"I'm pleased and, quite frankly, we aren't surprised and believed from the start that the evidence available supports the criminal prosecution," said Attorney Aaron Glazer, who's representing Belsito in the case.
"I think it's meaningful that the charges that were laid here were misdemeanors; there were no felonies, they charged misdemeanors," said Achtyl's Attorney Rod Personius. "You have to review more carefully the evidence of the encounter between Deputy Achtyl and this gentleman because he twice refuses to leave when he's told to do so."
Personius then criticized the way this video is being portrayed and lack of context that is provided.
"You've got to review all of the footage," he began. "The coverage of this event in the media, and forgive me for saying this, has been woefully inadequate. You have to review all of the footage; you have to go back to the beginning. You have to go back to when beer cans were being thrown at law enforcement; you have to go back to when this gentleman was interfering with another arrest."