House Committee Advances Bill to Criminal Citizens for Coming Within 25 Feet of On-Duty Police Officers

Under a bill that cleared another legislative hurdle Tuesday, it would be a misdemeanor crime to be within 25 feet of a police officer on the job who gives orders to stay back.

The bill, authored by State Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Pineville, made it through the Louisiana Senate Judiciary C Committee on a 4-2 vote after passing through the House earlier this month. READ MORE…