Juveniles Arrested On Suspicion Of Vandalism and Hate Crime
Five juveniles were reportedly arrested on suspicion of vandalizing three peers’ homes in Carmel Valley and they now face possible juvenile hate crime charges in connection with the incident. According to an article in the North County Times, the alleged vandals sprayed one house with a fire extinguisher, ripped off landscape lighting wires, duct-taped door knobs and drew a swastika on a duct-tape stuck to the window of a Jewish home.
Juvenile crimes could be misdemeanors as with vandalism or tagging or they could be more serious felonies involving violent crimes such as homicide, sexual assault, robbery or assault and battery. Whatever the nature of the crime, our main goal as juvenile crime defense attorneys, is to keep your child out of jail and get them the help they need.
You need a juvenile defense attorney who has a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of juvenile law to competently represent the minor. There are many things parents and guardians don’t know about juvenile law. For example a minor may be eligible for informal probation, which means that if he or she complies with a probation officer’s plan of supervision, the charges will be dismissed after the probationary period. Most parents also are not aware that they can be held liable for monetary losses caused by crimes their children commit especially in vandalism or tagging cases where property damage is involved.
If your child has been accused of a crime, please call the Law Offices of Stephen Brodsky for a free and confidential consultation.
