long story short..

after fight with boyfriend, left in strange apt complex alone, crying and upset, neighbors called police, father was trying to come pick her up, couldnt get into complex, police came ordered her to calm down, she was hysterical, crying, had a few beers, officer said, calm down a few more times, said sure more than a few. slammed to ground, bruises all over, all photographed, this girl is 5foot tall and no threat to anyone. did nothing wrong, cops had against car and a male cop searched her, put hands down back of pants, she freaked out and kicked backwards to his crotch.. had panic attack, went to hospital then jail, arrested and charged with battery of officer, obstruct with violence, disorderly intox, all for crying, and not calming down enough for the officer. she was scared alone, not hurting anyone, and just trying to get home. assuming the probable cause of arrest was public intox/disorderly intox, which escalated to the battery and obstruct, she was never given a breath/blood, or sobriety test to justify the probable cause. never been in trouble with the law before except 1 speeding ticket.

we can maybe only afford 2000 dollars max in legal fees, we are goin to use a public defender unless someone can help

dont know what to expect, possible jail time? probation?, scared to death, have lost all faith in police, should have just let her have her dad come get her, not arrest when not a threat to anyone..

waiting to get the police report to see exactly what they wrote into it.

any advice is appreciated..