Ultimately, two Franklin County sheriff's deputies and five Pasco police officers squared off against eight irate people, said Police Capt. Officers used pepper spray and pulled handguns in the melee. The struggle continued inside the home, where Lupe Arreola, a visiting family member from California who is seven months pregnant, was sprayed with pepper spray. Rodriguez was arrested for DUI and rioting. In addition, Jimenez is accused of trying to hit officers with a shovel.
People have to submit to authority.
The 15 friends and family members who showed up at the county courthouse Monday to protest what they call police brutality see things differently. Rocky said officers were beating Jose after he was in handcuffs and drew blood when they pulled Rodriguez's hair and banged her head against a concrete floor. Both sides say they were acting in self-defense. The incident mirrors one four years ago involving the same family. In 1995, officers tried to arrest Jose Lozano outside the Pasco Red Lion, now the Doubletree, for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend.