Charges:
Violation of a Court Order - Case Dismissed
Summary:
On the afternoon of May 15th, I walked over to the house I had been removed from to pick up my mail. The homeowner—my former roommate—had texted me the night before to let me know that some mail had arrived for me and that it looked important. He said he would leave it in the mailbox. But when I got there, the mailbox was empty. I knocked several times on the front door, and when no one answered, I walked around to the back. I knocked on the back door as well—again, no answer. So I decided to leave.
I started heading toward the main road a few blocks away to catch my bus. Before I made it to the bus stop, a police vehicle pulled up next to me. The officer rolled down his window and asked if I was alright. I told him I was fine, but in truth, I was afraid he might harm me. The trauma from my past arrests has made me deeply distrustful of police. I began walking away quickly. The officer pulled ahead and attempted to stop. Before he could get out of the car, I ran.
I sprinted up the hill to the main highway and into the parking lot of a hotel on the corner. Moments later, I saw the same officer speeding into the hotel’s other driveway. I ran inside and anxiously asked the front desk clerk if there was a back exit so I could avoid the officer who was now pursuing me. The clerk told me there wasn’t another entrance or exit. So I ran back outside, past the police vehicle. The officer was still inside and hadn’t turned on his lights, so I wasn’t sure why I was being chased. I continued running down the driveway and back to the highway, heading toward the bus stop.
Before I could get there, two more police vehicles sped toward me with their lights on. I stopped running and let them approach. They immediately got out, put me in handcuffs, and asked why I had run. I told them I was afraid and didn’t understand what the original officer was doing—he hadn’t tried to arrest me or signaled for me to stop. They informed me I was being arrested for violating a court order.
I explained that my former roommate—the person who filed the protection order—was the same one who had told me to come pick up my mail. I also mentioned that he’s rarely home, which made me question how the police knew I had even stopped at the restricted address.
I was taken to the county jail and released two days later. I didn’t speak with anyone while I was there. Eventually, the case was dismissed due to “competency,” based on information from a redacted competency evaluation dated 3/22/21.
Notes:
- A redacted competency evaluation was referenced in court, but did get the the case dismissed.
- The order of release stated "dismiss and defer", I was never deferred after release
- I was then and still am a victim of voice to skull torture, causing bodily harm, extreme exhaustion and anxiety.
- The police report said the neighbor contacted 911, which would be out of character for her and I had already contacted the police months prior to let them know I had not seen that neighbor in months and the people in the home were not the homeowners.
