Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia
This is going to be complicated. Two or three months ago a woman started contacting me and harassing me and telling me that she had an affair with my husband. I asked her for proof which she never provided anything other than her word. She showed me a list of phone calls but someone calling you does not prove a sexual relationship. I asked her to stop but she continued anyway. My husband had his phone number changed so she would stop contacting us. I had begged him to get a restraining order, but he felt like changing his number would probably be enough. *the girl has drug problems* anyhow it wasn't enough. She came to his house 2 days later and he asked her to leave earlier in the day...later that night in the very late hours she came with some other man to my husband's house again and snuck up the drive...they got out of the car and were messing with one of the vehicles..he chased them off the first time. The second time they came back again and he caught them in the bed of the truck this time and went after them in his vehicle. They had a wreck and he was charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault, battery *misdemeanor* and criminal damage to property. Since that time the woman has had several of her friends contact me to harass me and say if he never had contacted her boyfriend about her drug problem that this would have never happened. Also, she has contacted me at least 4 times via email and on the phone after I told her to stop. Last Thursday she was arrested for possession of a Schedule I / II drug with the intent to distribute. My husband is in jail because when the police came she claimed it was a lover's quarrel instead of admitting she was there to break into property. of course they did not ask him anything at the scene and just arrested him, but after he got to the station they took notes on the situation. In the accident report it states that the woman and her passenger were obviously under the influence of alcohol and drugs. However, she was not arrested for DUI.
What can I do about her constantly calling me to say if he had not called her boyfriend this would not have happened, she lied to the police, this woman is a drug addict and has no stable place to live..she has messed up our entire lives and she thinks it is funny.
4 Answers from Attorneys
Since your husband got arrested, you start by hiring a good criminal lawyer.
The fact that your husband is in jail clearly shows the need for a lawyer.
Firstly, you need to hire a lawyer to ensure that your husband gets released on an "OR"/ "Signature" or other bond that is reasonable; Next you need to get started working on his defense. You don't have to wait until his next court date. With respect to the harassing calls/threats from the third party, you need to consider filing a restraining order to prevent further unwanted contact.
Best of luck,
How do you get her to stop contacting you. You get a restraining order, also know an a TPO, Protection order or Restaining order. The more interesting question I have is: why didn't you ask about what you should do about your husband being in jail. I can tell you he is NOT getting an OR bond on an aggravated assault charge, but you didn't even ask about help for him. Anyway if you need an attorney for him you can review my credentials on my website: www.lawrencelewispc.
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