P. v. Arenas
Arenas was arrested as a result of an incident in which he assaulted his girlfriend and her sister-in-law, and had an ensuing confrontation with police, at a Shakey's Pizza Parlor restaurant. Based on the incident, he was charged with the following crimes:
(1) possession of a firearm by an ex-felon (count 1); (2) exhibiting a loaded firearm in a rude, angry or threatening manner (count 2); (3) misdemeanor battery (count 3); (4) assault with a semiautomatic firearm (count 4); (5) exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer (count 5); (6) exhibiting a deadly weapon to an officer to resist arrest (count 6); (7) resisting an officer (count 7); (8) assault on an officer with a semiautomatic firearm (counts 8-10); and (9) discharge of a firearm with gross negligence (count 11). (The facts underlying the incident and Arenas's prosecution are set forth more fully in People v. Arenas (Dec. 18, 2007, D050417) [nonpub. opn.] (Arenas).)
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