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A trial has been delayed for two bicyclists who say they were falsely accused of running a stop sign and failing to obey an officer's orders.Cathy Olson said Polk County officials are asking for mediation before the trial on Oct. 4.Olson and her friend Lisa Schaa were charged last month on the High Trestle Trail in the town of Sheldahl.Olson said she was told Deputy Dale Peterson would be present at the mediation. Olson said she's willing to talk, but to avoid trial she needs to hear certain things."I want justice. I want the truth. I want Deputy Dale Petersen to tell all: that we stopped at that stopped sign; that he acted inappropriately by harassing us to define what little, red, octagon signs mean and by threatening me with, 'I'm gonna rain on your parade,'; to admit I had every legal right to ride around him when I had done nothing wrong. I want these haters on Facebook saying terrible things about me to hear these truths from Deputy Dale himself. And maybe, just maybe, I'd like him to apologize for causing this entire mess." Cathy Olson said on her blog.Olson also said that if ceasing to blog about the incident is a condition of having the charges dropped, she won't agree."No way will I agree to that," Olson said. "I'll pay through the nose first and then I'll blog about that. I won't be bullied by those people anymore."Olson said the two of them stopped at the stop sign and the deputy accused Schaa of emergency braking when she saw him coming.While the deputy talked to Schaa, Olson said she rode around his vehicle to wait for her friend on the trail on the opposite side of the street. She said the deputy drove up onto the trail after her and threatened her.Peterson wrote three tickets to Olson and Schaa. Schaa received one for failing to stop for a stop sign. Olson received two: one for failing to stop for a stop sign and the other for failing to obey an officer's orders.Polk County officials said they are still investigating the case.