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Charged with a Felonious Assault with a deadly weapon. Trial on Monday
I have had a history with my childs fathers wife. She hates me and I don't know why. I have had to call the police on her several times. I have the reports where she has harassed me and tried to attack me. She attacked me from behind by pulling my hair and trying to fight me one night while I was drunk. I ran and called the police but the phone was broken. But there is a log of a call being made at that time and location. The next day I went to her home to talk about the matter. I had an ax with me just in case she tried to attack me I would be able to fend her off. When I said I was going over there my boyfriend came with me. He went up to the door and my daughters father invited him in. He told me to stay in the car. So I did. I thought that she was in the house talking to my boyfriend and childs father. Well she wasn't. She pulled up to the house while they were in the house and started toward my car yelling for me to get away from her house. I got out of my car with the ax in hopes that it would deter her from any further confrontation and asked what her problem was. She flenched at me and her 15 year old son jumped in my face. I raised the ax and told them to get back. My boyfriend grabbed the ax out of my hand and she came at me and we fought. She got me on the ground and would not stop fighting. When they broke it up I told her this needs to be the end. Well it wasn't she is pressing charges to the fullest extent and saying that I said I was going to kill her and I swung the ax at her. I have a good lawyer and he states I have a case that he will fight and argue. However if I loose I could go to prison and loose my career. I have been a Social Worker for 16 years and I have a child. If I plead it will be to something that I know I didn't do. The police reports says that I stated that I wish I had used the ax. I said that because they lied and said I swung to hit her and I didn't I had no intention of connecting I just wanted her to back off. What do you think my chances of winning are? Or should I give up. I would also like to mention that I am a christian and have turned my life over to the Lord and I am believing in him for a deliverance.
Yeah, a lot of people find God after they get busted.
You went over there with an ax to cause trouble. You did. I think you're guilty. I know you say you only had the ax to "fend her off". Then you got out of the car with the ax in the hopes that it would "deter" a confrontation??? Really??? Are you serious??? You don't think it CAUSED the confrontation???? The jury will. You're guilty.
They have church in the slam for Christian criminals.
yep, don't go for a jury trial for sure, he minute you took the axe with you in the car, you became quity in 99 perrcent of everyones eyes no matter how it may have happened when you got there.
you knew she was trouble and yet you still went to see her, if she is trouble, you get a restraining order and don't ever go near her.
And the drinking part the night before does not help alot. Personly I would guess the social work carrerr is over at this point almost no matter what happens in court, records of drinking, taking a axe and fighting, even if not found guilty of the actual charge would normally end most carrerrs in government service.
And as a Christian you know it is an obligtation to pay our dues for our actions to the state, some of the best and strongest christians were in prison when they wrote most of the new testement.
And don't expect the finding religion to help in court, they see that every day,
Personally it looks like a tough case, was there not a good plea bargain offered ?
Seriously, have you had a mental evaluation? I'm not joking, nor am I being judgmental, but from a mental health standpoint (I specialize in mental health as well as women's health) it seems like you and/or your case may benefit from a mental eval.
I am seeing a therapist through my job, but nothing serious. I was thinking I might need some help. Because I just lost it when that girl attacked me and I snapped. This is so out of my character. I have always been a Christian for the ones who think this is because I am in trouble. That has just brought me closer. And no matter what happens I am a strong woman and I will rise. I am not a dummy. I am in a Masters program for Management and I am a wonderful person. This is just a situation that has been in the works for 8 years and I have had a restraining order on her and as soon as the 5 years were up here she is again.
As a social worker of 16 years and a parent (and presumably an adult), you should have known better. Your degree's don't qualify for common sense - As a fellow Christian my prayers are with you, but it's time to accept the fact that you were wrong, you did something stupid and that in spite of being "a wonderful person" you made a horrible error in judgement that was premeditated. An axe? If nothing else, why not a flashlight or something a little less menacing (like an uzi!)?
I read all this you posted and I do think you know why this woman hates you. You left out all the previous history with her and that surely would tell the tale. You had intent, you had premeditation, you had a weapon, and you were there and there are witnesses to prove all that.
If you get to keep your Social Work license after all this I would be appalled at your Social Work board. It looks more like you will be making license plates.
Just for the sake of asking, how do you believe the Lord will deliver you out from these charges pending against you? The Lord loves you, that is true, but he loved King David too and still that man had to pay the penalty for disobedience.
I tell you there are a lot of people who the law has not been fair too, on this site. I don't have a problem with admitting to what I did and taking the punsihment. But the issue is I did not swing the ax to hit her with it. I would never hit some one with an ax for the fear that I would kill them and go to jail. I did not do that. I was wrong for being there and fighting her but she is blowing the situation up. Because I told her I was going to sue her the night before. So this woman has reason to lie and there is reasonable dought. I am not praying to get off scott free. However I want a fighting chance for the one in the heat of the moment mistake. And I will keep my Social Work License, because I am very good at what I do. We all have problems and make mistakes. It is a matter of addressing them and making changes not to make any more. I will refuse to wallow in guilt and anything is possible with GOD and please don't any of you foreget that. I hope that after this I will be able to testify to all who will hear that GOD is on TIME>
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