Stryker v. State

Adams, Judge.

Patrick Stryker appeals from his conviction in a bench trial of the misdemeanor offense of obstruction of an officer. We affirm.

On October 6, 2007, Sergeant Richard Harned of the Henry County Police Department was in uniform while working an approved off-duty job at a package store. In that position, Harned provided parking lot and general security for the store. At some point, Harned detained Stryker’s girlfriend, Jamie Lynn Hart, for shoplifting. Stryker arrived about 15 minutes later and asked the officer what was going on. Harned told him that he was going to arrest Hart for…