public officer
noun
: a person who has been legally elected or appointed to office and who exercises governmental functions
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According to the actor's arrest record, Jamieson was arrested in March 2025 for resisting a public officer.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In March 2025, he was arrested in Raleigh for resisting a public officer on March 21, 2025, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The Moores were charged with disorderly conduct and resisting a public officer.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, was convicted of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for intentionally omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In March 2025, he was arrested in Raleigh for resisting a public officer on March 21, 2025, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The Moores were charged with disorderly conduct and resisting a public officer.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Charles Anthony Nelson, 44, was convicted of misconduct of a public officer by making false documents, a gross misdemeanor, for intentionally omitting the calls in his report of the 2022 incident.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Public officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20officer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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