Criminal restraint, as written in the New Jersey criminal code, is charged when a person uses force to prohibit another person from departing a precise location or a possibly dangerous situation with risk of bodily injury. Criminal restraint charges can also be filed in cases of domestic violence. Preventing a spouse or partner from
Everyone has made a wrong decision, and the consequences can sometimes be grave. The charges for driving while under the influence when an accident is involved can add up to severe charges. If you have been charged with a DWI and caused
Even if no one actually gets hurt, pointing a firearm at another person can land you in serious criminal trouble in New Jersey. Perhaps it was by accident or maybe an ill-humored joke, but if you are facing charges for aggravated assault or assault on a police officer, your liberty is at stake.
In New Jersey, there are laws against violent altercations that become physical enough to rise to the level of “assault.” Anyone who is charged and ultimately convicted of Aggravated Assault – the most serious type of assault crime – could find that their life is destroyed. That’s because Aggravated Assault is classified as a felony-level
You have been charged with assault after a dispute with your ex-wife or ex-girlfriend turned violent. You did not hurt her, but she called the police anyhow because she said she was scared and needed protection against you. Now you are worried about what will happen to you next. These types of events happen on
Have you been arrested and charged with criminal mischief in Morris County? Do you need a lawyer to fight these charges in court? We can help. Here is a case we recently handled for a client with great success in Florham Park.
Police in Boonton, NJ are investigating a recent stabbing that occurred outside a local home. The Boonton Police Department sent officers to a residence on the 200 block of Cornelia Street after receiving a 911 call shortly before 6:20 p.m. The caller was a 25-year-old man who
A Dover, NJ man faces aggravated assault charges after he allegedly used a knife to stab someone during a fight outside of a local bar.
The suspect, a 43-year-old man who lives in Dover in Morris County, allegedly committed the violent crime in front of Unique Bar on East Blackwell Street in Dover, New Jersey.
A New York man who previously resided in Jefferson, New Jersey is going to stay in jail while he waits for a trial in a child assault case.
The suspect is a 25-year-old NY man who used to live in Jefferson Township. He was placed under arrest for reportedly dropping a five-month-old kid.
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Denville law enforcement is attempting to determine who may have abused a dog that ran away from its home for a day.
The dog is named “Duke” and reportedly ran away its home on East Glen Road in Denville, NJ. Duke’s owners contacted authorities to report that the dog was missing around 9:00 a.m.
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