The officer told Anwar to back away, but she kept yelling and moving closer, saying, "You can't do this. He's a deputy district attorney," Cohen said, reading from the police report. She then said, "If you arrest him, you have to arrest me and I will badge you..."
- Parwana Anwar, Riverside County Deputy DA
I doubt that this storyline will EVER make it to Conviction (yeah, the crappy TV show) sooo, let me re-post this story for everyones entertainment. I would give you the direct link to the story but the link has been changed and I don't have time to track a new one down:
Prosecutor Arrested at San Diego Club DISTURBANCE: Another Riverside County attorney was at the April 8 incident. Both are on leave
10:00 PM PDT on Monday, April 17, 2006
By LISA O'NEILL HILL/The Press-Enterprise
A Riverside County prosecutor who works out of the Southwest Division was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of disorderly conduct while intoxicated after a disturbance at a San Diego nightclub, police said Monday.
Parwana Anwar, 33, was with another Riverside County prosecutor, Daniel DeLimon, and others when she was arrested April 8 at The Red Circle nightclub in downtown San Diego. She was booked into the women's jail but it remained unclear Monday whether she is being prosecuted.
The San Diego district attorney's office said it had no record of Anwar being charged but said the city attorney's office handles misdemeanor charges. A spokeswoman for the city attorney's office could not be reached to comment Monday afternoon.
Anwar and DeLimon are on administrative leave, said Ingrid Wyatt, spokeswoman for the Riverside County district attorney's office. She declined further comment, citing the personnel investigation. Neither prosecutor could be reached to comment.
San Diego Police Department spokesman Dave Cohen said police were called to the club about 2:20 a.m. after a patron entered the bar after closing. That man then headbutted the owner, who placed him under a citizen's arrest, Cohen said. An officer who was sent to the bar saw a bouncer struggling with the man in patio, Cohen said.
The officer watched as bouncers tried to bring the man out the front door until the man's cousin stepped in front of the officer, blocking his view, Cohen said.The cousin, identified as DeLimon, refused to move, even after the officer told him to several times, Cohen said. The officer then grabbed DeLimon by the right arm and pushed him out of the way, Cohen said.Other officers at the club were handcuffing DeLimon when Anwar stepped closer and began yelling that the officer had no right to push her friend, Cohen said.
The officer told Anwar to back away, but she kept yelling and moving closer, saying, "You can't do this. He's a deputy district attorney," Cohen said, reading from the police report. She then said, "If you arrest him, you have to arrest me and I will badge you," according to the police report.The officer told Anwar that he did not want to arrest her and told her again to back away. Anwar then uttered a profanity, said she was a prosecutor and told the officer to arrest her. She also shoved a leather wallet with a badge near his face, Cohen said. The officer then grabbed Anwar from her left wrist and put her hand behind her back to handcuff her, Cohen said. Anwar tried to pull away but was placed in handcuffs, he said.
The officer told her to walk with him and she refused and tried to pull away, Cohen said. Two officers then walked her to a patrol car. Cohen said he could not find any record of DeLimon being arrested and said it appeared he was detained, then released.
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My guess is both of these DA's arrested were charged with public intoxication only. Taken into custody until sober then released...
Regards...
Even better, here in WI our own Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was arrested about 2 yrs ago for DUI in her state vehicle!!
WOO HOO! DA's behaving badly. Now that would be a SHOW!
DeLimon was not intoxicated, that's why he wasn't arrested. In fact, he hadn't even had a single drink.
Hey, even if he was, thats not what the kicker to all of this is. I know San Diego like the back of my hand and have had many a drunken night in the gaslamp and every shady bar from El Cajon to Oceanside.
The real kicker to the story is Anwar saying, "You can't do this. He's a deputy district attorney," and "If you arrest him, you have to arrest me and I will badge you"
I'm just curious if this is what she really said.
Many of the supposed statements in the article are twisted in such a way to make the DAs look bad. Get the facts straight and not from the police spokeshead who never makes the cops look bad.
Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to get the real story. Maybe you can help out?
insider said...
THANK YOU ANONYMOUS!
Time to hear the truth about this incident--Sanchovilla will appreciate this. The police, specifically San Diego Police Officer Koerber, the arresting officer, was observed by Anwar pushing DeLimon as he tried to exit the bar. As DeLimon tried to explain he was not involved in the fight, ask the officer why he was being pushed, and identify himself as a D.A., Koerber began handcuffing him. At this point, Anwar also identified herself and merely showed her badge to verify her status (to let officers know they were not involved and not a threat), and tried to explain that Daniel was not involved. She told the officer she saw him push Daniel for no reason. Koerber told her to shut up or she would be arrested for 148 (or resisting, delaying, obstructing a peace officer). When she asked, "For what? If you're going to arrest me for this, then go ahead and arrest me", Koerber threw her purse down and forcefully handcuffed her. Anwar later told his Sgt. (Kraemer) that she intended on looking into his record regarding excessive force. THIS IS THE TRUTH!!! This is why she was ultimately arrested...because Koerber needed to go on the offensive to protect himself for using unnecessary force and unlawfully detaining someone. He was caught. And really, what does "I will badge you" mean??
The true kicker to this story is... an officer can twist, manipulate, and blur a person's statements to make it appear that the person was abusing the power of their office to obtain favorable treatment when in reality it was he who abused his position.
The real beauty of this story is that the prosecutors involved almost certainly would have used the officers version of events to prosecute anyone else but themselves. Prosecutors are notorious for accepting what officers say as the gospel truth. I hope (but doubt) that these two prosecutors will take officers versions of events with a grain of salt in the future.
Insider said...
First of all...this is not a case that should be prosecuted at all. But if it is, prosecutors will need to look at all the evidence--not just the officers' versions of events. Given the time and location of the incident--there better be a number of civilian witnesses who were interviewed regarding Anwar's conduct. (But, the reality is--none were!! No surprise, given that the officers are lying to protect one of their own). It's not that prosecutors are notorious for accepting what officers say as the gospel truth--unfortunately, for our criminal system to work at all--prosecutors must have faith that the officers are being honest...But in a case as weak as this--prosecutors will need to look at more than just what the officers say happened. Did the officers even take statements from either of the two prosecutors involved? Did they talk to any of the hundreds of people on the streets leaving the bars of the gaslamp district? This is what prosecutors need to look at before deciding whether to even proceed with a case as weak as this.
Prosecutor Daniel DeLimon is now prosecuting a case that has been once dismissed by the court for lack of probable cause. Mr. Delimon was not the DA who re-filed it, to his credit. It is a dog of a case that stems from an alleged fabricated burglary report by a Corona Detective. Let's see how Mr. DeLimon handles this case in which the evidence of police misconduct and malicious prosecution is compelling
The latest update on this story, from someone that used to work with Ms. Anwar, is now she has crossed over to the other side; she's a defense attorney in Murietta and kicking much prosecutor butt. Apparently all she needed was to see what it's like to be a "victim" of the system. Congrats Parwana, you go girl!!!!!!!
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