The Defendant was working for Coca-Cola and filling his work truck with fuel at a service station in Hollywood, Florida. Simultaneously, a fight arose at the gas station that did not include and was unrelated to the Defendant. Hollywood Police Officers responded to address this fight. In their efforts to arrest the people involved in the fight, the Officers threw a female against the side of the defendant’s work truck The Defendant exited his truck and asked for the officers\’ name and badge number to give to his employer to address the damage to the vehicle. The Defendant repeatedly requested the name and badge number of the Officers and was arrested for obstructing the arrest of the female participant in the fight for doing so. After the firm’s investigation of this case and proof that the Defendant did not obstruct the arrest, the State dropped all charges.
DUI & Criminal Division
