>>The sheriff’s office report states that “the man [Mark Kuhn] refused to identify himself and slammed the door on the officer’s hand, breaking the glass pane out of the door and cutting the officer’s hand.”<<
On the surface it does not sound like the deputy had cause to be forcing his way into the home in the first place.
The amusing thing here...is that this idiot arrested will bring a civil suit up....with some lawyers involved...to discover that his case isn’t winnable but he will have to pay well over $50k to discover this. Whatever point he wanted to make....is totally lost when you shell out $50k of your personal fortune.
It is my understanding that if an officer asks you to identify yourself, you must do so. I believe it to be a legal order.
Kuhn refused. He was stupid. You can go to jail for that.
They would not identify themselves. Enough.
On the surface it does not sound like the deputy had cause to be forcing his way into the home in the first place"
The Asheville Citizen Times broke the story but their stuff can't be posted here. A freakinasheville.com chat board poster claims this:
"i saw the news report in which the witness spoke, too. the officer wanted id's to make out a ticket, they closed and locked the door on him and would not open the door. the witness said the officer broke the glass, opened the deadlock and entered the home"
When a police officer tells you to do something and you don't comply, you're in trouble. He was within his right to enter their house and arrest them at that time.