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4th degree assault - possible 3rd offense

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kysweets

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Kentucky


My friend has an a now ex girlfiend that loves to make him look bad and cause legal issues for him. This is now his 3rd time going to jail because she decided she wants him to go just because of an arguement. The 1st time was 6 years ago. The 2nd time was one year ago. He is on 2 year probation from the 2nd fight one year ago, this was a result of a similar situation, she starts fight, he gets the blame, he takes the blame pleads guilty to keep her out of trouble, but he now realizes that was a mistake.

2 weeks ago, they had an arguement because he asked her to leave and go do her own thing so he could drink peacefully at home without any hassles from her. She is notorious for causing fights and doing him bodily harm.

This is how it went down.

Its a saturday night, he wants to drink, he sends her out to her mothers/friends to do her own thing for the night. She calls 2 hours later wanting to come home, he says please just stay gone for the night and he asks her nicely. She comes home one hour later. She is upset because he wants to be alone. She starts doing him bodily harm again, she takes her finger nails to his face and makes claw marks that are about one inch deep in his cheeks and on his arms. Of course he tries to detain her from hurting him any further. They argue somemore because of this and she calls the law.

He gets arrested for 4th degree assault, he tells the cops to take her too because she done that to him. They both go to jail, next day the judge orders a seperation order and they are to seperate, she or her family is to have no contact with him, and vice versa.

So far she has called him several times. And showed up at the apartment once. He has not contacted her in anyway. He is now trying to get her off the lease, because she thinks she is on the lease she has the right to be there etc. The lanlord will not remove her from the lease unless she comes and signs. She doesnt want the relationship to be over, but he does. She wont sign to be removed from the lease.

What we want to know is since she has caused him all this trouble and he really didnt do anything what is his chances he will not go to jail??

He has tried getting an attorney but they want alot of fee's that he isnt able to pay before the 11th on his court date. If he goes to jail he will lose his 20.00 an hour job that he has had for 5 years and everything he owns. I feel so bad for him as he is wanting her out of his life for good but is stuck in this situation because of a stupid woman.
 


CJane

Senior Member
He makes $40K/year in Kentucky and can't afford a retainer for an attorney?

Dude needs better financial management skills.

Lucky for him, while he's in prison on his 3rd felony offense, she'll move on.
 

kysweets

Junior Member
Well we know he's not made the best decisions on this... She basically spent his money on drugs, she is bad news all the way around.... but he doesnt deserve prison or jail time over this.... its not that he cannot afford it, he just cannot afford the upfront payment. But no one will take payments.

She is driving by his house constantly to see if there are any other women and will cause even more problems for him, she will press charges against him.

The day she stopped by his house she brung him a letter that tells him she's sorry etc....
He will be taking it to court to show the judge, that she has contacted him since the day they was released from jail. And he has proof that he has made no contact with her, that she is the one that has contacted him this whole time.

Im hoping that he just has to go on the 11th plead not guilty and get another court date, if that happens he can get the attorney.

And the arrest that was over 5 years ago, I hope is dropped off his record and this is only counted as the 2nd time.


I am looking for advice on how to handle this, and not being judgemental on his part, because we realize he hasnt handled her stupidnous the proper way.... He has now learned his lesson and is trying to take proper action on getting her out of his life, but she is obsessed with him and will not leave him alone. I just hope it doesnt affect him and any new relationships he gets in, as far as her causing trouble for the woman he gets involved with down the road.
 

fairisfair

Senior Member
yes, lord knows the women have got to be lining up "down the road" to partake of their own share of this "stupidnous". ROTFLMAO :p:p:rolleyes::D
 

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