A video posted to Clarence Evans’ Facebook page went viral this past week. The video shows Evans being harassed and asked to put his hands behind his back by a Houston, Texas, police officer—in front of his home, while a woman records the action. Why is the Houston police officer attempting to arrest Evans? According to the officer he wants “Quentin” to put his hands behind his back because he has an outstanding warrant in Louisiana. There are a couple of glaring issues here. One, Clarence’s name isn’t Quentin, and two, he doesn’t live in or have anything to do with the state of Louisiana. According to Evans’ Facebook post:

I’ve always been the one to say all cops aren’t bad but this racist mf just proved me wrong. I’m outside with my son and daughter watching them play when this racist ass constable from precinct 4 pulls up in front of my house and tells me someone called in about my dog being stolen.

Evans tells the officer, identified by Houston Fox 26 as “Deputy Lindley,” that this is “impossible,” because he has his dog’s papers and the dog has a chip implanted to prove ownership. The officer then asked Evans for his ID, to which Evans says “no thank you.” Evans is well within his rights, as police officers can only expect you to give them identifying information if you have been arrested. In fact, if you are “detained,” or a”witness” in a crime investigation in Texas, you do not need to provide identification. It IS a crime to give a false identity to an officer.

At this point, Lindley begins asking Evans to turn around so that he can handcuff him. According to Evans, the officer calls him “Reg” at this point. Again, this is also not Evans’s name. Houston Police Union President Joe Gamaldi told Houston’s Fox26 news,"That officer very much thought he had the right person and this person just didn't want to go to jail.”