MSNBC Craig Melvin Reports November 23, 2021 16:14:00
Arrest must occur immediately after the perpetration of the offense or in the case of felonies, during escape. if the observer fails to make the arrest immediately after the commission of the offense or during escape in the case of felonies, his power to do so is extinguished. a private person may arrest an offender upon reasonable and probably grounds of suspicion, that is on probable cause, which is defined as facts and circumstances that are sufficient to warrant a prudent person or one of reasonable caution in believing in the circumstances shown that the suspect has committed an offense. ...