Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person tries to keep a police officer from arresting them. This crime is ALWAYS a secondary charge – meaning the person was being charged with another crime and then picks up the Resisting Arrest charge. I mean, by definition, you must already be under arrest to resist an Continue Reading
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Resisting Arrest Lawyer in Larimer County Resisting Arrest – When Things Go Bad
Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person tries to keep an officer from arresting him or her using threats, physical force or violence against the officer. Resisting Arrest is ALWAYS an additional charge. This is because the Fort Collins Police or Larimer County Sheriff have to have a reason to arrest you before you Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Lawyer Resisting and Obstruction – Two Crimes Commonly Charged Together
Resisting and Obstruction are two officer related crimes that are often charge together. Basically, this is because by trying to avoid arrest (Resisting Arrest), a person is usually accused of trying to prevent an officer from performing their duties (Obstructing a Peace Officer). A drunk man was recently charged with both these crimes, among others, when he tried to break Continue Reading
Resisting Arrest Attorney in Fort Collins Man Unlawfully Tasered and Charged with Resisting Arrest
Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person uses physical force or threatens to use physical force to prevent an officer from arresting them. A Colorado Springs man was recently charged with this crime after he refused to give police officers his cell phone while at the hospital tending to his injured daughter. According to Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Attorney Assault on a Peace Officer and Resisting Arrest Often Go Hand in Hand
Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person uses physical force to try and stop an officer from arresting them. It’s not uncommon for a person who gets charged with Resisting Arrest also faces charges from Assault on a Police Officer. A man was recently charged with these crimes, along with Arson, after he tried Continue Reading
Resisting Arrest Lawyer Near Me in Fort Collins Traffic Stop Turns into an Arrest
Resisting Arrest is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person tries to keep from getting arrested by using force or threats. A woman ended up in handcuffs for Resisting Arrest after refusing to take a traffic ticket. According to the report, the woman was pulled over for a broken taillight (which is a 1 point offense in Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Attorney Drunk Man Strips Naked Because Burger King Was Closed
Not cooperating with police officers when they are trying to arrest you is charged as Resisting Arrest in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A man was recently charged with this crime, along with Assault on a Police Officer and Public Indecency after a drunken escapade went very wrong. According to the report, the drunk man went to Burger King, only to find Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Attorney | When You Call Police for Help and End Up in Handcuffs
You would be shocked how many people come into our Fort Collins office facing criminal charges after they were the ones who called the police for help. It happens all the time. People reach out to the Larimer County Sheriff or Fort Collins Police Department asking for help with an escalated situation and the responding officers end up getting it Continue Reading
Fort Collins Second Degree Assault and Resisting Arrest Attorney | Punching a Police Officer is Not a Good Idea
Some people never learn, fighting back tends to make things worse. That is definitely the case for one Fort Collins man. He was pulled over by a Larimer County Sheriff Deputy and during the stop, his car was searched. Apparently, there was illegal narcotics in his possession. That’s when things went wrong. When the deputy attempted to arrest the man, Continue Reading
Leave the Easter Resurrection to Jesus | Criminal Mischief in Larimer County
Most people know the story of the Resurrection. Jesus was hung on the cross and killed, buried in a tomb, and three days later he rose from the dead. Well, apparently one man felt he could help others who had passed rise from the dead on Easter, as well. To accomplish this, he allegedly damaged more than 30 headstones with Continue Reading