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EYE-WITNESS ARRESSTED
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.
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.
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No, they don't have to produce a copy of the warrant. Little hint, if you are a wanted fugitive, stay away from police stations.............
If the cops lied about the warrant, they are in serious trouble, one would think. My understanding is when they ask you to do something you can ask "am I under arrest?", if they say no you can say no. just a layman
take your idle threats and your bucko-crap to some right-wing, jingoistic site where everyone is scared. You really aren't intimidating anyone here, keyboard warrior.
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I agree with you TW, that Burden of Proof guy should take his crap somewhere elses.........
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The wtiness was out of jail that night. Seems that the warrant was for an 8 year-old misdemeanor.
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