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In assaults, defendants are accused of violent physical or verbal assaults. The attacks may or may not result in injury, but the goal of the offender was to cause harm.

Colorado teen sentenced to 60 years in jail for stabbing
Colorado teen sentenced to 60 years in jail for stabbing

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A teen brutally stabbed last September felt justice was served on Friday when a judge handed down her attacker a 60-year jail sentence. In a wheelchair and surrounded by family and friends, Jadah McDaniels held her head high as she entered the Arapahoe County District Court for the […] More

June 14, 2021

Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous
Prosecutor: Woman in Slender Man stabbing still dangerous

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge should deny a request to be released by a Wisconsin woman convicted of stabbing a classmate to please the internet horror character Slender Man because she remains a danger to others, a prosecutor argued in response to the petition for conditional release. Earlier this month, Anissa Weier, 19, asked […] More

March 30, 2021

Arrest in Asian woman’s shoving that Olivia Munn spotlighted
Arrest in Asian woman’s shoving that Olivia Munn spotlighted

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection to an Asian woman being shoved and injured on a New York City street — a case that was spotlighted by actress Olivia Munn. Authorities said Patrick Mateo, 47, of Queens, was facing assault and harassment charges. He was in […] More

February 19, 2021

2 arrests in attack on famed San Francisco private eye
2 arrests in attack on famed San Francisco private eye

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery that left famed San Francisco private investigator Jack Palladino on life support, police said Sunday. Palladino himself may have inadvertently helped detectives make the arrests after photographs were recovered from a camera the suspects unsuccessfully tried to steal, the San […] More

February 1, 2021

Rod Stewart reaches plea deal for Florida altercation
Rod Stewart reaches plea deal for Florida altercation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son have reached a plea deal to settle misdemeanor battery charges stemming from an altercation with a security guard at a posh Florida hotel. Prosecutors and defense attorneys announced Friday that Stewart and his son, Sean Stewart, would not be going to trial […] More

January 29, 2021

Texas prep player faces assault charge, team out of playoffs
Texas prep player faces assault charge, team out of playoffs

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game was charged with assault Friday and his team has been taken out of the playoffs. Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School appeared in municipal court after […] More

December 7, 2020

TV guard’s lawyer: Evidence of self-defense in shooting
TV guard’s lawyer: Evidence of self-defense in shooting

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A lawyer representing a television station security guard who shot and killed a demonstrator during opposing right- and left-leaning rallies this month told a judge Wednesday that there was “obvious evidence of self-defense.” Public defender Valerie Cole also asked a judge during a brief court hearing to […] More

October 21, 2020

‘Home Improvement’ actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon
‘Home Improvement’ actor Zachery Ty Bryan arrested in Oregon

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Zachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement” was arrested in Oregon and faces charges of strangulation and assault. The Eugene Police Department said officers were dispatched to a North Eugene apartment Friday night on a report of a physical dispute. They […] More

October 19, 2020

Protective orders issued to ‘Duck Dynasty’ star’s family
Protective orders issued to ‘Duck Dynasty’ star’s family

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Three members of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson’s family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. Daniel King Jr., 38, was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated assault by drive-by shooting after two homes were struck by gunfire on […] More

April 30, 2020