81-Yr Old Woman Will Not Stand Trial

Wednesday 4:12 p.m.
City Attoney Lawrence Wettermark has dropped the charges against 81-year old Lula Mae Battle who was arrested for urinating in Bienville Square.

Tuesday 5:30 p.m.
Mobile's city attorney is weighing in on the case of the 81-year old arrested for urinating in Bienville Square.

In June, Lula Mae Battle was trying to get across the square to the public restrooms and didn't quite make it. She jumped in the bushes to take care of business and ended up getting arrested and charged with public lewdness.

City Attorney Lawrence Wettermark says the police officer did his job but Battle will probably never go to trial. "That officer quite correctly issued the citation. Now, when it comes to the prosecutor's office we can look at it. If there was genuinely a misunderstanding or an accident, the city is not interested in prosecuting or pushing that kind of case."

Wettermark says he heard about the story on the news! He wishes that Battle or her defense lawyer would have contacted his office before taking the case to the media. Battle's lawyer Jay Casey tells us that he will be in touch with the city attorney to get the case sorted out.

As it stands right now, the trial is set for September 15th. If convicted, Battle could get up to a 500 dollar fine and 3 months in jail.