People v. Araujo CA1/2

BACKGROUND

Araujo’s offenses occurred in February 2008, when police officers went to her parents’ house to conduct a probation search on her brother. As described in greater detail in our unpublished opinion affirming Araujo’s convictions, according to the testimony of officers who were at the scene, Araujo arrived at the house shortly after the search had begun, irate, repeatedly yelling, “get the fuck out of my house, you fucking pigs,” demanding to see a warrant, and saying her brother did not live there and was not on probation. As Sergeant Peruzzaro tried to explain no warrant was required and warned she would be arrested if she obstructed the investigation, Araujo continued yelling the same things, as well as something like “die you fucking pigs, 187 on a cop,” which officers understood as a reference to the Penal Code section for homicide. She started to walk toward the back of the house and Peruzzaro stepped in front of her, concerned because he knew the officer searching the brother’s room had found a loaded gun and was trying to unload it. Araujo spit at Peruzzaro, hitting his arm and hand, and continued down the hall, yelling obscenities and “nigger” at Detective…