Definition of "detained" in Question 16 of N400 form.

Thanks guys for opening this helpful threat,

I was also having a hard time to answer for the detained question. I and a couple of friends of mine were pulled over at the toll for taking a picture of a toll-man (a stupid thing to do!). Apparently we have missed the sign prohibiting taking pictures. We were then taken into the police station at that toll, and questioned for the reasons why we took the pix and so on. It was several years back, so I don't recall police telling us that we were being detained. But I remember they wrote our answers on some kind of form. They didn't charge us anything. We were released in less than an hour.

Does this sound like detained?

Thanks,
 
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas..I wouldn't worry about disclosing this incident as you were never charged with anything. The whole point of asking if you were detained is that detainment is an indication of something more serious such as an arrest or a charge. If you were never charged or arrested, then the question of having been detained becomes moot.
 
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