A Department of Defense (DOD) training exercise at a Boston hotel went awry Tuesday when participants detained an innocent guest in the wrong room, according to federal officials.
The incident occurred around 10 p.m. and involved the Boston Division of the FBI, which was assisting the DOD in conducting the exercise aimed to simulate a realistic scenario that personnel might encounter during an actual incident.
According to the FBI, the mistake was made due to “inaccurate information” that resulted in the training team being sent to the wrong room, where they “detained an individual” who was not the intended role player….