In 7/2020, Ivan was at his home above his business in Aurora. His girlfriend thought she heard a noice so, Ivan went downstairs with his dog to check. Meanwhile, an Aurora police officer, suspended three times for his bad behavior, got a call of a man with a gun almost at the same address.
Just as Ivan came downstairs, the cop pulled up. Although the descriptions of the man with the gun (5’6”, 120 lbs.) and Ivan (5’9’, 175 lbs) were very different, the cop went to the store that Ivan had entered and started bamming on the window for Ivan to come out and talk to him. As Ivan approached the officer and told him they could speak through the window and asked him what he wanted, the officer pulled a gun and pointed it at Ivan. Of course Ivan was very scared! When Ivan didn’t immediately exit the store, the officer, with the still pointed gun, threatened to knock the door in.
As Ivan exited the store, two officers grabbed him and they all fell to the ground. But only Ivan was scratched and bruised. On top of it all, the officer arrested Ivan and charged him with resisting arrest. Arrest for what? Ivan hadn’t done anything.
At the conclusion of the officers’ testimony and after Ivan gave a heartfelt recounting of what happened to the jury, the court granted Ivan’s motion for a directed verdict and dismissed the case on 1/16/24.
The Judge spoke to the jury. A sign of the credibility of the cop was clearly shown when one juror asked if the officer could be charged.