Cleveland Laverne Thomas was booked on Monday September 5th, 2016 by Lauderhill Police Department and was booked into the Broward County Jail system in or around Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The male, with a recorded date of birth of 12/14/1994 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. 843.01-RESIST OFFICER-OBSTRUCT WITH VIOLENCE
2. 843.01-RESIST OFFICER-OBSTRUCT WITH VIOLENCE
3. 812.13-2a-ROBBERY/FIREARM
4. 775.0845(2A)-WEAR MASK WHILE COMMITTING 3 DEG FEL
5. 812.13-2a-ROBBERY/FIREARM
6. 812.13-2a-ROBBERY/FIREARM
7. 784.045-2-AGGRAVATED BATTERY
8. 812.13-2a-ROBBERY/FIREARM
9. HLD-CO FEL-OUT OF CO HOLD - FEL
10. HLD-CO FEL-OUT OF CO HOLD - FEL
11. HLD-CO FEL-OUT OF CO HOLD - FEL

Bail has been set to $1000 for Thomas which is listed as a 5 foot 10 inch black male weighing approximately 160 pounds.

Cleveland Laverne Thomas was arrested in Broward County Florida and Cleveland Laverne Thomas has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Florida laws which may relate to this arrest:

Resisting officer with violence to his or her person.
Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission; parole and probation supervisor; county probation officer; personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement; or other person legally authorized to execute process in the execution of legal process or in the lawful execution of any legal duty, by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Robbery.

(1)Robbery means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.

(2)(a)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(c)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3)(a)An act shall be deemed in the course of committing the robbery if it occurs in an attempt to commit robbery or in flight after the attempt or commission.

(b)An act shall be deemed in the course of the taking if it occurs either prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the taking of the property and if it and the act of taking constitute a continuous series of acts or events.

Aggravated battery.

(1)(a)A person commits aggravated battery who, in committing battery:

1.Intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; or

2.Uses a deadly weapon.

(b)A person commits aggravated battery if the person who was the victim of the battery was pregnant at the time of the offense and the offender knew or should have known that the victim was pregnant.

(2)Whoever commits aggravated battery shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.