How to Use peace officer in a Sentence
peace officer
noun- He was arrested for assaulting a peace officer.
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Boose was charged last June with one felony count of first-degree assault against a peace officer.
— Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021 -
Officers took the man to the hospital on a peace officer hold.
— Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 1 May 2018 -
Colorado law protects the public’s right to record the actions of peace officers.
— Washington Post, 6 July 2018 -
If the crimes are related to the deputy’s line of work, Nehls said the suspects could be charged with a federal hate crime against a peace officer.
— Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2019 -
He was arraigned in the hospital on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
— Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 -
The cops — as peace officers — could have taken a few minutes to try to resolve the confrontation.
— Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018 -
According to a writ filed by D.H. Daniel, a peace officer, the summons was never served.
— Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2020 -
Abang was charged with fourth-degree assault of a peace officer and was suspended from school for a month.
— John Eligon, New York Times, 7 June 2019 -
Lyde said Green is in the process of being transported back to Clay County and will be charged with assault on a peace officer.
— Tom Steele, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021 -
That claim was made to a detention officer, not to a peace officer.
— Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 25 May 2018 -
The revolvers shown in the background here are types used by peace officers in the Western frontier areas before the turn of the century.
— kansascity, 20 June 2018 -
If convicted of two felony and two misdemeanor counts of lying to a peace officer, the 71-year-old Simon faces up to four years in prison.
— David Eggert, The Seattle Times, 20 Nov. 2018 -
Jaramillo has been charged with the capital murder of a peace officer.
— Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2021 -
Kyle Geiser, 22, is charged with use of the internet to procure a minor or peace officer.
— Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 23 Nov. 2019 -
Today’s tours include the prison itself, a museum about peace officers, a gift shop and the old prison cemetery.
— Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019 -
The warrant for Martinez is for charges of duty to intervene and duty to report use of force by a peace officer.
— David Aaro, Fox News, 27 July 2021 -
Klages has been charged with two counts of lying to a peace officer and faces up to six years in prison if convicted on all counts, according to the AG's office.
— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2020 -
He was charged with drug possession and interfering with a peace officer and booked in the county jail.
— Robert Gearty, Fox News, 4 June 2018 -
Of the five students in custody, four face charges of assault on a peace officer, and one faces a charge of interference, police said.
— Dana Branham, Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2020 -
Is a bill to let teachers carry guns in schools without peace officer training going to pass?
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2021 -
Pangilinan pleaded guilty to all charges filed against him, including a count of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 -
The teenager has already been charged with second-degree assault of a peace officer.
— Fox News, 8 Sep. 2020 -
Schmidt, 31, was sentenced to 44-and-a-half years in prison for two counts of felonious assault on a peace officer and one count of resisting arrest in the incident.
— Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 26 Apr. 2018 -
He was also found guilty of two counts of vandalism, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and assaulting a peace officer with a firearm.
— Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Kurko, who was being held without bail, is also charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022 -
Larsen was charged with two felony counts of assault on a peace officer with a dangerous weapon, a felony count of arson, and seven misdemeanors.
— Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 -
Pagourtzis has been charged with capital murder and two counts of assaulting a peace officer.
— Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 18 May 2018 -
He was charged with aggravated battery causing great harm to a peace officer in a public place, the release said.
— Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018 -
State records show his peace officer certification is no longer active.
— Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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