How to Use aggravated assault in a Sentence

aggravated assault

noun
  • They were charged with both felony murder and aggravated assault.
    Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2020
  • The man survived and Shaver went on trial for aggravated assault.
    Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Bryan Hoover was 39 when he was arrested on an aggravated assault charge.
    Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Later court documents accuse him of committing an aggravated assault with a weapon or force just a month later.
    Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The judge denied bond for Thompson, who was arrested on felony murder and aggravated assault charges.
    Ashley Fantz, CNN, 3 Oct. 2020
  • They each were charged with three counts of aggravated assault, Fox 23 reported, citing online court records.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2020
  • No one was injured in the incident, but the man is being sought as a suspect for aggravated assault, according to Crime Stoppers.
    James Leggate, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The two most common arrest charges were aggravated assault and marijuana possession.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The first category is violent crimes — homicides, rapes, robbery and aggravated assault.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • He was arrested on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault without incident, according to deputies.
    Brooke Kemp, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Jones was charged with two counts of aggravated assault in that case.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The chief said an aggravated assault charge was filed for each person who was in the car – the teenager in the driver’s seat and a passenger.
    Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Rowe had been serving a sentence of up to life in prison for armed robbery and aggravated assault in a 2001 case.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 27 June 2022
  • Both boys, 14 and 15 years old, face charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
    Michelle Del Rey, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • She was charged two felony counts of burglary and aggravated assault.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Police also received a call on March 14 about an aggravated assault with a firearm at the home.
    Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Williams has been charged with one count of felony murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Wilcox said the charge added five months to her son’s prison stay; Gleave had been serving time for a November 2017 aggravated assault.
    Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The 32-year-old man was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion of felony discharge of a firearm and aggravated assault.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The McMichaels have been charged with felony malice murder and aggravated assault charges.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The two men were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault in May 2020.
    Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The suspect, Eddy Roche, 37, was booked with aggravated assault with a gun, a police spokesman said.
    Bryn Stole, NOLA.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Sanchez has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a public servant.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2021
  • Daryl Doles, 50, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, police said.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 5 May 2021
  • Ronald Robinson was charged with five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Calvin Cartlidge, 36, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, according to court records.
    Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Jeremy Theron Smith, who is Black, was charged with seven felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
    Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • He was fired after the shooting, then arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on Oct. 11.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The charges against the six others are misdemeanors; five with aggravated assault and one with assault and battery.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Alexander's felony charges in Benton County include battery and aggravated assault, police said.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024

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