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Sheriff’s deputies in Los Angeles handcuffed rapper Wyclef Jean after mistaking him for a robbery suspect.<\/p>\n

Wyclef said he was returning from a recording studio when he was pulled over early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

He said he was never told why he was being cuffed and that he told police they had the wrong person.<\/p>\n

“They proceeded to ignore me and I was treated like a criminal until other police showed up and pointed out they had\u00a0wrong\u00a0person,” Wyclef tweeted.<\/p>\n

The incident<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriff’s Sgt. Charles Duncan said patrol units pulled over a vehicle matching the description of a suspect vehicle. They said they were looking for an assailant who robbed and\u00a0pistol-whipped\u00a0two people in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Duncan said the victims of the crime said the assailant was wearing a red bandana. Wyclef had on a red bandana.<\/p>\n

“LAPD another case of mistaken identity.\u00a0Black\u00a0man with red bandana robbed a gas station as I was in the studio working but\u00a0im\u00a0in handcuffs?,” Wyclef tweeted. It was one of several he posted after the incident.<\/p>\n

The narrative<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his tweets, Wyclef said he was “asked by the police to Put my hands up. Then I was told do not move. I was instantly\u00a0hand cuffed\u00a0before being asked to identify myself.”<\/p>\n

Wyclef said he was never told why he was being cuffed and that he told police they had the wrong person.<\/p>\n

“They proceeded to ignore me and I was treated like a criminal until other police showed up and pointed out they had\u00a0wrong\u00a0person,” Wyclef tweeted.<\/p>\n

Duncan said once the deputies received more information, they\u00a0realized\u00a0they had the wrong person and\u00a0Wyclef\u00a0was released.<\/p>\n

The singer was detained for about six minutes, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

Wyclef went on to tweet twice more about the incident, saying, “I am sure no father wants his sons or daughters to see him in Handcuffs especially if he is innocent.”<\/p>\n

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Source: CNN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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