He ran, officers caught him. The first question that has to be answered is what did they arrest him for? Running from the police is not a crime.
Really???
So if a cop walks up and says I need to talk with you and you run, that isn't against the law?
Correct. Running isn't against the law. Running from police can be used a reasonable suspicion to pursue the guy, though. And talking to the police isn't obligatory. In fact, we have a thing called the 5th amendment to the constitution that is a pesky little detail that allows us as citizens not to be forced to talk to police. EVEN if you're innocent or uninvolved with a crime or potential crime.
Our forefathers really were brilliant.
