Domestic Violence ???

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Beverly Hills Domestic Violence Attorney Serving You
A conviction for domestic violence can have collateral consequences that reach beyond any jail sentence or alternative sentencing arrangement. You may lose your child custody or visitation rights. You may lose your job or be prevented from applying for certain jobs. You will lose your right to own a firearm. It can affect your visa status and may result in your deportation. For these reasons, experienced and knowledgeable criminal defense is vital.

At the Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin, we believe that every person accused of domestic violence deserves a strong and effective defense.

Contact our Beverly Hills Domestic Violence Attorney at 310.273.9600 for a free initial consultation. We will fight to protect your rights and preserve your freedom.

Defense of Domestic Violence Cases
Generally speaking, California has a “no-drop” policy regarding domestic violence cases. This means that the state is unwilling to drop the charges, even when the alleged victim attempts to retract the complaint that led to the arrest. This policy makes defense of domestic violence charges even more difficult.

The Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin is an experienced criminal defense law firm. We use the law and our abilities to achieve results in domestic violence and other criminal cases. We represent clients accused of domestic violence and abuse both before and after a restraining order is issued.

Our experience shows that in domestic violence and assault cases, the facts can often be at variance with the substance of the complaint. We begin each case with a thorough investigation of the facts. When possible, we interview witnesses and family members to gain additional insights into the events leading up to the arrest.

Our goal is to present a strong and vigorous defense of your rights in order to obtain the best outcome possible, through a dismissal of charges, victory at trial, reduced charges, or a plea bargain with mitigated penalties.

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Self-Radicalized American Incited Violent Jihad Online - Terrorism in the USA

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Those who have met Emerson Begolly in person might describe him as a shy young man. But online, the 24-year-old was the complete opposite—he forcefully incited jihadist violence against Americans and Jews. And when FBI agents attempted to talk to him in 2011, he reached for a loaded handgun in his pocket and then bit the agents who disarmed him.

Today, a federal judge sentenced Begolly to eight years and six months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and for using a firearm in relation to an assault on FBI agents. Begolly pled guilty in August 2011 after being indicted less than a month earlier.

“This is a guy who definitely had the potential to hurt people,” said Special Agent Blake McGuire, who led part of the investigation from our Pittsburgh office. “He was a disaffected U.S. citizen who was susceptible to the message of violent extremism, and he became self-radicalized on the Internet. That type of offender—the so-called lone wolf—is extremely dangerous,” McGuire added, “because they can be difficult to discover before they resort to violence.”

Begolly came to the FBI’s attention in 2010 when he began posting violent material on an Islamic extremist Internet forum. Using the pseudonym Abu Nancy, the Pennsylvania resident and occasional college student solicited fellow jihadists to use firearms and explosives against American police stations, post offices, Jewish schools and daycare centers, military facilities, train lines, and water plants. He further urged his audience to “write their legacy in blood” and promised a special place in the afterlife for violent action in the name of Allah.

Members of the Bureau’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Pittsburgh and in Northern Virginia worked on the case with U.S. attorneys in both jurisdictions. “We all shared the same concern,” McGuire said, “that something might trigger this young man to carry out his own personal jihad.”

Begolly was under surveillance during the summer of 2010 when he legally purchased an assault weapon. Several months later, he escalated his online postings by soliciting jihadists to violence by posting a manual on how to manufacture a bomb.

Shortly after the bomb-making post, agents obtained search warrants for the homes of Begolly’s parents, where he often stayed. While the searches were being conducted, two other agents approached Begolly at a fast food restaurant near Pittsburgh to speak with him. That’s when he reached for the loaded handgun in his pocket. As the agents subdued him, he bit their fingers, trying to free himself and reach for his gun. His actions were consistent with a previous online post in which he urged jihadists not to be taken alive by law enforcement and to always carry a loaded firearm.

“When you combine troubling rhetoric that escalates with weapons, it poses a tremendous threat to public safety,” McGuire said. “Fortunately, we headed off any potential danger before it happened.”




Source.... FBI

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LAPD Police Officers Under Attack

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck released surveillance video Wednesday in hopes that the public can identify a man they says is a suspect in the shooting of two detectives.

The black-and-white video shows the man carrying what authorities believe to be the revolver used to wound two detectives who were ambushed outside the LAPD's Wilshire station early Tuesday.

Hundreds of officers sealed off 25 blocks of the busy Mid-City area for hours and detained 10 people but never found the gunman.

The manhunt was followed by an apparently unrelated shooting hours later, when two officers were shot during a probation check at a Willowbrook home. After an all-night standoff, the suspected gunman was found dead Wednesday.

The attacks happened hours apart and sent police swarming to Los Angeles neighborhoods, disrupting thousands of people. They appeared to be unrelated, police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said.

In the latest assault, authorities conducting a routine probation check were searching the Willowbrook home at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday when a man inside shot an LAPD gang officer in the face and grazed the leg of a probation officer, Smith said.

The officer underwent surgery and was recovering in hospital intensive care, Smith said.

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More Violence Blocks from Friday's Massacre, Residents of a Quiet Neighborhood in Shock

Another random shooting in Santa Monica has residents -- nerves still very much frayed after Friday's rampage that left five innocent people and the shooter dead -- wondering just what is happening to their quiet neighborhood.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a suspect approached two men in an alley off Michigan Ave. at approximately 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, opened fire then fled to a nearby vehicle. The two victims were brought to a nearby hospital with "multiple gunshot wounds," according to a Santa Monica Police spokesperson.

The shooting occurred just blocks from Santa Monica College, where 24-year-old shooter John Zawahri had opened fire on students and faculty just four days earlier.

Police have not yet released any information about the shooter or the getaway vehicle.

The shooting follows a second instance of random gun violence in the neighborhood: On Sunday, a car pulled up to a cyclist just blocks from the burned-out home where Zawahri's killing spree began, and opened fire. The victim, in his late 20s, is in stable condition.

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