A Frisco, Texas, man now faces
trial following an arrest last October for holding up a sign warning
drivers they were about to enter a speed trap, KHOU.com reports.
Police say they spotted Ron Martin
standing on the center median of a six-lane roadway, holding a sign
that read “Police ahead,” according to MyFoxDFW.com.
In the arrest report, police
officer Thomas Mrozinski wrote that he became wise to Martin’s ruse when
he saw drivers “waving at us.” This wasn’t the first time Martin had
held up a sign to warn drivers about the fuzz’s presence.
Martin, who made his first court
appearance on Wednesday, told WFAA he was trying to do the same thing as
the police by “reminding people that there is a limit here” and that
people should slow down.
So what exactly was he arrested for? The Dallas Observer reports that police cited him for holding a sign on public property.
Martin is a Frisco homeowner with
a family. He paints signs for a living. He says he just wants to help
make the roads safer, and he argues that his homemade signs are more
effective at doing that than speed traps.
Martin has reported the police
for what he sees as unsafe practices, including hiding behind signs and
not using their lights. “I just feel like it was a little bit unsafe,
not only for citizens, but for police officers having to do their job,”
he told MyFoxDFW.com.
The Dallas Observer reports that
“most states, Texas included, don’t have laws that specifically prohibit
people from giving other motorists the heads-up that a cop with a radar
gun is hiding behind the bushes.”
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