Prosecutors dropped a criminal charge against a woman whose arrest went viral after a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy entered her home without a warrant, told her he now “owned” the house and tackled her after an argument.
Adele Shirey had been charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer. The July 4 incident began when a deputy entered her home through a seemingly closed door to investigate a noise complaint. Shirey lives in the French Valley area in southwestern Riverside County.
That charge was dismissed at the request of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, an office spokesperson said, and the case against Shirey appears to be over. The DA’s spokesperson did not answer a question about why the charge was dropped, and the sheriff’s department did not respond to a request for comment.
Neither prosecutors nor the sheriff addressed questions about whether the dismissal means Deputy Martin Huizar had no cause to arrest Shirey or suggests his actions were improper.