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Updated (6:45 p.m.): At a press conference held Friday, APD police chief Art Acevedo addressed the recent arrest of 24-year-old Amanda Jo Stephen, who was taken into custody Thursday after crossing an intersection at a red light. Stephen was formally charged with “failure to identify” and “failure to obey a pedestrian control device” and was released from Travis County Central Booking Thursday evening.
From updated link above^^^
Looks like the initial stop was for failure to follow a control device ... likely
From police FB acct..
Facts regarding the West/North Campus Traffic Initiative arrest
The Austin Police Department (APD) takes traffic safety and the safety of Austin’s residents seriously.
In the last 5 years in the City of Austin we have had 1,757 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes and 96 lives have been lost in traffic crashes involving pedestrians.
The District Representatives began the West/North Campus Traffic Initiative on Feb.1 to address the community’s concerns regarding pedestrians and traffic in the neighborhood. The initiative is planned to continue, until the community’s issues are addressed.
The goals of the initiative are to reduce complaints, crashes and the overall number of violations and citations in the area.
The ultimate goal is to change behavior, not to write citations.
The first week of the initiative addressed bicycle violations, the second motor vehicle violations and this week pedestrian violations.
Yesterday’s initiative resulted in 28 stops; 7 of those stops resulted in citations issued for disregarding traffic control devices.
Two officers in full uniform at the time of the arrest were working the West/North Campus Initiative. One of the officers was standing at the corner of an intersection and the other officer was standing a few feet away.
The individual ignored the traffic control device and ran against the red light through the intersection. As she did this she ran right past the APD officer standing at the intersection, at which point he yelled for her to stop. The female continued running. The second officer heard the other officer yelling at someone to stop and then ran after the female also yelling at her to stop. At this point, the second officer and the female were side by side, the officer grabbed the female’s arm and immediately identified himself as an APD officer. The female then became uncooperative and confrontational with the officers and refused to identify herself, which is required by law.
One point APD would like to clarify is section 38.02 of the Texas Penal Code: Failure to Identify-(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.
(b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:
(1) lawfully arrested the person;
(2) lawfully detained the person; or
(3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense.
(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a); or
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).
(d) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant was a fugitive from justice at the time of the offense, the offense is:
(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a); or
(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).
(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 106.07.
The female was arrested for Failure to Identify and Failure to Obey a Pedestrian Control Device.
https://www.facebook.com/AustinPolice ^^
I cannot find an ordinance for Austin for failure to follow traffic control devices although I found some for other TX towns and the university notes it in their rules (http://www.utexas.edu/parking/rules/sec4.html) .. so I'm guessing its an infraction.
Sounds like the initial stop was valid and her refusal to show ID would be valid.
People don't like the force used then? You have never been arrested then ... lol
We all know why this is a story..
From updated link above^^^
Looks like the initial stop was for failure to follow a control device ... likely
From police FB acct..
Facts regarding the West/North Campus Traffic Initiative arrest
The Austin Police Department (APD) takes traffic safety and the safety of Austin’s residents seriously.
In the last 5 years in the City of Austin we have had 1,757 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes and 96 lives have been lost in traffic crashes involving pedestrians.
The District Representatives began the West/North Campus Traffic Initiative on Feb.1 to address the community’s concerns regarding pedestrians and traffic in the neighborhood. The initiative is planned to continue, until the community’s issues are addressed.
The goals of the initiative are to reduce complaints, crashes and the overall number of violations and citations in the area.
The ultimate goal is to change behavior, not to write citations.
The first week of the initiative addressed bicycle violations, the second motor vehicle violations and this week pedestrian violations.
Yesterday’s initiative resulted in 28 stops; 7 of those stops resulted in citations issued for disregarding traffic control devices.
Two officers in full uniform at the time of the arrest were working the West/North Campus Initiative. One of the officers was standing at the corner of an intersection and the other officer was standing a few feet away.
The individual ignored the traffic control device and ran against the red light through the intersection. As she did this she ran right past the APD officer standing at the intersection, at which point he yelled for her to stop. The female continued running. The second officer heard the other officer yelling at someone to stop and then ran after the female also yelling at her to stop. At this point, the second officer and the female were side by side, the officer grabbed the female’s arm and immediately identified himself as an APD officer. The female then became uncooperative and confrontational with the officers and refused to identify herself, which is required by law.
One point APD would like to clarify is section 38.02 of the Texas Penal Code: Failure to Identify-(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.
(b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:
(1) lawfully arrested the person;
(2) lawfully detained the person; or
(3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense.
(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is:
(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a); or
(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).
(d) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant was a fugitive from justice at the time of the offense, the offense is:
(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (a); or
(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is committed under Subsection (b).
(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 106.07.
The female was arrested for Failure to Identify and Failure to Obey a Pedestrian Control Device.
https://www.facebook.com/AustinPolice ^^
I cannot find an ordinance for Austin for failure to follow traffic control devices although I found some for other TX towns and the university notes it in their rules (http://www.utexas.edu/parking/rules/sec4.html) .. so I'm guessing its an infraction.
Sounds like the initial stop was valid and her refusal to show ID would be valid.
People don't like the force used then? You have never been arrested then ... lol
We all know why this is a story..
