Creating and presenting a defense against allegations is often an option accused individuals want to utilize. One man in Florida may be considering this option after having charges for domestic violence leveled against him. It was reported that the man was allegedly...
When authorities suspect that a domestic dispute may have escalated into a violent affair, one or more individuals may be taken into custody. Domestic violence situations are taken very seriously, and an individual could face severe consequences if he or she is...
Knowing the best legal steps to take for a given situation may be confusing for individuals who are not exceedingly knowledgeable about the criminal justice system. Therefore, individuals who have been accused of domestic violence will likely want to gather...
The guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax was arrested on domestic violence charges on Christmas morning. Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies arrested 50-year-old Dan Spitz at his home in Lake Worth following an alleged altercation with his wife. But in a...
Under Florida law, violent acts between family members or people in a relationship can be charged as domestic violence. In a recent incident in South Florida, a 26-year-old woman was accused of stabbing her boyfriend multiple times with a knife. The boyfriend...
Every day people are accused of assaulting their spouses, family members or live-in partners in Broward County. Valentine's Day, which came and went in February, was no different. Eleven people were arrested or spent time in jail on that day based on allegations they...
Florida prosecutors take allegations of violence between family members or domestic partners very seriously. A Wilton Manors man is finding this out the hard way as he faces domestic violence charges based on allegations he stabbed his boyfriend with a fork and bit...
Not all family violence cases fit common pattern of a husband or live-in boyfriend accused of assaulting his partner. In a recent case, a 21-year-old woman from Dania Beach is accused of biting her 73-year-old grandmother. The younger woman now faces domestic violence...
A Florida man's taste in music allegedly started a fight that landed his boyfriend in jail recently. The 24-year-old man was arrested after allegedly hitting the victim in the face with a plate, according to a police report. The 24-year-old was arrested on domestic...
In Florida, any violent acts between family members or people in a relationship can be considered domestic violence. Domestic violence is not confined to men abusing women; men can be victims and women can be perpetrators. As if to illustrate this, a recent news story...
