Q: My boyfriend at the time now my ex got arrested for domestic violence... I have some questions.
When the officer got here it was 4 in the morning. I said I was being pinned down because we were arguing and I couldn’t get up and then I bit his arm to get off of me. He said he was going to serve him with harassment papers and my mind was all over the place. I thought he was going to have him pay a fine maybe or get a citation for harassment or disturbance. Then he tells me to sign this paper and doesn’t explain at all what it means, I thought it was to release the papers and I’ve never been in this situation before. It was a no contact order. I was never told Of this...He never gave me paperwork on it or name or number. Two days later he arrests him and was being very aggressive toward me when arresting him. He then yelled at me that I signed a PFA. You cannot get a pfa through an officer. the officer didn’t explain things throughly and there’s no marks on my body... is there a chance when I go to court and let them know the whole story the charges may be dropped
A: When you go to PFA court? Yes. Criminal court, you'll have to discuss with the District Attorney's Office beforehand
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