Q: My son is 15 and punched a kid in face for calling his friend the N word. Cop charged him with serious assault. what now
Cop brought my kid home said he was honest so he's not taking him to J.D. N citeing him for simple assault cause kid had bump above his eye. . 20 min later cop came back n said he made mistake n has to take him to station and charge him with serious assault. With him being athletic and baseball starts Monday I'm afraid he's going to get probation, anger management classes and community service. My kid is a great kid any other time just made a bad decision over kid running his mouth pushing his buttons. Now kid tried telling cop he was sitting on bench n my kid attacked him for no reason n cop seems to believe it. My kid would never do something like that. What's my options
A: The case will likely be referred to juvenile court services. Juvenile court services has a number of options to keep him out of court or they can refer him to court for prosecution. You need to hire a lawyer and go over all the various possibilities and prepare yourself for the Juvenile Court Services meeting.
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