clearly edited (I do not have the picture in my possession because it is part of the discovery) and I know the picture is AI because I do not own the shirt that I’m wearing in the picture and the background is not of the house I live in. However, because the image is of me and the DL# is mine, warrants were put out for my arrest. Additionally, someone else picked up the golf cart.

A similar situation also happened in another county, using construction equipment. It is clear my identity has been stolen and being used in a theft ring. Also, I have been in possession of my DL the entire time.

My question here is what is the best avenue to prove this picture is edited/fake? I have legal counsel but I’m afraid they are not technologically savvy enough to prove this.

Thank you and any information is helpful!

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