SAN DIEGO CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER WINS ASSAULT CASE WHERE SCARY PERPATRATOR THREW "GLITTER" AT WOUND UP COP
It never, never ceases to amaze me how much money the San Diego District Attorney and City Attorney's offices will spend on stupid cases caused by crazy cops. Here's one you'll love. Wonder how much this cost the taxpayers?
Here are the Players:
DCA: Hayley Hernandez
Judge: Roger Krauel
Officers: Mapson (wound up dude), Sgt Dishno and Druihet.
The case involved an event called "Reclaim the Streets," where 100-200 people walked around the Gaslamp area banging drums and such. A guy threw some glitter on a cop (Graham) who was videoing the march. Graham tried to arrest him (probably because the glitter made him look gay), but the mad glitterer slipped away. The cops waited till the end of the evening and sent in a team to arrest the glitterer for battery on an officer (i.e., "unlawful glittering"). A group of his friends sort of surrounded him as the cops closed in ready to arrest the assaulter.
A skirmish unfolded, though the guy didn't resist. Client was thrown to the ground and arrested for allegedly grabbing and pulling on a cop from behind for up to 20-30 seconds, requiring two officers to unpeel her (including the use of a carotid restraint hold). Three officers testified; client and the gliterrer and another friend said she was linked arm in arm with her friend but was pulled down by the cops without resisting.
Jury came back "not guilty" in 20 minutes. Watch out for Officer Mapson. He's one wound up officer.
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