Myrtle Beach expands resisting arrest definition to include obstructing police duties
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Myrtle Beach City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Tuesday expanding the definition of resisting arrest.
The amended ordinance now includes obstructing or delaying police officers performing their duties as resisting arrest.
The previous ordinance definition could only be applied after someone was actually arrested.
“The prior ordinance was not specific, so we want to make sure for prosecution purposes that it effectively described the actual situations that we were involved in, whether it’s a detention or whether it is in fact an arrest,” said Amy Prock, Myrtle Beach Police Chief.
