This is another story where a reaction to an arrest made it much worse than it could have been. A Fort Collins man was pulled over for a traffic infraction. When the Larimer County Sheriff’s Deputy went to arrest him on an outstanding warrant, things went south. The man refused to leave his car and repeatedly reached down toward the floor boards of his car. Back up was called and when more deputies arrived, the man finally exited the vehicle and was taken into custody. When the car was searched, two loaded handguns were found, one on the floor where the man kept reaching. Now, along with original warrant charge for Driving Under Restraint, he is facing two counts of Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender and Resisting Arrest.
Larimer County Driving Under Restraint Attorney: What is the Definition?
The Colorado law definition of Driving Under Restraint – C.R.S. 42-2-138 – is:
We have come across many clients who have been charged with this crime in Larimer, Boulder, and Grand County, but they did not realize their license had even been suspended. The DMV can suspend a license when a person has gotten too many points in a certain time frame and the notice is sent to the wrong address. Don’t let a simple address mistake run you the risk of jail time. The attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office can help defend you.
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Fort Collins Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender Lawyer: What is the Definition?
The Colorado law definition of Possession of Weapons by Previous Offenders – C.R.S. 18-12-108 – is:
Wow! What a long sentence. It took the government many words to say: you can’t possess a gun if you have a felony conviction.
While the article did not disclose the man’s criminal history, he must have a felony conviction in order to be charged with this crime. In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender is a class 6 felony, punishable by 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $100,000 in fines.