Q: I have a dropped charge DB back in 2014 and Officer was gonna arrest me but I told him to leave cause he wasn't helpful.
My sister was a drug user and my grandmother who has dimensia, bailed her out and presumed to live with us. Keep in mind shes very manipulative. I was in my own room and she was drinking might had done coke to unsure. She started beating on my bedroom door and I opened it to see whats going on. She hit me twice and blocked the 3rd hit. So i went back into my room. And called my mom to come get me because my truck wasnt working. Well she ended up calling officers. So i put my bed to my door to keep it barricaded and went out the window. When 2 officers arrived they asked theyre queston and ask if they want me to press charges I said no cause she just got of jail trying to give her some grace i just want her to calm down. They presumed to ask me if had any charges i said 1 but it was dropped. The cop looked at me and said im gonna ask your sister some question and some how convinced the officer i was the wrong one and they wanted to arrest me But didnt nd left.How do i defend myself.
A: Defend yourself against what? You said the officers left without arresting you, and I assume you mean they also did not give you any notice to appear in court. Also, from your description, it does not sound like the type of police case where they will be in on-going investigation to determine if someone will be charged (such as a burglary investigation). You had some sort of domestic disturbance, the cops checked it out and then exited without charging anyone. In that type of situation, that's usually (though not always) the end of the matter. You might get some clarity on it by requesting a copy of the incident report.
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