An officer with the local PD's wife had a slap fight with her inlaws & wants them arrested for assault. It was out in the county, so the sheriff's office was summoned. The deputy saw the situation for what it was & didn't get a warrant, just handed the case over to my office for review. We looked at it & rejected it for insufficient evidence.

Now the officer has drafted his own complaint, sworn to by his wife & is going JP to JP around the county demanding an arrest warrant. We've given them some heads up about the situation, but he's got one almost convinced. I've reviewed Chapter 15 of the CCP. I can't tell if it takes into account police officers outside of their jurisdiction or other citizens "freelancing" it. Help.

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

The officer's wife had a slap-fight with her in-laws...so she fought with his parents? Now he's shopping for a warrant against his parents?

We had a couple of folks who got into a similar situation in Denton County almost 10 years ago (one kicked, one slapped), and they filed their own complaints with the JP. I think they received notices to appear in court - I don't recall anything in the court's file about an arrest warrant or bond or anything. Just the complaints. Not saying it was done the procedurally correct way, but I think that's what happened.

"The officer's wife had a slap-fight with her in-laws...so she fought with his parents? Now he's shopping for a warrant against his parents?"

Actually, its their son's mother in law.

Nevertheless, cue the banjo track.

Doesn't it seem that too many people are living their lives as a running audition for a reality TV show?