I have to admit, I was not able to read your entire posting---it is way too detailed and personal for a public forum--something that entailed needs a lawyer----at the least, it is advisable to take out the uses of your name and personally identifying information.

The crux of your situation appears to stem from a misconception that being found not guilty is synonymous with "I should never have been arrested". The two are not exclusive.

Also, this statement is where I stopped reading: They based their entire case against me on the word of a homeless trespasser and the word of a battered woman.


The word of and rights belonging to a homeless trespasser and a battered woman are the same as the rights that you have.

The police do not determine innocence or guilty--they determine probable cause---is it reasonable to suspect a crime has been committed? Just because you were found not guilty does not mean that a probable cause was not present in sufficient quantity to effect an arrest. You apparently expect them to not only investigate but determine why you were holding a gun on another person---it is not their determination as to if you were justified or not---that is the job of a jury.

Hopefully you will be able to put this behind you and go on with your life. You are always free to hire a lawyer to bring suit against the "vagrant" in civil court.

Good luck.