Huntington Beach, Orange County - A Huntington Beach man is under arrest for assault with a deadly weapon following an apparent fight at a downtown Huntington Beach bar that left another man injured with a severe face laceration Monday morning, according to Huntington Beach Police.
Police say the victim was severely cut in the face with broken glass and the suspect apparently cut himself with the glass, which led investigators to later track down the suspect at an area hospital where he was being treated.
Huntington Beach assault defense attorney Michael L. Guisti explains that assault with a deadly weapon, or ADW, is a violation of PC 245(a)(1) where you assaulted somebody and the assault was committed with a deadly weapon likely to cause great bodily injury.
Attorney Guisti explains a deadly weapon can be the obvious like a knife or gun (in which case you'll probably face assault with a firearm charges), but a deadly weapon can be an everyday object that has the ability to cause substantial harm to another person if used in a threatening matter. In this case it sounds like a glass cup from the bar was broken and allegedly used in a harmful matter, according to Guisti.
Huntington Beach criminal lawyer Guisti points out if you use such an object in a harmful or threatening way even if you didn't make any physical contact with the person you can still face ADW charges.
Attorney Guisti says ADW is a "wobbler" and can be charged either as a misdemeanor or felony, and being convicted on a felony can result in being sentenced to a California State Prison.
If you or somebody you know are facing assault with a deadly weapon charge you must call the Law Offices of Michael L. Guisti right away at 888-478-8999 so we can go over your case and make sure your side of the story is properly told and justice is served to you.
