US man charged after woman notified of AirTag inside of vehicle


The victim said in the court documents that she was contacted by an Apple representative, who told her that there was an unknown device in her vehicle. — Photo by Daniel Romero on Unsplash

A Houston man was arrested Tuesday after a woman was alerted about an unknown Apple AirTag installed into her vehicle.

Erick Narit Cardenas, 30, was charged with unlawfully, knowingly installing an electronic tracking device in connection with an AirTag being found inside a car, a misdemeanor, and violation of a protective order, a felony.

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