Here's what you need to know about what it really means to conduct a citizen's arrest -- and just as importantly, what it doesn't mean. However, there are some commonalities: In general, citizen's arrest laws let a citizen detain someone if they have committed a crime. What kind of crime, and what kind of evidence someone needs to make a citizen's arrest, can vary. Other citizen's arrest laws specify whether the law can be used for felony or misdemeanor crimes. Then, there are Georgia's specific citizen's arrest laws, which Aveni says are particularly loose.

Source: CNN November 10, 2021 20:29 UTC