Articles tagged:resisting arrest

Posted: Tue Feb 1 7:55 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

A 29-year-old Walled Lake man accused of drunken driving — and whose arrest raised concerns after he was Tasered by Ypsilanti police — will return to court for a preliminary hearing March 1. Pat Thomas' scheduled hearing today was adjourned for four weeks at the request of his attorney, Mohsin A. Mashhour.

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Posted: Mon Oct 11 11:53 a.m. by Heather Lockwood

A man was arrested early this morning after Ann Arbor police say he struck a female patron at the Fifth Quarter, 210 S. Fifth Ave., and then pointed a knife at a security guard. Police were flagged down by Fifth Quarter security at about 1:40 a.m. after the man pulled out ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 1 1:42 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An internal investigation found Ann Arbor police officers acted appropriately when they made eight arrests in August during a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park, Police Chief Barnett Jones said today. Two people had filed complaints alleging excessive force, but Jones said officers handled themselves well considering people were screaming, ...

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Posted: Sun Sep 26 12:25 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Ypsilanti police used a Taser on a 28-year-old suspected drunken driver who appeared "ready to assault police" on Saturday evening, reports said. Officers made a traffic stop on the man's vehicle in the 1000 block of Monroe Street at about 9 p.m., reports said.

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Posted: Fri Sep 17 11:35 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A Saline man who tried to intervene during his teenage son’s arrest for breaking into a vehicle is serving two years of probation, court records show. Timothy Murphy, 43, must also complete classes for anger management and substance abuse treatment and perform 50 hours of community service for scuffling with ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 2 2 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A woman arrested by Ann Arbor police during a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park in August was sentenced Wednesday to time already served in jail after pleading no contest to disturbing the peace, said her attorney, Michele Kelly. Melissa Lyon, 20, of St. Louis, Mo., entered the plea in ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 20 5:54 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Four of eight people charged with resisting police officers during a Punk Week gathering in Ann Arbor on Sunday met today with a private defense attorney. Ann Arbor-based attorney Michele Kelly, who met for two hours with the defendants, said they had a right to assemble at Bandemer Park for ...

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Posted: Thu Aug 19 5:01 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Internal investigation begins into Punk Week gathering arrests, Ann Arbor police say

Ann Arbor police are conducting an internal investigation into how they handled their response to a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park on Sunday that resulted in eight arrests for resisting police, authorities said. Someone filed a complaint with the police department Wednesday night, said spokeswoman Lt. Angella Abrams. She ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 18 12:37 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Eight charged with resisting officers during Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park

A Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park resulted in eight arrests for resisting police Sunday and claims by witnesses that Ann Arbor police officers cursed and were overly rough with people taken into custody. Police say those arrested refused to leave the park, prompting what witnesses described as a heated ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 16 9:18 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A Saline man pleaded guilty to reduced charges after scuffling with police officers who arrested his son on suspicion of breaking into vehicles. Timothy Murphy, 41, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for his role in the July 30 confrontation with officers and Huron Valley Ambulance paramedics outside the Saline Police ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 10 9:20 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

A Saline man and his two teenage children were charged with multiple crimes after a recent run-in with Saline police investigating possible car break-ins. Timothy Murphy, 41, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing this week on two counts of resisting and obstructing police. He is accused of scuffling ...

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