State v. Charles

COOKS, Judge.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In December of 2015, Officer Crystal Miller (Miller), at that time an officer with the Rayne Police Department (RPD), observed Trivual A. Charles (Defendant) on the front porch of a residence on Holt Street in Rayne, Louisiana. Miller was responding to a call regarding a stolen bicycle. Defendant was not involved with the investigation of the stolen bicycle, but Miller recognized him as a person with an outstanding arrest warrant. She called RPD for backup and waited until three fellow officers arrived.

According to the testimony of the officers, when…