Asked 8/27/2016 – Crandall, TX

3-25-16 my son was involved in a fight in Kaufman County in Texas. While fighting another guy the girlfriend of the guy he was fighting walked up during the fight and stabbed him with a small knife. After being stabbed my son picked up a rock and threw it at the girl’s house which hit her parent’s car which broke a window. At the time he chose not to press charges besides me and my wife’s plea to press charges. Last night during a traffic stop he was picked up and a warrant for destruction of property leading from the broken car window. Can we and how do we go about pursuing pressing charges for the assault?

Answer

You are well within the statute of limitations for the State to file aggravated assault charges against an individual. You must first contact the police in the city where the incident occurred and file a report. A detective will be assigned to investigate the case, and if sufficient evidence is discovered, the detective will transfer the case to the local District Attorney’s office. It is the DA that files the charges, not any particular individual.