I’m not thinking anything of it, because I’m a law-abiding citizen,” Pharoah explains in the clip, which includes security footage of the confrontation, PEOPLE reports.
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The security footage shows several officers roll up on the actor, with guns drawn, as he lay on the ground.
“Four officers got their guns blazing, they tell me to get on the ground, spread my arms out, they put me in cuffs, the officer took his knee, put it on my neck,” Pharoah explains.
He was ultimately allowed to leave the scene once officers were informed that Pharoah was not the person they were looking for.
Media personality Jawn Murry tweeted a link to the Deadline story about the incident, and added the caption “He could’ve been George Floyd!