I Just moved to Lake Almanor, CA. not even a week before this happened to me.
A little about my self, I’m 30, clean cut, reasonably respectable I have never used
drugs, never committed a felony and the officers never found anything illegal
on me, in my vehicle or in what I was doing. Also I have pled not guilty already.
Any advice in what I should do would be greatly appreciated
I was driving up Stover Mt. road I Got stuck on snow mound 2ft.off of the main road
on an adjoining road.
I Proceeded to dig myself out, for approximately 45min.
It was starting to get dark so I was desperately digging at the snow under
my vehicle with my hands.
A US forest service SUV passed by then turned around approx. 75yrds down the road.
The USFS worker made contact. I then asked if he could pull me out.
Mr. Welsh replied no I don’t have anything to tow you out with.
I replied, “I have 4 tie downs they are rated at 250 pounds each, they will work.
Mr. Welsh then stated, “I’m not allowed to pull you out, but I can call you
a tow-truck or you can call someone.
I replied “no”, “I’m not from here, I don’t know anyone to call” then crawled back
under my vehicle and commenced digging.
Mr. Welsh asked where I was from.
I replied “Fort Bragg, CA”
Mr. Welsh then got into his vehicle and sat their parked just behind my LandCruiser
he remained in his vehicle for approximately 5min. Then Mr. Welsh got out and asked
if the vehicle was registered to me.
I replied “yes”
Mr. Welsh then asked if I had registration.
I said yes, it is in the glove box as I continued to dig.
Mr. Welsh paused for a minute then asked me to retrieve the registration for him.
I replied from under the vehicle I’m kind of busy right now, I would like to get unstuck before
it’s dark.
Mr. Welsh then asked if I had a drivers license.
I replied yes but it’s not on me it’s in the vehicle as I proceeded to dig.
Then Mr. Welsh told me to retrieve the items for him.
I replied from under the vehicle I will get them for you, I would like to get unstuck before it gets dark though.
Mr. Welsh Asked my date of birth
I replied
Mr. Welsh asked for my driver’s license number.
I said, I do not know it.
Mr. Welsh said with a stern voice, “ya you need to get that stuff for me NOW!
I stated why don’t you just pull me out I’m 2ft. Off the road.
Mr. Welsh said loudly are you refusing to get the items for me.
I precisely stated, “I am NOT refusing to comply with your request, I’ll
get the stuff for you when I’m out from under here.
Mr. Welsh stated, “ya you need to get it now and we will work something out,
I have a small tow chain.
I replied you told me you didn’t have anything to tow me out with?
Mr. Welsh replied angrily “ya you have 2min. To get that stuff for me”
I said angrily while under the vehicle digging “I’ll get the $#%! for you when I’m out.
Mr. Welsh yelled “NO YOU WILL GET IT NOW, YOU’RE
NOT COMPLYING”
I Said yes I am complying, I just answered every question you asked, just call the CHP
they would pull me out.
Mr. Welsh said “ya I am”
I said “good”
Then he moves the rod for the car jack aside, and starts yelling YOU’RE NOT COMPLYING, YOU’RE NOT COMPLYING (As if to convince himself ) wile he garbs me by my ankles and yanks me out from under my vehicle.
As I started to sit up I said “what the hell are you doing” and Mr. Welsh grabbed my wrist, twisted it behind my back, and pushed me face first in to the snow and kneeled on my back.
I stated “what the #$%^ are you doing” Mr. Welsh yelled “YOUR NOT COMPLYING”
I said “yes I am, I told you I would get the stuff for you” “What kind of person are you, you have no morals? you can’t help someone. You’re an @$$ #*!&.
After fumbling with his handcuffs trying to put them on my wrists for approximately 2 min.
and failed to do so because of the wet gloves and thick coveralls I was wearing.
I stated that I was freezing, being that I was soaked from the snow.
Mr. Welsh got up from kneeling on my back and told me to get up.
He then walked me over the snow bank to his vehicle told me to stand in front of it
and spread my legs as he kicked the inside of my feet an said wider wider.
He then preceded to fumble with the handcuffs again and managed to get one side
on and told me not to move my arms as he let go of one to remove my gloves and
secure the other cuff.
Mr. Welsh then tries to pat me down for weapons through my thick wet coveralls
with little luck, so he moved me to the rear driver’s side door.
Then un-cuffs me and partly removes my coveralls, re-cuffs me then told me to get in.
After getting in the back seat and turned sideways with my leg out of the vehicle
he finished taking my coveralls off.
Mr. Welsh then told me to get out and he walked me to the front of his vehicle
and preceded to pat me down again, while asking if I had any weapons.
I replied not on me but I do have a rifle in my vehicle that is registered to me
At this point the two CHP and a sheriff pulled up, one CHP asked
me what was going on, I told him what had happened and he replied
that’s what you get for messing with a federal agent.
I then was placed back in the Mr. Welsh’s vehicle.
I later was driven 60mi to Quincy, CA. And booked in at the jail.
I was released at 10:00 pm on my own recognizance with no
ride back to Lake Almanor and no public transportation or anyone
to call for a ride.
I walked for an hour in below 30 degree weather before I hitched a ride with a fish & game warden
He drove me to the impound yard in Chester, CA.
After shelling out $289.00 for impound fee’s I arrived home at 12:30am.
And wrote this wile it was still fresh in my mind.
Arresting officer: USDA Forest Service worker M. Welsh USFS badge# 1643 vehicle# E6-3
Charge: Penal code 148 (a)(1)What is the name of your state?
A little about my self, I’m 30, clean cut, reasonably respectable I have never used
drugs, never committed a felony and the officers never found anything illegal
on me, in my vehicle or in what I was doing. Also I have pled not guilty already.
Any advice in what I should do would be greatly appreciated
I was driving up Stover Mt. road I Got stuck on snow mound 2ft.off of the main road
on an adjoining road.
I Proceeded to dig myself out, for approximately 45min.
It was starting to get dark so I was desperately digging at the snow under
my vehicle with my hands.
A US forest service SUV passed by then turned around approx. 75yrds down the road.
The USFS worker made contact. I then asked if he could pull me out.
Mr. Welsh replied no I don’t have anything to tow you out with.
I replied, “I have 4 tie downs they are rated at 250 pounds each, they will work.
Mr. Welsh then stated, “I’m not allowed to pull you out, but I can call you
a tow-truck or you can call someone.
I replied “no”, “I’m not from here, I don’t know anyone to call” then crawled back
under my vehicle and commenced digging.
Mr. Welsh asked where I was from.
I replied “Fort Bragg, CA”
Mr. Welsh then got into his vehicle and sat their parked just behind my LandCruiser
he remained in his vehicle for approximately 5min. Then Mr. Welsh got out and asked
if the vehicle was registered to me.
I replied “yes”
Mr. Welsh then asked if I had registration.
I said yes, it is in the glove box as I continued to dig.
Mr. Welsh paused for a minute then asked me to retrieve the registration for him.
I replied from under the vehicle I’m kind of busy right now, I would like to get unstuck before
it’s dark.
Mr. Welsh then asked if I had a drivers license.
I replied yes but it’s not on me it’s in the vehicle as I proceeded to dig.
Then Mr. Welsh told me to retrieve the items for him.
I replied from under the vehicle I will get them for you, I would like to get unstuck before it gets dark though.
Mr. Welsh Asked my date of birth
I replied
Mr. Welsh asked for my driver’s license number.
I said, I do not know it.
Mr. Welsh said with a stern voice, “ya you need to get that stuff for me NOW!
I stated why don’t you just pull me out I’m 2ft. Off the road.
Mr. Welsh said loudly are you refusing to get the items for me.
I precisely stated, “I am NOT refusing to comply with your request, I’ll
get the stuff for you when I’m out from under here.
Mr. Welsh stated, “ya you need to get it now and we will work something out,
I have a small tow chain.
I replied you told me you didn’t have anything to tow me out with?
Mr. Welsh replied angrily “ya you have 2min. To get that stuff for me”
I said angrily while under the vehicle digging “I’ll get the $#%! for you when I’m out.
Mr. Welsh yelled “NO YOU WILL GET IT NOW, YOU’RE
NOT COMPLYING”
I Said yes I am complying, I just answered every question you asked, just call the CHP
they would pull me out.
Mr. Welsh said “ya I am”
I said “good”
Then he moves the rod for the car jack aside, and starts yelling YOU’RE NOT COMPLYING, YOU’RE NOT COMPLYING (As if to convince himself ) wile he garbs me by my ankles and yanks me out from under my vehicle.
As I started to sit up I said “what the hell are you doing” and Mr. Welsh grabbed my wrist, twisted it behind my back, and pushed me face first in to the snow and kneeled on my back.
I stated “what the #$%^ are you doing” Mr. Welsh yelled “YOUR NOT COMPLYING”
I said “yes I am, I told you I would get the stuff for you” “What kind of person are you, you have no morals? you can’t help someone. You’re an @$$ #*!&.
After fumbling with his handcuffs trying to put them on my wrists for approximately 2 min.
and failed to do so because of the wet gloves and thick coveralls I was wearing.
I stated that I was freezing, being that I was soaked from the snow.
Mr. Welsh got up from kneeling on my back and told me to get up.
He then walked me over the snow bank to his vehicle told me to stand in front of it
and spread my legs as he kicked the inside of my feet an said wider wider.
He then preceded to fumble with the handcuffs again and managed to get one side
on and told me not to move my arms as he let go of one to remove my gloves and
secure the other cuff.
Mr. Welsh then tries to pat me down for weapons through my thick wet coveralls
with little luck, so he moved me to the rear driver’s side door.
Then un-cuffs me and partly removes my coveralls, re-cuffs me then told me to get in.
After getting in the back seat and turned sideways with my leg out of the vehicle
he finished taking my coveralls off.
Mr. Welsh then told me to get out and he walked me to the front of his vehicle
and preceded to pat me down again, while asking if I had any weapons.
I replied not on me but I do have a rifle in my vehicle that is registered to me
At this point the two CHP and a sheriff pulled up, one CHP asked
me what was going on, I told him what had happened and he replied
that’s what you get for messing with a federal agent.
I then was placed back in the Mr. Welsh’s vehicle.
I later was driven 60mi to Quincy, CA. And booked in at the jail.
I was released at 10:00 pm on my own recognizance with no
ride back to Lake Almanor and no public transportation or anyone
to call for a ride.
I walked for an hour in below 30 degree weather before I hitched a ride with a fish & game warden
He drove me to the impound yard in Chester, CA.
After shelling out $289.00 for impound fee’s I arrived home at 12:30am.
And wrote this wile it was still fresh in my mind.
Arresting officer: USDA Forest Service worker M. Welsh USFS badge# 1643 vehicle# E6-3
Charge: Penal code 148 (a)(1)What is the name of your state?