Question: Can You Explain What Aggravated Assault Is In Savannah?
Answer: Aggravated assault—and anytime you see the word aggravated—means that something in the situation has made it worse than it would normally be. Aggravated assault is not a simple threat of violence. For example, if you threaten to kill someone, that would be assault. But, if you threatened to kill someone and you pulled out a gun, then that would be aggravated assault. That pulling out a lethal weapon would kind of take it [up] that next notch and make it a more serious offense. Aggravated assault is more serious. Typically assault, a simple assault, is going to be a misdemeanor. But aggravated assault could carry felony charges with it depending on the situation. So, there’s certainly a difference and a different level there.