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    Default I Was Assaulted And Want To Press Charges

    I was walking home the other night when all of a sudden I was jumped by 5 guys. They assaulted me and tried to rob me. After they stopped hitting me I called the cops and the cops managed to catch them all. Since I was so disoriented, I was only able to ID 2 of them. The cops arrested 2 of them.

    I am suppose to receive the report in the mail in about 2 weeks.

    I want to press charges and make these barbarians pay.

    I did not go to the hospital. I was only bruised up with a bloody nose and lip. They did not steal anything.

    What can I do? What are my options?

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

    They were all juveniles.

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

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    I was walking home the other night when all of a sudden I was jumped by 5 guys. They assaulted me and tried to rob me. After they stopped hitting me I called the cops and the cops managed to catch them all. Since I was so disoriented, I was only able to ID 2 of them. The cops arrested 2 of them.

    I am suppose to receive the report in the mail in about 2 weeks.

    I want to press charges and make these barbarians pay.

    I did not go to the hospital. I was only bruised up with a bloody nose and lip. They did not steal anything.

    What can I do? What are my options?
    Only the state can "press" charges. At this point, you can contact the law enforcement agency and ask them where the case stands and if it has been forwarded to the district attorney yet.

    Depending on your state (which I did not see mentioned in your post) you might have a right to financial assistance for medical bills or lost wages as well as restitution to be paid by the defendants if they are convicted. You may want to inquire about any victim/witness services available in the county where the crime occurred.

    - Carl

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

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    Only the state can "press" charges. At this point, you can contact the law enforcement agency and ask them where the case stands and if it has been forwarded to the district attorney yet.

    Depending on your state (which I did not see mentioned in your post) you might have a right to financial assistance for medical bills or lost wages as well as restitution to be paid by the defendants if they are convicted. You may want to inquire about any victim/witness services available in the county where the crime occurred.

    - Carl
    Thanks Carl.

    I am in Virginia and this happened in the city of Richmond.

    I'm not familiar with the law or the process of this at all.

    I have no medical bills or lost wages.

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

    Here is a link to Virginia Victims Services:

    http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/victims/?menuLevel=5

    There is information and contact numbers for assistance. They can likely refer you to a local office where someone can answer all your questions and help you track the case through the court system.

    You might also check the local court websites once you have some idea what the charges will be and whether it is being forwarded for trial.

    - Carl

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

    Why did they jump you in the first place?

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    Default Re: I Was Assaulted. I Want To Press Charges.

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    Why did they jump you in the first place?
    Supposedly they tried to rob him ... but, I wonder if there was not something else that led up to that? Mob muggings are extremely rare.


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