Wyclef Jean is appalled by the behavior of the LAPD.
Early Tuesday morning, Wyclef Jean was detained and briefly handcuffed by Los Angeles police after he was mistaken for a robbery suspect.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., after leaving the studio, the “Gone Till November” singer and two passengers were pulled over in West Hollywood because his vehicle “matched the description” of a getaway car used in an armed robbery.
Wyclef says he was immediately handcuffed and “treated like a criminal.” A woman who was in Wyclef’s car captured the arrest on video, which Wyclef later shared on his Instagram with a explanation of the events that had occurred.
“I’m in L.A. right now coming from the studio with T-Baby and y’all see the police have handcuffs on me. They just took off my Haitian bandana. That’s what’s going on right now with Wyclef in L.A. right now. The LAPD have me in cuffs for absolutely nothing.”
“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 and before being told why. In the process I said my name and told them they have wrong person.”
“They proceeded to ignore me and I was treated like a criminal. I am sure no father wants his sons or daughters to see him in Handcuffs especially if he is innocent. As some one who has law enforcers in my family, I was appalled by the bahavior of the LAPD.”
Take a look at the clips below.
https://instagram.com/p/BR5jBHBBVLQ/?taken-by=wyclefjean
https://instagram.com/p/BR5tcYkh-YB/?taken-by=wyclefjean
