Just before jury selection in Newton County court on Monday, an elderly man pleaded guilty to a number of charges pertaining ...

WORCESTER – Former District 5 City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj intends to appeal her conviction for assault and battery on a police officer, court documents show. Haxhiaj’s lawyer, Elizabeth Halloran, ...

When people greet one another, a lot of times they shake hands or give hugs. But sometimes not everyone likes to be touched or to have a person give them a hug, even if they are family. This brings up ...

According to police in New Hampshire, Cher’s son was arrested in Feb. 27 after acting violently at a school he’s not ...

Metro Transit Police are looking for a Maryland man wanted in connection with assault and battery on a Metro train.

A Woodbridge High School student has been charged with abduction and assault and battery following a January incident on school grounds. On Thursday, a Woodbridge school resource officer closed an ...

"Assault and battery" is a phrase that we hear often, to the point where "assault" and "battery" are used almost interchangeably, at least colloquially. But is there actually a legal difference ...

A Richmond woman is telling her story after the local pastor who grabbed and tried to kiss her without consent at his Chesterfield County home was found guilty of assault and battery.