public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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Deputies raced to Marina Del Rey, where the couple lives, and arrested Morgan for obstructing or delaying a public officer, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told TMZ.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Doll pleaded guilty to a felony count of fraudulent appropriation by a public officer, but per his plea agreement, the charge can be reduced to a misdemeanor after 18 months with full payment of $2,776.89 in restitution to the city of San Diego.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Summers is charged with second degree kidnapping, assault on a child under age 12, and resisting/delaying/obstructing public officers, officials said.
—Mark Price
january 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, of Minneapolis, was convicted Wednesday in Washington County District Court of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Doll pleaded guilty to a felony count of fraudulent appropriation by a public officer, but per his plea agreement, the charge can be reduced to a misdemeanor after 18 months with full payment of $2,776.89 in restitution to the city of San Diego.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Summers is charged with second degree kidnapping, assault on a child under age 12, and resisting/delaying/obstructing public officers, officials said.
—Mark Price
january 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, of Minneapolis, was convicted Wednesday in Washington County District Court of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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