taylorweber
Junior Member
This took place in Lincoln, NE.
I was in a bar and had a disagreement with the bartender. I said "**** You" to him and flipped him off. He got mad and came around the bar table and threw me on the ground like I was fighting him. I never touched him and they had never asked me to leave. Next thing I know I'm being dragged out and arrested for Disturbing the Peace. I admitted to the officer that I said that to him. But there is video tape evidence of me being non-violent and flipping him off. I spoke with the arresting officer after reviewing the tape and he agreed I did not act violently, and I also had a friend of mine vouch for me as not being irrational or overly-intoxicated. However he chose not to void the ticket.
I am aware the cursing at someone constitutes "fighting words" which means I technically did fall under Disturbing the Peace I believe. I am unsure how I should plead in court, I don't want to make this a long, dragged out process; but I don't want to plead guilty to something that could easily be dropped.
I was in a bar and had a disagreement with the bartender. I said "**** You" to him and flipped him off. He got mad and came around the bar table and threw me on the ground like I was fighting him. I never touched him and they had never asked me to leave. Next thing I know I'm being dragged out and arrested for Disturbing the Peace. I admitted to the officer that I said that to him. But there is video tape evidence of me being non-violent and flipping him off. I spoke with the arresting officer after reviewing the tape and he agreed I did not act violently, and I also had a friend of mine vouch for me as not being irrational or overly-intoxicated. However he chose not to void the ticket.
I am aware the cursing at someone constitutes "fighting words" which means I technically did fall under Disturbing the Peace I believe. I am unsure how I should plead in court, I don't want to make this a long, dragged out process; but I don't want to plead guilty to something that could easily be dropped.