throttlehog
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
On May 12th, about 11:30 pm, my son and a friend of his were walking home from a party. They had been drinking and decided not to risk driving home. While they were walking past an apartment complex a police officer pulled alongside them and pointed his spotlight at their faces. He then stopped his vehicle, got out, approached them and asked them what they were up to. When they explained they were walking home from a party, the officer told them they were both under arrest and ordered them to put their hands behind their heads. While handcuffing them he said that if he saw so much as a twitch from one of them he'd slam 400,000 volts into their body and then proceeded to verbally taunt them like he was trying to get a rise out them. It wasn't until backup arrived that my son was told for what he was arrested - receiving stolen property and conspiracy. It seems that earlier the PD had received reports of an individual(s) breaking into cars at the apartment complex they were walking past and they just happened to walk by not long afterwards. The cop put 2 and 2 together and got 75... Both boys were booked into the county jail. My son bailed out the following day and the following day he heard from his friend who had been released because the charges were dropped. When my son's court date came around, we went to the courthouse and could not find his name on any of the dockets, so we headed over to the clerk's office and were told the charges had been dropped. Cool. Now, two months later, he receives a letter from the court stating that a complaint has been filed against him by the State of California and they are charging him with 496(a)-PC (17PC) Receiving Stolen Property, and below that an appearance date is listed. My question is, what gives? Is this a common practice? Other than the fact that he did not receive stolen property, is there any recourse?
On May 12th, about 11:30 pm, my son and a friend of his were walking home from a party. They had been drinking and decided not to risk driving home. While they were walking past an apartment complex a police officer pulled alongside them and pointed his spotlight at their faces. He then stopped his vehicle, got out, approached them and asked them what they were up to. When they explained they were walking home from a party, the officer told them they were both under arrest and ordered them to put their hands behind their heads. While handcuffing them he said that if he saw so much as a twitch from one of them he'd slam 400,000 volts into their body and then proceeded to verbally taunt them like he was trying to get a rise out them. It wasn't until backup arrived that my son was told for what he was arrested - receiving stolen property and conspiracy. It seems that earlier the PD had received reports of an individual(s) breaking into cars at the apartment complex they were walking past and they just happened to walk by not long afterwards. The cop put 2 and 2 together and got 75... Both boys were booked into the county jail. My son bailed out the following day and the following day he heard from his friend who had been released because the charges were dropped. When my son's court date came around, we went to the courthouse and could not find his name on any of the dockets, so we headed over to the clerk's office and were told the charges had been dropped. Cool. Now, two months later, he receives a letter from the court stating that a complaint has been filed against him by the State of California and they are charging him with 496(a)-PC (17PC) Receiving Stolen Property, and below that an appearance date is listed. My question is, what gives? Is this a common practice? Other than the fact that he did not receive stolen property, is there any recourse?