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Lakewood, New Jersey Teens Face Intimidation Charges

By Lependorf & Silverstein

Four teenagers from Lakewood, New Jersey have been arrested following allegations of intimidating a bus driver. According to a news report in The Daily Record, the four 15-year-old boys were arrested on a school bus in Lakewood. Police believe that the boys crowded behind the bus driver, refused to sit, and used racial slurs about the KKK to intimidate the African-American bus driver. Prosecutors state the charges ?will need to be reviewed to the full extent of the law.? It is unclear what led to this situation or the severity of the penalties these teens could face. In cases where the criminal allegations are not severe, teenagers under the age of 18 are likely to be charged as juveniles. While the penalties for juvenile crime are not as serious as adult crimes, juvenile crime charges in New Jersey should not be taken lightly...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on January 10, 2011 (boomark / email).