Saving grad school plans with underage intox, tresspassing, & misrep. of age charges.
Hi there, Friday night I entered a bar in Ohio, and showed the door man a legal 9th amendment ID, which had all the correct information on it, with the exception of my birthdate. He confiscated it and told me to leave and come back tomorrow to get it; I told him that it was a legal first amendment ID and he had no right to keep it, so he pulled it back out of his pocket, at which point I grabbed it from his hands (not touching him), and attempted to leave. He grabbed me, shoved me over the counter (in doing so knocking over a microwave), and then pushed me to the floor. I slipped the ID into the back pocket of my friend who was standing behind me before being pushed to the floor by the bar owner. I did resist their hold on me, but was fully corporative with the police when they arrived (the officer even gave me a ride back to the dorm after and thanked me for being so cooperative). The police arrived and charged me with having “refuse to leave ___ bar after being told to do so” (aka trespassing), being “under the influence at ____ bar” (meaning public intoxication I guess), and having “did present the identification card of another as himself at ____ bar”. When we got to the police station, I did not admit to anything, saying only that I showed “my ID” and was held there. When asked what ID I used, I told the officer I wanted to consult my attorney. They found an ID on the floor of the bar and said I tried to use it to gain entrance, however that isn’t my ID and so it wouldn’t have my fingerprints on it. They never breathalyzed me or had me take any sobriety tests, but he said he charged me with underage intoxication because I “reeked of alcohol” (when they shoved me out the door on the way to the patrol car a beer was spilled on me by a patron), and had “bloodshot eyes and slurred speech” (I was tired?). Additionally can the trespassing charge apply, as I was physically prevented from leaving before the police were even called? If it is probable that the trespassing charge would stick, should I try to talk to the bar owner and work something out with him? Or is it even up to him? Plus, he and his employee were unjustly aggressive, I’m still sore from being shoved around and being put in his chokehold, and the whole incident was on their security cameras, so if I had to talk to him, could that give me some leverage? I’m 20 and have no money of my own, and my parents are so angry at me they told me to either get a public defender or sell my car to get money, so I’m not going to have first class representation. I’m kind of freaking out because I’m pre-dentistry and this CANNOT be on my record if I want to get into dental school. Sorry this is so long; I just wanted to make sure the whole story was out there. Thanks so much for any advice/ predictions.
Hi there, Friday night I entered a bar in Ohio, and showed the door man a legal 9th amendment ID, which had all the correct information on it, with the exception of my birthdate. He confiscated it and told me to leave and come back tomorrow to get it; I told him that it was a legal first amendment ID and he had no right to keep it, so he pulled it back out of his pocket, at which point I grabbed it from his hands (not touching him), and attempted to leave. He grabbed me, shoved me over the counter (in doing so knocking over a microwave), and then pushed me to the floor. I slipped the ID into the back pocket of my friend who was standing behind me before being pushed to the floor by the bar owner. I did resist their hold on me, but was fully corporative with the police when they arrived (the officer even gave me a ride back to the dorm after and thanked me for being so cooperative). The police arrived and charged me with having “refuse to leave ___ bar after being told to do so” (aka trespassing), being “under the influence at ____ bar” (meaning public intoxication I guess), and having “did present the identification card of another as himself at ____ bar”. When we got to the police station, I did not admit to anything, saying only that I showed “my ID” and was held there. When asked what ID I used, I told the officer I wanted to consult my attorney. They found an ID on the floor of the bar and said I tried to use it to gain entrance, however that isn’t my ID and so it wouldn’t have my fingerprints on it. They never breathalyzed me or had me take any sobriety tests, but he said he charged me with underage intoxication because I “reeked of alcohol” (when they shoved me out the door on the way to the patrol car a beer was spilled on me by a patron), and had “bloodshot eyes and slurred speech” (I was tired?). Additionally can the trespassing charge apply, as I was physically prevented from leaving before the police were even called? If it is probable that the trespassing charge would stick, should I try to talk to the bar owner and work something out with him? Or is it even up to him? Plus, he and his employee were unjustly aggressive, I’m still sore from being shoved around and being put in his chokehold, and the whole incident was on their security cameras, so if I had to talk to him, could that give me some leverage? I’m 20 and have no money of my own, and my parents are so angry at me they told me to either get a public defender or sell my car to get money, so I’m not going to have first class representation. I’m kind of freaking out because I’m pre-dentistry and this CANNOT be on my record if I want to get into dental school. Sorry this is so long; I just wanted to make sure the whole story was out there. Thanks so much for any advice/ predictions.
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