In July 2022, Morant and 17-year-old Joshua Holloway had a physical altercation during a pickup game at Morant’s parents’ home. Holloway filed a lawsuit against Morant for assault and battery.
Bail is often a major issue in criminal cases and obviously very important to a person charged with the crime and his or her family.
Recently a Virginia Track Athlete, Alaila Everett, was captured on video allegedly striking another athlete, Kaelen Tucker, with a runner’s baton during a race.
It could become easier to obtain recreational marijuana in the Garden State! In 2021, New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana. The State, however, allowed municipalities to decide if they wanted to participate in the cannabis industry and almost two-thirds of the state’s 564 municipalities voted to “opt out.” This all could change soon! New Jersey State […]
President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to pardon the late Pete Rose, the all time hit leader in Major League Baseball who remains banned from the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame even in death. Rose was 17 time MLB All Star and on World Series Championships with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. Rose played four seasons in Philadelphia and allegedly took the Broad Street Subway to Veterans Stadium everyday.
These offenses can be charged in addition to speeding under Sections 39:4-98 and 39:4-97.2. It is also not uncommon that people charged with speeding, reckless, or careless driving in New Jersey will also have to defend the charge of following too closely under 39:4-89 and sometimes even racing on the highway under 39:4-52.
Recently, Dallas Maverick Assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Armstrong allegedly hit a person with handgun and threatened to shoot the person.
The Philadelphia Eagles have won the Super Bowl for the second time in the last 8 years and the City is now preparing for its second Championship parade. The City of Philadelphia is expecting over 1 million people to attend this event. In 2018, approximately 1.4 million attended the parade. With these massive crowds, there will be increased police and law enforcement throughout the City.
While events like a Super Bowl parade are an opportunity for the City to come together as fans of this team, it also brings with it increased criminal activity due to large crowds and alcohol
The Philadelphia Eagles are in the Super Bowl for the 5th time in their history and with the Philadelphia Phillies appearance in the World Series appearance in 2022, which ended in loss, the City has been represented in 4 Championships in the last 8 years! Despite what appears to be fairly regular appearance in these title games/series, the City historically receives national attention following the games for violence and other criminal behavior, especially if it results in a World Championship or a Super Bowl win followed by a parade!
The Superbowl is still almost 2 weeks away but the City of Philadelphia has already made national headlines following the Eagles’ NFC Championship win in South Philadelphia where police made multiple arrests. In addition, one fan is on life support after falling from a traffic pole, he attempted to climb.
