Resisting arrest

In some countries, resisting arrest is a criminal charge against a person who has ran away from a criminal offense.^[1]

What they did

A person resisting arrest has done, depending on the jurisdiction, at least one of the following acts:

• fleeing a police officer while being arrested
• threatening a police officer with physical violence while being arrested
• physically struggling to free oneself from being restrained (handcuffed or put into the police vehicle)
• attacking a police officer while being arrested
• providing an officer with false identification (either verbally or by presentation of a false official document, i.e. a fake ID)

Background

The website Resisting Arrest stated that not all arrests are lawful and based upon probable cause. However, an attempt at resisting arrest can lead to additional charges.