Obstructing a Peace Officer is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person uses physical interference to hinder an officer. A woman was recently arrested on a warrant, and then ended up getting additional charges of Obstructing a Peace Officer. According to the report, the woman tried to give officers a fake name during a welfare check. It was discovered the name was false, and she eventually admitted her actual identity and was arrested for an outstanding warrant. While arrested, she slipped out of her cuffs and attempted to run from the patrol car. She was re-arrested after a struggle and picked up additional charges of Resisting Arrest and Obstructing a Police Officer.
Larimer County Obstructing a Peace Officer Lawyer: Definition of Obstruction of a Police Officer
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Obstructing a Peace Officer – C.R.S. 18-8-104 – is:
A person commits obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, rescue specialist, or volunteer when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or an obstacle, such person knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer, acting under color of his or her official authority; knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the prevention, control, or abatement of fire by a firefighter, acting under color of his or her official authority; knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of medical treatment or emergency assistance by an emergency medical service provider or rescue specialist, acting under color of his or her official authority; or knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders the administration of emergency care or emergency assistance by a volunteer, acting in good faith to render such care or assistance without compensation at the place of an emergency or accident.
The woman was charged for this crime because she used physical interference to try and stop herself from being re-arrested.
Sentence for Obstruction of a Peace Officer in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Obstructing a Peace Officer is a class 2 misdemeanor. This level misdemeanor is punishable by 3 to 12 months in the Larimer County Jail and up to $1,000 in fines.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Obstruction of a Police Officer, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 for a free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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