Two men facing misdemeanor charges in San Francisco will stay locked up until their trials after a judge granted prosecutors’ requests to detain them without bail, according to the district attorney’s office. One defendant, identified only as Mr. Teague, is accused of resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer or emergency medical technician. The other, identified as Mr. Rodriguez Diaz, faces a single misdemeanor count of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes. Prosecutors say both men pose a safety risk that justifies holding them until trial.
In a post on X on Wednesday, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office wrote, “Our office has moved to detain these individuals and the court has granted our requests for each case. They will be detained pending their trial due to the public safety risk they pose.” The office did not release additional details about the underlying arrests in either case.
4/ Our office has moved to detain these individuals and the court has granted our requests for each case. They will be detained pending their trial due to the public safety risk they pose.
— SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY (@SFDAOffice) August 5, 2026
Two Separate Misdemeanor Charges
Mr. Teague’s charge falls under California Penal Code Section 148(a)(1), which criminalizes resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer or EMT in the line of duty. As Shouse Law Group explains, the offense is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine…