( CNN ) -- Well played , fake Scott Weiland . A man arrested July 26 by Beverly Hills police on suspicion of shoplifting at a local Rite Aid and alleged drug possession was somehow able to convince police he was the Stone Temple Pilots frontman . But the real Weiland -- upon seeing a report on TMZ 's website posted Thursday that he was in jail -- quickly recorded a video and posted it on his Facebook page to prove that he was free . `` I just got done reading something very interesting , a nice piece of fiction from TMZ saying that I was in jail and have been for four months , '' the musician said in the video . `` I 've actually been touring , writing and recording my new album . '' Weiland has had run-ins with police before due to problems with addiction . For its part , TMZ said that -- after seeing an obviously not incarcerated Weiland -- the site `` then called the Sheriff 's Dept . back but they were unwavering , telling us they did a 'physical check ' on the inmate and insisted Scott 'was definitely in custody . ' `` `` The BHPD got back to us late Thursday night and said they made a BIG mistake ... the inmate is actually a 44-year-old guy named Jason Michael Hurley , '' TMZ reported . `` They discovered it through belated FBI fingerprint analysis , even though he 's been locked up since July 26 . '' According to the Los Angeles Times , Hurley gave police the name and birthdate of Weiland and now probably also face charges of giving false information to officers . Hurley remains in the Men 's Central Jail in Los Angeles . Weiland had a few arrests in the 1990s for drug possession and completed a stint in rehab in 2008 after being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs .
The rocker is not in jail . A Weiland imposter has been locked up since July 26 . TMZ said police insisted they had Weiland .