The fluorescent lights of the 14th Precinct hummed with a sound that grated on Elias Thorne’s last nerve. He sat on a cold metal bench, handcuffs cutting into his wrists, staring at a graffitied advertisement for a bail bondsman.
Elias felt the blood drain from his face. "Menacing? That sounds like I’m a supervillain. I didn't touch him." menacing charge definition
Squaring up to someone and shouting, "I’m going to break your jaw," while raising a fist. 2. Second-Degree Menacing The fluorescent lights of the 14th Precinct hummed
At its simplest, is a crime of threat and fear , not of physical contact. "Menacing
"Let me give you the , Mr. Thorne, because the judge is going to read it to you tomorrow morning, and you should probably understand what you’re up against," Miller said, his voice shifting from bureaucratic monotone to a lecture.
Even a misdemeanor menacing conviction carries serious collateral damage: