obstruction
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“Due to those actions and Zacharia Branch’s failure to comply with multiple verbal lawful commands, he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor Obstruction of LEO and received a citation for Obstructing Public Sidewalks.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Obstruction Point Road will also be open to vehicles, but visitors should be prepared for an 8-mile gravel, narrow and winding mountain road with steep drop-offs.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023
Obstruction of justice is a particularly difficult charge to defend against, attorney Mark MacDougall said.
From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2023
Obstruction is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022
Obstruction, he noted, appeared to be these private detectives’ “sole object,” adding, “Someone must be paying them to do this.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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