Obstructing a Peace Officer Lawyer Near Me in Fort Collins
Man Charged with Many Crimes After Attacking Cars

A man was charged with Obstructing a Peace Officer after trying to run and stop a K-9 from catching him. Read more about this story here.

Obstructing a Peace Officer is charged in Larimer County and Fort Collins when a person acts in a way to stop law enforcement from doing their job. A man is facing this charge, along with at least 7 others, after attacking vehicles with a tire iron. According to the report, the man was standing at an intersection hitting vehicles and drivers with a tire iron. It was a seemingly random event that resulted in charges of:

When officers tried to take him into custody, the man ran, adding Obstructing a Peace Officer / Police Animal and Resisting Arrest.

Larimer County Obstructing a Police Officer Attorney: Definition of Obstruction of a Peace Officer

The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Obstructing a Peace Officer – C.R.S. 18-4-104 – is:

(1) (a) 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.

(b) To assure that animals used in law enforcement or fire prevention activities are protected from harm, a person commits obstructing a peace officer or firefighter when, by using or threatening to use violence, force, physical interference, or an obstacle, he or she knowingly obstructs, impairs, or hinders any such animal.

Because after he ran, the police had to release a K-9 to try and catch the man, he was charged under subsection (b), attempting to obstruct a police animal from doing its job. Obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, emergency medical service provider, rescue specialist, volunteer, or police animal is a class 2 misdemeanor.

If you or someone you love has been charged with Obstructing 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 to schedule your free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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