Quote:STOP!  He ran from police officers drawing attention to himself.  That in it self was will warrant the police to question you.  If you are a convicted felon and have a knife on your person, that will warrant an arrest.

 

I'm not familiar with where it happened, but I know that case law says a police officer can chase you if certain circumstances exist.

 

Terry vs. Ohio -- Supreme Court has already decided on this issue.

 

All a police officer needs is "reasonable suspicion" that a person is committing a crime. Was Gray behind a business? Was he walking back-and-forth as he watched the cashier of a store? Did he appear to be targeting certain people to rob? If the officer reasonably believes, based on facts surrounding the circumstances, then he can stop and detain someone without probable cause. Should that person run, they are obstructing his investigation and can be arrested for nothing more than the obstruction. 

 

It didn't appear that you need to know this, just posting for others that read yours and may not understand case law. 

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