In re Q.P.

Minor was found guilty of obstructing justice for knowingly furnishing false information to a police officer with intent to prevent his own apprehension. Obstruction of justice statute is violated when a person knowingly provides false information with intent to prevent his seizure or arrest on a criminal charge. Minor gave false information about his identity shortly after he was placed in backseat of squad car, being apprehended for vehicle burglary. At that time, officer did not know about separate, unrelated juvenile warrant, and had not apprehended minor on that warrant. Officer learned of warrent only after transporting minor to police station. Evidence was sufficient to establish that minor committed offense of obstructing justice by knowingly furnishing false information with intent to prevent his apprehension on juvenile warrant.(GARMAN, FREEMAN, THOMAS, KARMEIER, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)