Porterville local who gets mouthy with police acquitted of resisting arrest.
Jun 07, 2016OUTCOME: Jury came back too quickly, under 5 minutes. Not guilty verdicts, Resisting, obstructing, display of speed.
Gentleman likes riding Harley's. One day he sees an acquaintance pulled over, apparently being arrested and carted off. He hits the brakes on his bike pretty tight and makes an illegal turn around to ... approach. The officer had apparently found a gun in the front knapsack of the bike and did not welcome the intrusion. He pulled out his weapon and made no bones about his willingness to use it if at a disadvantage. My client did not appreciate being treated like a punk, and communicated his displeasure to the officer, refusing to leave. (He wanted to take the bike home - two blocks away - rather than have it towed. Backup arrived and everybody got bracelets.
