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Marilyn Manson arrest warrant: What is a Class A misdemeanor?
POLICE issued an arrest warrant for Marilyn Manson following claims that he spitting on a videographer during a concert in 2019.
The music star is now facing two counts of misdemeanor simple assault.
Marilyn Manson is accused of spitting on a videographer during a concert in 2019.[/caption]
What does Marilyn Manson’s arrest warrant say?
New Hampshire police issued a warrant for Manson, real name Brian Warner, in Gilford, following two misdemeanor counts of simple assault.
“The Gilford Police Department has an active arrest warrant for Brian Hugh Warner (aka: Marilyn Manson) for two counts of Class A misdemeanor,” the Gilford Department stated in a Facebook post.
“The alleged assaults involved a videographer,” it went on. “Mr. Warner, his agent and legal counsel have been aware of the warrant for some time and no effort has been made by him to return to New Hampshire to answer the pending charges.”
“Mr. Warner had been performing a concert at the Bank of NH Pavilion on August 18, 2019, when the alleged simple assaults occurred,” detailed the post.
“The issuance of an arrest warrant is not a presumption of guilt,” it went on. “The videographer had been subcontracted by a NH-based company to video the concert, and had been located in the stage pit area when the alleged assaults occurred.”
Manson’s warrant for two counts of misdemeanor simple assault was issued on May 25, 2021[/caption]
What is a Class A misdemeanour?
A class A misdemeanour is considered the most serious type of misdemeanour in most jurisdictions.
Misdemeanours are crimes that are generally considered less serious (compared the crimes that are classed as felonies).
According to legalmatch, typical Class A misdemeanours include:
- Trespassing (depending on degree)
- Domestic Violence (depending on degree)
- Theft
- Assault (depending on degree)
- Vandalism
- Shoplifting
- Indecent exposure
Following a review of Manson’s case Police confirmed that the alleged assaults “are not sexual in nature” and that the videographer was in the pit at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at the time of the concert.
He is facing a Class A misdemeanor offence which can incur 1 year in jail[/caption]
What is the penalty for committing a Class A misdemeanor?
Defendants found guilty of Class Am misdemanors are typically setnecs to between sex months and one year in a local jail.
As the most punishable misdemeanour, offenders can also be issued fines up to $2,500 – although this can vary from state to state.
Some specific cimres categorised as Class A misdemenanors may also incur other penalties beyind jail time and a fine.
For example, if a defendant is found to to be guilty of indecent exposure, they might be included on a local sex offender register.
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Equally, a domestic violence offender may lose his right to a firearm.
However, first time offenders are less likely to receive the maximum penalty for a Class A misdemanor.
