State attorney makes policy changes

Name: State attorney makes policy changes
Uploaded: 2020-10-06T23:25:30Z
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: If someone is arrested for resisting an officer in a non-violent way, State Attorney Aramis Ayala says they should not be prosecuted During recent Black Lives Matter protests, Ayala said many were charged with resisting an officer without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail or one year of probation, as well as $1,000 in fines.

If someone is arrested for resisting an officer in a non-violent way, State Attorney Aramis Ayala says they should not be prosecuted During recent Black Lives Matter protests, Ayala said many were charged with resisting an officer without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail or one year of probation, as well as $1,000 in fines.

Posted October 6, 2020 7:25pm EDT