Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
I was arrested this week while I was waiting in a friends car to get towed. someone in the neighborhood called the police based on a suspicious activity thought(waiting for the tow truck). The police got there and asked my friend and I to get out of the car. They searched the car and found there was aerosol cans. I explained to the officer the intended use of the cans. He kept searching the car and simply told me "I DONT BELIEVE YOU I'M GOING TO ARREST YOU." I am 18 so there was no crime being broken there and before he took me to the jail he told me he was arresting me because he "THOUGHT" I was "GOING" to do some sort of vandalism. Was this right? could he have done that to me and took me to jail? on the citation I received it says CODE & SECTION, PC 594.2. I looked it up and it stated that anyone who has a marking substance with the intent to commit vandalism, I ask myself how is waiting in a car waiting to get towed a intent to commit vandalism??? was this right and did the officer have the right to arrest me and take me to jail? I am Hispanic and the neighborhood this incident took place in was predominantly Caucasian.
1 Answer from Attorneys
From the facts you stated above, the Police has no basis to give you that citation. Feel free to contact my office for a free consultation.
Jim Betinol
Attorney, Partner
Withrow and Betinol Law
(t) (424) 229-2560
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