Yes I figured that out this morning they charge me with domestic violence disorderly conduct
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Do as others have said and get an attorney. Speak to no one about the case. They can still add more charges if they want to. Threatening to kill a person is generally not taken lightly. Let the attorney do all of the talking. You shouldn't personally speak to anyone without that attorney present, and only if the attorney gives you permission to answer.
If interrogated by the police, please understand they are not being held under oath. They can, and some will lie to trick you into giving them the answers they want. I'm not trying to paint the police as being the bad guy, I'm just telling you LE is not on your side when you are being interrogated.
I have a friend that went through a divorce a few years back. He and his wife got into an argument and she called 911. His first stupid mistake was to take the phone and disconnect the call. His second mistake was following her outside as she was leaving.
Later that night he was headed to one of his kids ball games. The police were waiting on him at the intersection down from his house. He was arrested then and there. His mom had to come out and pick the little ones up he had with him. His kids had to watch him go through that.
Once he stood before the judge at his arraignment he found out he had a list of charges against him. Most were lies, but they were there, and now he had to prove himself innocent. Several charges were felonies.
The DA tried multiple times to make a plea deal with my friend that would drop the felonies to misdemeanor offenses. Luckily he denied any pleas and he and his attorney took the case to court.
In his case there was a lack of evidence for everything except the disconnected emergency call. Because he chose a bench trial everything was left in the hands of the judge. The judge was letting my friend off very easy, but he was an idiot and told the judge to screw off when he was sentenced to nothing more than 12 months of probation.
That instantly turned into anger management classes, three years of probation, community service, and a nasty fine. Before my friend could say anything else the judge saved him from being a bigger idiot. The judge interrupted as soon as my friend began to speak and said, "Do you want to add jail time to your sentencing? I do not want you to go to jail. You are the only person working and paying to care for your children. Please think about your children as you move forward".
If you have a good attorney they can have charges reduced and even dropped. Just listen to the attorney and keep your mouth shut.
