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In March, Jabbari sued the former Marvel actor for defamation, malicious prosecution, assault and battery, detailing more instances where Majors allegedly physically abused her during their nearly two-year relationship.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The South Carolina basketball star was arrested in late August on assault and battery and kidnapping charges.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
The maximum penalty for misdemeanor assault and battery is 93 days in jail and a fine of $500, and for felony ethnic intimidation, up to two years imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Asquith was charged in April in suburban Washington’s Loudoun County, Virginia, with misdemeanor assault and battery following a monthslong sheriff’s probe into the boozy party in an off-site CIA office attended by at least a dozen people.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The South Carolina basketball star was arrested in late August on assault and battery and kidnapping charges.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
The maximum penalty for misdemeanor assault and battery is 93 days in jail and a fine of $500, and for felony ethnic intimidation, up to two years imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Asquith was charged in April in suburban Washington’s Loudoun County, Virginia, with misdemeanor assault and battery following a monthslong sheriff’s probe into the boozy party in an off-site CIA office attended by at least a dozen people.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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