Rapper Wyclef Jean says he was arrested by police in a mistaken identity disaster. Because he and his car fit the description of a man who had robbed someone at a gas station at gunpoint, they put him in cuffs. He even documented his arrest on Twitter.
LAPD another case of mistaken identity. Black man with red bandana robbed a gas station as I was in the studio working but im in handcuffs? pic.twitter.com/vjRfJUkooA
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) March 21, 2017
According to the Sheriff’s department:
“Jean not only had a similar appearance to the suspect, but he also had a red bandana like the suspect.”
Wycleff Jean tweeted:
“I was asked by the police to put my hands up.”
“Then I was told do not move. I was instantly hand cuffed before being asked to identify myself. Nor was I told why I was being cuffed. In the process I said my name and told them they have wrong person.”