How to Use peace officer in a Sentence

peace officer

noun

• He was arrested for assaulting a peace officer.
• 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
• He is charged with assault to a peace officer and his next court date is March 13, according to the sheriff's office.
  — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
• 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
• Pearson is a retired peace officer with more than 40 years of service.
  — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 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
• Padilla was also charged with failing to stop at the direction of a peace officer.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Alaska Dispatch News, 11 Dec. 2016
• 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
• As part of the same case, Jonathan Stone pleaded guilty in April 2014 to aggravated assault upon a peace officer.
  — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• 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
• If that fund exceeds $2 million, the Legislature could vote to spend the amount over $2 million on peace officer training, equipment and other benefits.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
• The murder of a peace officer is eligible for the death penalty under California law.
  — Todd Spitzer, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025