Fifth Circuit· 6/16/2022

Salazar v. Molina

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37 F.4th 278

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holding that suspect posed threat seconds after exiting his vehicle because he was “unrestrained at night in the open”
noting that “serious” offenses include evading arrest with a vehicle, DUI, and interfering with the duties of a public servant
finding reasonable basis for fear of flight or threat to others where Salazar exited the car without awaiting a command to do so
citing, inter alia, Escobar v. Montee, 895 F.3d 387, 394–95 (5th Cir. 2018) (quotation omitted)
citing, inter alia, Escobar v. Montee, 895 F.3d 387, 394–95 (5th Cir. 2018) (quotation omitted)
considering whether the officer had been warned that the plaintiff was dangerous in determining the threat posed by the plaintiff

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