Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for police brutality, false arrests, malicious criminal prosecutions and First Amendment retaliation cases. Mr. Steering in an Expert and Specialist in suing the police in federal court for constitutional violations in the Lake Arrowhead area of San Bernardino County, throughout San Bernardino County, and throughout the State of California. Mr. Steering has also sued the government as far away as in federal court in Alabama and in the District of Columbia. Mr. Steering many years of experience and acquired knowledge can help you maximize your chances of actually winning your Police Misconduct Civil Rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. THE POLICE IN LAKE ARROWHEAD ARE BRUTAL AND DISHONEST. Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest. The Lake Arrowhead area is patrolled by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, located at 26010 Highway 189, Twin Peaks, California. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputy sheriffs in that area have a well-deserved reputation for brutality, false arrests and malicious criminal prosecutions. Most acts of police brutality, false arrests and malicious criminal prosecutions in the Lake Arrowhead – Twin Peaks area start off as “Contempt of Cop” incidents; incidents involving verbal protests or verbal challenge to police actions or orders. Peace Officers (i.e. police officers, deputy sheriffs) usually don’t just walk-up to civilians and without provocation start punching their lights outs. Usually there is some verbal order or verbal exchange between the civilian and the officer that snowballs, ultimately resulting in police beatings, tasings, pepper-sprayings and sometimes even police shootings of innocent civilians. So, for example, in 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court held that not only can a police officer effecting a routine traffic stop on a motorist order the motorist to exit their vehicle, but the police can also order the passenger of the stopped vehicle to exit the vehicle for officer safety reasons; a passenger who is not suspected of any violation of any law. See, Maryland v. Wilson, 519 U.S. 408 (1997). See also, Officer’s Safety Has Replaced Probable Cause, steeringlaw. Most motorists who are subjected to routine traffic stops remain in their vehicle, are approached by the stopping officer, speak with the officer and show their license, registration and proof of insurance, get a traffic citation for some traffic infraction, and go on their way. When the stopping officers order the motorists to exit their vehicle, it is not unusual for them to ask “Why?”. When that happens, typically the officer will not take the time to explain that they are doing so for officer safety reasons and will then continue to order the motorist to exit their vehicle. In response the officer will repeat his/her order to exit and will finally decide that they have ordered enough and that it’s time for action. Thereafter, the officer then opens the vehicle door and will grab the motorist and pull them out of their vehicle, slam them against their vehicle, handcuff them and take them to jail for some “resistance offense”. If the officer uses not too much force against the motorist, they will charge the motorist with violation of Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1), resisting / delaying / obstructing peace officer in the lawful performance of his/her duties; a misdemeanor. If the officer uses intermediate levels of force (i.e. slamming on roadway, punching, kicking, tasing, pepper-spraying and hitting with baton), they will typically arrest the innocent motorist for violation of Cal. Penal Code § 69, using threat of or use of force or violence to deter or prevent officer from performing duty of office. This is normal. This happens every day at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Thereafter, the violating officer will at least attempt to procure the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office to prosecute the innocent motorist for some resistance offense such as Cal. Penal Code § 69, Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1), Cal. Penal Code § 240/241 (assault on peace officer), Cal. Penal Code § 242 / 243(b) & (c) (battery on a peace officer/causing injury) and Cal. Penal Code § 245(c) (assault on peace officer with weapon). They do this because they understand that if their innocent victim motorist is convicted of any of the above shown “resistance offenses” that the innocent victim motorist will now not be able to successfully sue the police for excessive force or for false arrest. The IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU. As the old saying goes, “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”. Mr. Steering’s many years of experience and knowledge in suing the police can help you maximize your chances of winning your Police Misconduct Civil Rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. Just because the police violated your constitutional rights doesn’t mean that you can do anything about it. In order to “do something about it”, to enforce your constitutional rights, it takes a great deal of experience, insights, skill and savvy. Jerry L. Steering has been suing police agencies for constitutional violations since 1984. He has the experience, insights, skill and savvy to actually win your police misconduct civil rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. If you are the victim of police misconduct, Jerry L. Steering can help you. Call Jerry L. Steering, Esq. at (949) 474-1849, or email Mr. Steering at jerry@steeringlaw.com . Free Case Evaluation
