Did he video himself ?

[AdamJoshua]

I wonder if he recorded himself getting booked and finger printed, charges of being stupid. Yes let's keep the police from doing actual police work, that's a great way to get 15 minutes worth of fame. Well in the end he got it, just not how, why or what he thought he was going to get.

HOUSTON (FOX 26) -

A teenager from Spring is behind bars tonight accused of trying to “bait” cops into a confrontation by making false claims. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office, 19-year-old Anthony Ybarra admits to calling 911 twice to file a report about a suspicious person that wasn't true. It was all so he could record his confrontation with cops and post it online.

On Dec. 6, Ybarra called 911 from behind a Walgreens on Cypresswood and Holzwarth Road in north Harris County claiming there was drug activity and gave the 911 operator a description of himself. When deputies arrived they say he was confrontational and refused to answer questions or provide ID. He was, however, recording video of his interaction with deputies on his cell phone. "What I believe he was trying to do was bait our officers into a confrontation. Basically trying to describe himself as being involved in criminal activity knowing he wasn't to see if he could bait our officers into some type of altercation or confrontation," said Sgt. James Glaze.

That didn't happen. There was no crime at the time so deputies told Ybarra to leave. A short time later, Ybarra allegedly called 911 again, this time disguising his voice, according to deputies. And this time he was behind the “Bullritos” restaurant on I-45 and Cypresswood where he worked. Cops say he was smoking tobacco in a metal pipe. It's a pipe often used to smoke marijuana. Deputies described him as confrontational again. They linked his cell number to the emergency calls and they were the same. Ybarra was arrested.

Police say there are more and more videos popping up online of people trying to “bait” police into confrontations and it's disturbing. “It is frustrating. It makes our job difficult knowing there are people out there trying to provoke us into doing something wrong,” said Sgt. Glaze.

Ybarra is being held in the Harris County jail on $5,000 bond. Making a false report is a Class-A is misdemeanor.