How to Use peace officer in a Sentence

peace officer

noun
  • He was arrested for assaulting a peace officer.
  • Martinez was charged with one count of assault on a peace officer.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
  • The woman was also booked on a charge of evading a peace officer.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Boose was charged last June with one felony count of first-degree assault against a peace officer.
    — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021
  • He was arraigned on one charge of lying to a peace officer in connection with the case.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That claim was made to a detention officer, not to a peace officer.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 25 May 2018
  • Abang was charged with fourth-degree assault of a peace officer and was suspended from school for a month.
    — John Eligon, New York Times, 7 June 2019
  • Officers took the man to the hospital on a peace officer hold.
    — Samantha Swindler, OregonLive.com, 1 May 2018
  • Jaramillo has been charged with the capital murder of a peace officer.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Colorado law protects the public’s right to record the actions of peace officers.
    — Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • He was arraigned in the hospital on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Pearson is a retired peace officer with more than 40 years of service.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Is a bill to let teachers carry guns in schools without peace officer training going to pass?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Love was charged with assault and battery on a peace officer causing injury and use of a deadly weapon.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Padilla was also charged with failing to stop at the direction of a peace officer.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Alaska Dispatch News, 11 Dec. 2016
  • Andrus was charged with assault on a peace officer, officials said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The cops — as peace officers — could have taken a few minutes to try to resolve the confrontation.
    — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • He was forced to surrender his Texas peace officer's license.
    — Kim Norvell, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Pagourtzis has been charged with capital murder and two counts of assaulting a peace officer.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 18 May 2018
  • As part of his plea, he was required to surrender his Texas peace officer license.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The teenager has already been charged with second-degree assault of a peace officer.
    — Fox News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • O’Neal is a certified peace officer himself and knows the process.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places.
    — Rachel Royster updated March 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
  • Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged with drug possession and interfering with a peace officer and booked in the county jail.
    — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 4 June 2018
  • Kurko, who was being held without bail, is also charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Kinzenbaw had been sentenced to five years and four months for assault and evading or attempting to evade a peace officer.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Pangilinan pleaded guilty to all charges filed against him, including a count of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Wilhoite was charged in the incident with second-degree assault of a peace officer, a felony.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025

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