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Posted on Apr 24, 2013 By Eric Matheny
A Coral Gables teenager may be facing charges of aggravated stalking after allegedly showing off a sexually-explicit video depicting sex with an underage girl. Pursuant to a search warrant, Pinecrest ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2013 By Eric Matheny
Former NFL star Chad Johnson had his 12-month probation sentence converted to administrative, or non-reporting, probation by a Broward County Court Judge yesterday. Johnson was charged last year with ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2013 By Eric Matheny
A 52-year old Miami woman was arrested and charged with attempted felony murder for allegedly stabbing her husband repeatedly in the torso and upper arms. Since the incident occurred between two ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2013 By Eric Matheny
The Hallandale Beach Police Department has announced that they are looking for a suspect in a violent domestic violence incident. The police are alleging that the accused struck his ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2012 By Eric Matheny
If you enter into Pretrial Diversion (PTD) or are placed on probation for a misdemeanor domestic violence offense in Miami-Dade County, you may have to continue going to court even though your case ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2012 By Eric Matheny
This entry pertains only to the misdemeanor offense of battery. Battery is the unwanted touching or striking of another. While felony variations of battery exist, such as aggravated battery, simple ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Coral Springs man has been arrested and is facing a number of domestic violence charges for allegedly beating his wife in their home over a period of eight hours. The accused is being held on a ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Former Miami Dolphin wide receiver Chad Johnson (also known as Chad Ochocinco) has accepted a plea of no contest to one count of misdemeanor battery. Johnson had been accused of striking his ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Coral Gables police officer has been charged with three counts of battery in an alleged domestic violence incident. The officer's girlfriend, also a member of the Coral Gables Police Department, ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Florida law prescribes for mandatory minimum sentencing if convicted (adjudicated guilty) of a domestic violence offense. Florida law specifically provides that, "if a person is adjudicated ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Florida law states the following regarding the crime of stalking: 784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Harass” means ...
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Posted on May 21, 2012 By Eric Matheny
What is believed to have been an incident of domestic violence turned deadly in Coral Springs Sunday evening. When Coral Springs police arrived at a home in the 5300 block of 126th Avenue just before ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Both Pretrial Diversion (PTD) and Pretrial Intervention (PTI) are available, to some extent, for domestic violence offenses. In Miami-Dade County, PTD (misdemeanor domestic violence) and PTI (felony ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A man accused of beating his wife in a judge's chambers during a divorce proceeding last year has entered an open plea to the court, hoping a judge will show mercy during a sentencing hearing ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A man previously convicted of aggravated stalking is accused of plotting to kidnap his former girlfriend whom he was accused of stalking several years ago. A Broward Sheriff's Office investigation ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Hollywood woman was given a $3,000 bond after Hallandale Beach police say she dipped her hand in pink paint and left a palm print on the front seat of her ex-boyfriend's car. The 25-year old ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2011 By Eric Matheny
One of the ways in which aggravated stalking can be charged is when the crime of stalking, normally a misdemeanor, occurs while a permanent injunction or court-imposed prohibition of conduct toward ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
One of the biggest mistakes people make when charged with a domestic violence crime is assuming that just because the alleged victim doesn't want to prosecute, the State Attorney will ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to NBC Miami, a veteran City of Miami police officer was recently arrested and charged with one count of battery, and one count of battery by strangulation. Battery is a first-degree ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Sun Sentinel reports that a newlywed Broward woman was charged with domestic battery only hours after getting married. Police said that the accused attacked her husband and bit him. The couple ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2011 By Eric Matheny
NBC Miami reports that a Palm Beach County man was arrested Monday after he allegedly chased his girlfriend down the street and beat her with a hammer, according to police reports. The accused faces a ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Palm Beach Post reports that a Boca Raton man was arrested earlier this week on domestic violence charges after he allegedly placed his 70-year-old mother in a headlock and put a kitchen knife to ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to the Palm Beach Post, a Wellington woman was arrested this week after allegedly hitting her husband with a television remote control. The accused, a 48-year old woman, was charged with ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Miami-Dade police officer is accused of verbally and physically fighting with a woman, at one point allegedly dragging her by her hair, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The Miami Herald ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Eric Matheny
"Domestic violence" is a legal term of art that is often used but seldom understood. Most people just assume that domestic violence occurs inside of the home or between a husband and wife or ...
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