Thursday, March 26, 2015
AUSTINTOWN
A Warren man uploaded video of his arrest in the township to the Internet this week, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated because he was on a public sidewalk and did not need to turn over identification to authorities.
Jason A. Morrison, 36, of Selkirk Bush Road, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of obstructing official business and aggravated menacing at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at North Raccoon and Idlewood roads. The obstruction charge was amended Monday to failure to disclose one’s personal information, a misdemeanor in the fourth degree. He was arraigned Monday in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown, pleaded not guilty and posted a surety bond of $2,250, court records show.
The police report of his arrest, however, details that he made threats to officers while on the way to Austintown Police Department. “Once at APD Morrison began yelling, “We will meet again when I get out and next time you better have your gun ready,” the report states.
Read more about the case in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.