Bronx, NY asked in Criminal Law and Family Law for New York

Q: So my boyfriend is 17 years old he got into a fight with a cop does he go to jail ?

He was leaving the police station but the cops was talking a lot of sh*t and my boyfriend said f*ck you and a lot of cops hop him and he started defending him self and one of the cops got their ankle injury and press chargers on him, my boyfriend called the police station and apologize but he still got court does he go to jail?

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Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Lawrence Allen Weinreich
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  • Garden City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: He might, there is no clear answer to this question without more facts and details. If this is the first time he is involved with the police his lawyer should be able to keep him out of jail.

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