ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – People who are arrested on charges of resisting law enforcement without violence may not necessarily face jail time under outgoing State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s new policy.This new policy would impact people who were arrested this summer while demonstrating in response to the death of George Floyd and racial injustices but also anyone who is charged with resisting arrest in a non-violent capacity.Ayala is the chief prosecutor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit which includes Orange and Osceola counties.
She laid out her new diversion program Tuesday saying, effective immediately, her office will change the way it prosecutes resisting an officer without violence cases.[TRENDING: DeSantis to lift restaurant limits in Fla. | .