On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 04:17:39 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:
"LawsonE" wrote in message
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Hmmmmm.... Can an American civilian ever be arrested by the military?
Yes, on a military installation.
Actually, no.
The military does not have arrest powers for any persons not under the
UCMJ.
What happens in real life is that - for minor offenses - the subject
is cited with a mandatory court appearance before a US Magistrate.
For serious offenses the subject is detained pending the arrival of
the US Marshals or FBI (who conduct the arrest).
(I spent a year pulling 'Military Police Duty Officer' 3-4x a month at
Ft Lewis not long ago and I got to be an expert on jurisdictional
issues.)
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