That could just mean he hadn’t been caught doing anything illegal at that point. It would seem to me that he was in the process of getting his first mark on his record by running from and fighting against the officer. (assault against a peace officer and resisting arrest)
Same could be said about you too —
Well shoot, son, statistically speaking, you break five or six laws a day, just by going through you're daily life, without even knowing it.
Does that mean someone ought to sic the police on you and shoot you?