Category: Assault & Threat Crimes

Keith Oliver Criminal Law was able to secure a significant downgrade for one of their clients this month. Our client, who was a juvenile at the time of his arrest, was in the midst of an absolute nightmare. On the verge of graduating high school and about to embark on his college career, he was accused […]

What is the Difference Between Simple and Aggravated Assault? Assault charges in New Jersey are basically broken down into two different categories: simple assault and aggravated assault. Typically, the type of injury caused and/or attempted to be caused and the “status” of the “victim” will dictate what type of assault charge an individual is charged […]

Middletown Man Charged with Attempted Murder It is unclear at this point in time what sparked the incident but the Middletown Police Department has announced that they have charged a fifty-two year old township resident with among other things, attempted murder and aggravated assault following an incident at Shadow Lake Village last Tuesday. According to information […]

Mother Charged with Assaulting Child in Raritan The Bridgewater Patch has reported that the Raritan Police Department has arrested and charged a borough resident following an incident on February 15, 2019. According to the reports that have been released at this point in time, it appears that the police were first dispatched to Thompson Street […]

Charged with a Disorderly Persons Offense in Somerset County? What is a Disorderly Persons Offense? First and foremost it is important to discuss exactly what a disorderly persons offense is and in turn what it is not. A disorderly persons offense is a degree of a charge and not a charge in and of itself. All to often […]

Facing a Trespassing Charge in Hillsborough, New Jersey? The Hillsborough Police Department has announced that they have arrested and charged a man with several criminal offenses, including trespassing following an incident that occurred near Auten Road. According to the information that has been released at this point in time, the Defendant, a thirty-one year old male is […]

By far one of the lesser known but more devastating consequences of being convicted of a drug offense like the possession of marijuana under 50 grams, the possession of drug paraphernalia, the possession of heroin or the possession of Oxycontin is the mandatory license loss. Everyone assumes that if they are convicted of a drug offense there is […]

Manalapan NJ Gun Charge Lawyer A welfare check in Manalapan leads to a local teenager being arrested and charged with various indictable offenses, including unlawful possession of a weapon. It is unclear at this point in time what spawned the welfare check request but when the officers arrived on scene is when the situation went from bad […]

Heroin Possession Charges Issued in Hunterdon County, NJ Heroin charges, whether it be the simple possession or possession with intent or actual distribution have been a frequent mainstay for law enforcement in New Jersey for more than a decade now and it does not appear to be slowing down. Hunterdon County is no exception either, over the years they […]

Charged with Being a Leader of an Organized Retail Theft Ring According to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, a brother and sister have been arrested and charged with being the leader of an organized retail theft enterprise in Franklin Township following a seven-month long investigation. The sibling own and run Everything Wireless, which is located on […]