The trial of an Occupy Oakland protester was convicted Thursday [I'm not sure of the phrasing here] of a felony count of deterring an officer during the performance of his duties but a jury deadlocked on another charge and finding the man guilty of a misdemeanor on a third count.I'm still waiting for that first Tea Party arrest.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office prosecuted 47-year-old Cameron Rose on suspicion of striking Oakland police Officer Patrick Gerrans with a metal folding chair at a protest at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Dec. 30. Rose was also charged with resisting arrest on Jan. 22 when authorities tried to arrest him on a warrant for the Dec. 30 incident.
The most serious charge against Rose, who's been in jail in lieu of $130,000 bail since he was arrested, was a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer with force likely to produce great bodily injury.
But jurors on Thursday only convicted him of the lesser included offense of simple misdemeanor assault. Jurors also deadlocked on the misdemeanor resisting arrest charge for the Jan. 22 incident.
Also, for those readers who are considering attending an Occupy May Day rally--watch out for those folding chairs!
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2 comments:
I AM 27 not 47 what the F@#* don't know why all the news articles can't get my age right shows their tack for research.
You told the Oakland Tribune, right?
As you may have noticed, I criticized the Trib for its clunky writing, too.
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