tedster4x4
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
My son Teddy, just turned 17 and was involved in an altercation involving another kid (Kolby) of his age. My son hanging out with his friends at a party (I do believe there was alcohol, but my son was not drinking). The party consisted of only friends from his school. Kolby, who goes to another school and was not invited to this party showed up looking for my son. This is not the first time Kolby approached my son in a public setting. When this kid approached my son, my son felt threatened so he hit the kid and continued to beat the kid up. My son was eventually pulled off of the kid. The kid left the party called his mother. His mother showed up to the party and called the police, the ambulance, and the sherriffs dept. My son never ran or tried to get away, when the police got there he walked up to the police to tell them what happened. The police explained to me that because he was the aggressor, he was being charged with assault, and I would hear from the juvenile probation dept. I am wondering that because this kid came looking for my son, at a party that he was not invited too, nor was he wanted at and was warned by numerous other party goers that he needed to leave, doesnt that hold some sort of consequence. Is that an angle that i can take to defend my son. My son has numerous colleges looking at him for athletics and an assault charge would deter any scholarship offers. My son informed me that he really felt as if the kid was going to hit him. Therefore he decided to hit first to prevent himself from being hit. I really need some guidance asap. I dont know how to handle this or how to word it right to minimize the damage if need be. This kids parents know exactly what they are trying to do. They are attempting to scare away potential scholarship offers.
My son Teddy, just turned 17 and was involved in an altercation involving another kid (Kolby) of his age. My son hanging out with his friends at a party (I do believe there was alcohol, but my son was not drinking). The party consisted of only friends from his school. Kolby, who goes to another school and was not invited to this party showed up looking for my son. This is not the first time Kolby approached my son in a public setting. When this kid approached my son, my son felt threatened so he hit the kid and continued to beat the kid up. My son was eventually pulled off of the kid. The kid left the party called his mother. His mother showed up to the party and called the police, the ambulance, and the sherriffs dept. My son never ran or tried to get away, when the police got there he walked up to the police to tell them what happened. The police explained to me that because he was the aggressor, he was being charged with assault, and I would hear from the juvenile probation dept. I am wondering that because this kid came looking for my son, at a party that he was not invited too, nor was he wanted at and was warned by numerous other party goers that he needed to leave, doesnt that hold some sort of consequence. Is that an angle that i can take to defend my son. My son has numerous colleges looking at him for athletics and an assault charge would deter any scholarship offers. My son informed me that he really felt as if the kid was going to hit him. Therefore he decided to hit first to prevent himself from being hit. I really need some guidance asap. I dont know how to handle this or how to word it right to minimize the damage if need be. This kids parents know exactly what they are trying to do. They are attempting to scare away potential scholarship offers.