re: #327 teleskiguy

Here’s Montana’s felony assault statute.

Montana state code 45-5-202. Aggravated assault. (1) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault if the person purposely or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to another or purposely or knowingly, with the use of physical force or contact, causes reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury or death in another.
(2) A person convicted of aggravated assault shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years and may be fined not more than $50,000

Apparently the Sheriff decided in a matter of hours that Ben Jacobs wasn’t afraid for his life when this man threw him to the ground and began wailing on him.

Isn’t that something that a jury is supposed to weigh in on, boss?