A false arrest is the unreasonable seizure of someone's personality. A seizure is considered unreasonable when there is a lack of probable cause to support it.Two men were arrested under outstanding warrants and were held in a county jail for 30 days or more before they were arraigned in court. Pursuant to A.R.S. §133907, a corrections officer may arrest and serve warrants on individuals who are incarcerated in the Pima County Adult. In New York, a private person or a police officer commits the tort of false imprisonment or false arrest when they detain someone without legal authority. A check of her record showed an outstanding - but false - warrant, and the undoubtedly shocked and frustrated Stultz was whisked off to Pima County Jail. Did you recently send money as a result of a scam? Contact the real-time fraud hotline at (520) 351-3000 or fill out the form on this page. Falsely arrested means arrested without legal justification. Mere arrest is seldom grounds for a law suit.