Hello, im wondering about a disorderly conduct charge i received, my state is Minnesota.
On Feb 1st I was on my way to work behind a school bus. I had noticed a few students in the back of the bus making obscene gestures towards myself (directly behind the bus) and towards other drivers around the bus. these gestures included Gang symbols, sexual hand gestures, and middle fingers.
As traffic started flowing again the students had ceased the actions until we got to the next stoplight. When we stopped at this point the hand gestures continued. While stopped i became annoyed at the students and gave them the middle finger before continuing on my way.
The next day an officer from the local police department arrived at my house around 7 or 8 PM. When I answered the door he asked if I drove the Indicated car in my drive way. I agreed and he asked me to give my side of the incident of what happened. I explained the above and he asked me about an incident with a knife. I had explained to him there was no knife involved in this incident. He just asked once more "Absolutely no knife?" and I agreed. After that He asked to see my driver license and also asked if I was in fact 18. After that we had shook hands and departed.
The next day Friday the third I had received a letter in the mail from the police department with a Citation, Citation number, and a defined court date.
I have yet to obtain a copy of the police report, but i do know that the location on the ticket i received does not match the location that the incident occurred at. (About a half mile apart)
Im a little worried seeing as the students must have reported there being a knife, which is a lie.
This whole event has been very frustrating, anyone have any advice, and can this even be considered disorderly conduct?