- Three individuals who pursue bounties are being charged with a felony for abducting a man they wrongly believed was a murder suspect.
- The victim, a 22-year-old barber named Hussein Alsaadi, was taken into custody at his residence, while the actual perpetrator is thought to be in Iraq.
- Bounty hunters allegedly utilized facial recognition technology but only realized they had the incorrect individual once Alsaadi was fingerprinted.
RICHARDSON, Texas – Three individuals who hunt for bounties are being charged with a felony, accused of attempting to apprehend a man for a crime he did not commit.
The actual suspect was thousands of miles distant.
What we know
The mercenaries believed they had their murder suspect in Richardson, but they captured the wrong individual, with the actual perpetrator thought to be 7,000 miles away.
A 22-year-old named Hussein Alsaadi is a future barber, with his family moving to the United States from Iraq in 2012.
They asked, ‘What’s your name?’ I responded, ‘Hussein Alsaadi.’
The more urgent question is who he isn’t? Well, he isn’t 23-year-old Hussein Alsaaidi, the individual federal authorities claim is hiding in Iraq following the removal of his ankle monitor while he was released on bail for capital murder through a terrorist threat in Dallas.
(A 22-year-old victim spells his last name with a single i. The 23-year-old suspect spells his last name with two i’s.)
Nevertheless, three bounty hunters are now facing felony charges, including kidnapping, for mistakenly capturing Alsaadi and believing him to be the murder suspect.
“They simply thought it was me, but clearly they were mistaken,” said Alsaadi.
Raid on Alsaadi’s home
What Happened
Alsaadi was trimming a customer’s hair in his family’s garage in Richardson on June 1st. At that moment, “a U-Haul truck arrived, and three African American men exited with weapons, seizing Alsaadi,” as stated in an arrest warrant affidavit.
“They hurled two stun grenades, and they immediately began pointing AR-15s at my head and my brother’s head,” said Alsaadi.
They claimed you’re wanted for Capital Murder related to Terrorism. I actually began laughing because I thought, ‘Oh my God, you’ve got the wrong person.’
Home security footage shows movement only as the U-Haul departs with Alsaadi inside.
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Dig deeper
An arrest warrant indicates that three bounty hunters employed by the security company known as the Clandestin Group were hired by Bring Em Home Bail Bond to execute a warrant against Hussein Alsaaidi.
Alsaaidi secured a $500,000 bond via Bring Em Home Bail Bond following charges of capital murder linked to a suspected drug-related incident in northwest Dallas in February 2024.
Wrong target
What they’re saying
Alan Hinton, head of the trio of bounty hunters, along with his team, informed Richardson police, “after months of intelligence and confidential sources, he and the Bring’ Em Home Bail Bonds company believed Hussein Alsaadi…” was their target. “They had a 79 percent facial recognition match using an AI system,” as stated in an arrest affidavit.
“We call ourselves escapee retrieval specialists,” said Hinton.
When Alsaadi insisted on his innocence, the mercenary hunters reached out to local authorities.
“We immediately placed those calls to Richardson P. D,” said Hinton.
FOX 4’s David Sentendrey questioned Alsaadi about when the bounty hunters finally recognized they had the wrong individual.
“Following the fingerprint,” remarked Alsaadi.
Local perspective
Richardson police held Alsaadi in custody until a detective from the FBI’s task force arrived “with a portable fingerprint scanner.” “The findings confirmed that Hussein Alsaadi was indeed who he claimed to be and was not the person listed on the warrant.”
Everyone formed a circle around me, waiting for the outcome. Naturally, once the results came in, the officers informed them, yeah, this isn’t the person, and then you could watch them get back into the U-Haul truck and drive away.
A Richardson police detective contacted the Dallas County District Attorney’s office and U.S. Marshals. Both informed the detective that the capital murder suspect had traveled to Iraq after removing an ankle monitor in August 2024. The U.S. Marshals stated that no representative from Bring Em Home Bail Bonds contacted them about the case, and if they had, the marshals would have indicated that Alsaadi was not the correct individual.
“I simply hope they verify their information first before proceeding and causing harm to a family,” said Alsaadi.
…I have a demanding job and, without qualified immunity…
The other side
Hinton mentions that Bring Em Home Bail Bonds supplied details about the suspect, and using that information along with further investigation, his team located this individual named Alsaadi.
Hinton claims he isn’t a criminal. He’s simply someone attempting to earn a living while performing community service.
It’s simply not who I am,” Hinton stated. “And I truly believe that law enforcement is currently overburdened. I also support having positive encounters with police and being able to help them. You see, I have a challenging job, and without qualified immunity, it makes things significantly more difficult for us.
Aftermath of incident
Big picture view
Hinton’s legal representative, Alain Jayoma, claims his client was simply performing his duties.
“My client has absolutely no criminal record. He was carrying out this warrant according to the existing laws,” stated Jayoma.
The lawyer for Alsaadi, Damon Mathias, states that the position involves significant duties.
“And that shouldn’t be treated lightly or dismissed casually. ‘Oops, I got the wrong person’ after doing something like that,” said Mathias.
Alsaadi mentions that the experience made him reflect on his father. He notes that his family departed Iraq after two of his uncles were taken and murdered. His father sought security for his family.
“I observed tears streaming from his eyes,” stated Alsaadi.
I’m feeling it right now, as if I’m about to cry, because my dad has already been through so much…
As Alsaadi contemplated what might have occurred to his father, mother, brother, and special-needs sister, he was too overwhelmed with emotion to complete the interview, had the incident at their home been more severe.
What’s next
Bring Em Home Bail Bond company has refused several offers for a televised interview.
Devon Allard Carter is among the three bounty hunters facing charges. Carter and Hinton are both accused of aggravated kidnapping and carrying out a capias or arrest warrant.
The third individual under suspicion has not yet surrendered.
Finally, the client who was getting a haircut when the raid took place was a new customer who ended up being an informant for the bounty hunters.
The information in this article came from interviews carried out by FOX 4’s David Sentendrey.
