A Black man car was stolen from outside his aunt’s house, which later led to him getting arrested.  Samuel Scott Jr.’s 2006 black Jeep Compass was taken on June 1, 2018. After approx. half an hour after making a 911 call, Scott was arrested by the Miami Police Department (MPD) officers he had called to report the theft.

A Black man wearing a dark-colored shirt over a white undershirt at the time can be seen telling in body-worn camera footage can be heard telling officers,”I’m telling you, you guys have the wrong guy.”

“The description of the guy who took off in your car is just like yours,” the officer replied. “But that’s half of Miami,” Scott responds.

A few moments later, Scott laughs to himself saying, “I mean, why would I call the police?”

Scott was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, false reporting of a crime, failure to carry a concealed-weapon license, and possession of marijuana — charges that were later dropped by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

Three years later, Scott is suing the City of Miami and the five officers — Jonathan Guzman, Michael Bloom, Brandon Williams, Miguel Hernandez, and Randy Carriel. The suit alleges that they unlawfully searched, falsely imprisoned, and maliciously prosecuted him on that day in June of 2018. Scott’s attorney, Faudlin Pierre, told New Times his client is seeking $500,000 in the lawsuit.

“He reported to the cops because he believed that the cops were actually going to assist him,” Pierre said “And then it turns out that they racially profiled him.” The incident started when Scott left his aunt’s house after a quick visit he noticed his car had vanished. According to Miami New Times:

According to Scott’s arrest report, MPD officer Jonathan Guzman spotted the Jeep Compass driving 20 miles per hour over the speed limit a few miles away. Guzman attempted to stop the vehicle when it collided with another vehicle. The driver, who fled on foot, was described as a “Black male, bald, about 6’2″ and heavy set, with a white tank top.”

When officers arrived at Scott’s aunt’s house two miles away, they began interrogating him “as if he had stolen his own vehicle,” according to the lawsuit. As Scott filled out a stolen-vehicle affidavit, an officer warned him that he would be arrested if he made a false report.

According to the complaint, one officer asked Scott if his car was repossessed. Another later pulled out a Taser, seemingly ready to use it.

Though Scott was wearing a black shirt over a white undershirt — not a white tank — and is four inches shorter than the suspect’s description, the arrest report states that “the person reporting the stolen vehicle matched the description of the offender that fled the scene of the hit and run. Upon arrival the complainant was wearing the same clothing description.”

“Yeah, that’s him,” an officer says on the body-worn camera footage. “He’s sweating, he has a black shirt on top of the tank top shirt.”

Scott was arrested at 6:05 p.m., booked, and transported to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Scott tried to tell officers they were arresting the wrong man and that he’d never been jailed before, the lawsuit states, but they “did not believe Scott, a black man, was never arrested.”

According to the arrest report, officers found four plastic baggies in Scott’s car that had “green spots with suspected marijuana.”

Pierre notes that Scott has a concealed-weapon permit and carried a gun in his vehicle at the time of the incident. He still can’t figure out where the marijuana charge came from.

Scott’s lawsuit, which was filed in federal court on November 13,

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