Threatening Public Official or Employee, Resisting Arrest, Assault on Officer While Resisting Arrest, Resisting with Deadly Weapon

Question 1

Threatening Life, Person, or Family of Public Official or Public Employee

Answer 1

Class: Class F Felony
General Sessions Court

Penalty:
Provision A; up to $5000 or up to 5 years or both
Provision B: up to $500 or up to 30 days or both

Elements:
1. (Provision A )unlawful for person knowingly and willfully to deliver convey to a public official, teacher or principle of a elementary or secondary school any letter or paper, writing, print, missive, document electronic communication or verbal communication which contains threat to take life of, inflict bodily harm upon that person or members of his immediate family if it is related to their professional responsibilities.

2. (B provision) same but to public employee related to their official responsibilities

Public Official -elected or appointed official of US, the State, County, Municipality, or other political subdivision.
Public Employee does not include a teacher or principle of elementary or secondary school.
Immediate Family- spouse, child, grandchild,mother,father, sister,brother of the public official, teacher, principle or public employee

Question 2

Resisting Arrest

Answer 2

Class: Class C Misdemeanor
General Sessions Court

Penalty: up to 1 year in prison and or fine $500-$1000
Elements:
1. Person knowingly and willfully
2. resists any lawful arrest

Question 3

Assault on Officer while Resisting Arrest

Answer 3

Class: Class E Felony
General Sessions Court

Penalty: prison up to 10 years and or fine of $1000 to $10000

Elements:

1. Person knowingly and willfully
2. assaults,beats or wounds a law enforcement officer
3. resists any lawful arrest

Question 4

Resisting Arrest with Deadly Weapon

Answer 4

Class: Class E Felony
General Sessions Court

Penalty: prison 2 to 10 years

Elements:

1. Person who uses or threatens use of a deadly weapon against officer
2. When person is in possession or claims to be in possession of a deadly weapon
3. While resisting lawful efforts of LEO to arrest him or another person

deadly weapon any instrument which can inflict deadly force
separate statute for hindering, preventing or obstructing officers or other persons charged with execution of warrant