A false arrest is one way of committing false imprisonment. To prove false arrest, a person must prove three elements.Make a false report of a crime (when no crime actually occurred). Use a false name or identity. Under California Penal Code Section 118.1 PC, it is a crime for a police officer to deliberately put false information into a report on a criminal matter. California Penal Code § 236 PC defines false imprisonment as unlawfully restraining, detaining, or confining a person against his or her will. As defined in the PC 236, false imprisonment is an unlawful infringement of freedom of another person. False arrest is a type of false imprisonment or wrongful arrest in which a person is detained without his or her consent and without legal authority. I was told up front I was going to jail before they even found a reason meaning I was specifically targeted for no reason while at work. 4. Thank you for the opportunity to serve alongside each of you.