Los Angeles Times photographer has been charged in connection with an arrest made while he was transmitting photographs of former First Lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral motorcade in Simi Valley.
Ricardo DeAratanha, 65, was charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer, according to a complaint filed Monday by the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
Brent Nibecker, a supervising deputy district attorney, declined to comment Tuesday on the details of the case. DeAratanha is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
DeAratanha’s attorney, Mark Werksman, said he had not yet seen the police reports or any other evidence connected to the March 9 arrest. Werksman said his client has no criminal record and gave officers “no reason” to arrest him.
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