EYE-WITNESS ARRESSTED

by justice due

Wed, May 25, 2005 10:36AM

Eye-witness to the Arcata taser incident arrested when filing a complaint.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
EYE-WITNESS ARRESTED BY ARCATA COPS
An eye-witness to the tasering incident was arrested yesterday (Tuesday MAy 24, 2005) when he went to file a complaint at the police office.
The man asserted that he was assaulted on the night of the taser incident.
Upon going to the Arcata Police Department office, was told that he could file a complaint if he waited in the office. Two cops came into the office to talk to him, but refused to fill out a complaint form. They then asked him to go into a backroom for further questioning, which the man refused to do. The man was then told that he was under arrest by Officer Sligh, and several more cops suddenly burst into the room from where they had been waiting in ambush. The man was not allowed to pass on his possessions to witnesses who were accompanying him.

§arrested for a warrant

by justice due

Wed, May 25, 2005 10:47AM

oops! sorry that I forgot this part: the eye-witness was told that he was being arrested for a warrant from out of town. The police were asked to produce a copy of the warrant, or some evidence that there actually was an uncleared warrant, and they refused.
If anyone has any helpful input, please comment. I would especially like to know if the cops have to produce a warrant upon request.

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