Causing bodily injury to another is usually charged as Third Degree Assault in Castle Rock and Douglas County. A hairdresser is facing Assault charges after giving a fidgety customer a bad haircut. According to the report, the hairdresser had warned the client about moving his head before cutting the client’s ear. The hairdresser then took the clippers out and shaved a line in the man’s hair from the forehead to the neck. The client, obviously mad about being cut and then the horrible cut, called the police and the hairdresser was charged.

Definition of Third Degree Assault Charges in Castle Rock and Highlands Ranch

The Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, and Parker, Colorado law definition of Assault in the Third Degree – C.R.S. 18-3-204 – is:

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“A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if:

(a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or

(b) The person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person whom the actor knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, or an emergency medical service provider, causes the other person to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, mucus, vomit, or toxic, caustic, or hazardous material by any means, including throwing, tossing, or expelling the fluid or material.”

It could be argued that the hairdresser acted knowingly and cut the customer’s ear on purpose or even recklessly cutting in anger while the client was moving. Either way, the 3^rd Degree Assault charges apply.

Sentence for Douglas County Assault in the Third Degree

As a class 1 misdemeanor and extraordinary risk crime, Third Degree Assault in Douglas County is punishable by 6 to 24 months in the Douglas County Jail and up to $5,000 in fines. It is a very common crime that is charged in Domestic Violence situations as well, because very little is needed to prove bodily injury. Simply claiming you felt pain is enough to meet the bodily injury requirement.

If you or a loved one has been charged with Third Degree Assault, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best Castle Rock criminal defense lawyers from the O’Malley Law Office at 303-265-1950 to schedule your free consultation. Together, we can protect your future.

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