AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DANGEROUS (with a gun) REDUCED to DISORDERLY CONDUCT with PROBATION and ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Ms. C (DMC No. 5117) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2004-131678): Mr. C began dating a young woman who had a toddler. The ex-husband came by and began arguing with the woman in in Mr. C’s apartment. When Mr. C came out of the back room, he got into a verbal altercation with the alleged victim. The alleged victim said “you don’t want any of me. I will shoot you”, and then Mr. C went down the hall to retrieve something out of his back pack.

The other gentleman charged Mr. C and tackled him and they began fighting. Mr. C eventually pulled a gun out of the back pack, and ordered the other man out of the house. The other man then called the police and claimed he was a “victim”. We were able to show the police that Mr. C was defending himself when he pulled his weapon. They agreed to reduce the charge to Disorderly Conduct (for fighting) with simple Probation and zero days in jail. Mr. C was originally facing 5 to 15 years in prison.