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RIVERSIDE SHERIFF?S DEPUTY CHARGED WITH FELONY ASSAULT NEEDS A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER

By Walin & Klarich

An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy was arrested in Temecula in late August after assaulting another deputy in a dispute involving his wife. Jaime Morales, 32, who is assigned to the sheriff's Moreno Valley station, was arrested early Aug. 24 on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and spousal battery. Assistant Sheriff Jerry Williams said Morales and Deputy Joseph Sinz got into an argument that turned physical in the parking lot of the Party City store near the Temecula mall. Apparently, Morales' wife tried to intervene and Morales pushed her, Williams said. Sinz, who is assigned to the Lake Elsinore station, suffered serious injuries including a broken jaw, broken nose and broken teeth. Felony assault causing great bodily injury is a ?strike? under California law and can carry a prison term of up to 4 years...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 13, 2010 (boomark / email).