Can a person be charged with both disorderly conduct and assault to a police officer??
They have video cameras in their cars and so you can demand to see the video. Meanwhile you better go and get pictures of your bruises taken and if you have insurance, go to the emergency room and get treated so that you have proof. Then, take the bull by the horn and call the police station to find out what exactly constituted your disorderly conduct and what exactly constituted your assault—they have a police report, so they have it right there. Once you know the facts you can make the decision of weather to hire a lawyer or not. In any case, the video is what you want, you have a legal right to defend yourself, so you will have to ask them for a copy—every cop cruiser has a video camera and they usually film what is going on around the cruiser….
