stealthyeliminator
Regular Member
A robbery was stopped as soon as it began by an armed customer, but the customer, not knowing the extent of his authority to detain the suspect, told him to get out and don't come back.
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/crime/2014/11/11/sapd-customer-stops-robbery/18841373/
It is unfortunate that the customer allowed the suspect to leave.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 14 Arrest Without Warrant http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CR/htm/CR.14.htm#14.01
Art. 14.01. OFFENSE WITHIN VIEW. (a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.
(b) A peace officer may arrest an offender without a warrant for any offense committed in his presence or within his view.
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/crime/2014/11/11/sapd-customer-stops-robbery/18841373/
It is unfortunate that the customer allowed the suspect to leave.
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 14 Arrest Without Warrant http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CR/htm/CR.14.htm#14.01
Art. 14.01. OFFENSE WITHIN VIEW. (a) A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed as a felony or as an offense against the public peace.
(b) A peace officer may arrest an offender without a warrant for any offense committed in his presence or within his view.