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D.R.I.: Classic hot pursuit entry valid

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Classic [my word] hot pursuit of a man fleeing from being pointed out as an assailant with a gun led to a valid entry to arrest him. He was tackled inside his apartment. United States v. Collymore, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93773 (D. R.I. September 8, 2010): At approximately 1:50 in the morning on November 3, 2009, Greene, a Providence police officer, was dispatched to 54 Dartmouth Avenue for a report of a disturbance involving a weapon. Gov. Exhibit 1. When Greene arrived at that address, he briefly detained a potential suspect. While patting down the suspect, Greene heard Brian Clements (“Clements”) pointing to 53 Dartmouth Avenue, yelling – “That's not him. That's not him. He just put a f***ing gun to my chin. He was up there on the second floor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 13, 2010 (boomark / email).