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Public Works Supervisor Accused of Trying to Hit Employee with Car

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A woman is facing attempted assault charges after officials say she tried to run over a co-worker with a vehicle owned by the city of Englewood, reports NJ.com. Officials say the defendant, who is a public works supervisor for Englewood, turned herself in to police a week after the incident. An investigation is ongoing. Attempted assault in New Jersey is defined as an attempt to commit a criminal assault on a person. It may result from a number of attempted crimes such as rape, murder, simple assault, or burglary. Sometimes, the mere threat of an assault is enough to trigger an attempted assault allegation. When a crime is attempted but not successfully carried out, it is difficult to know for sure what the intent behind the action was. Many defendants are wrongfully accused of attempted assault when an argument gets out of hand and tempers are escalated...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on December 15, 2010 (boomark / email).