New York Criminal Lawyer Blog

Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael Lohan, was apprehended and charged with 3 felony counts. Lohan was arrested at his West Hollywood home on suspicion of three different counts of domestic violence against a female living with him, according to authorities.

The arrest occurred during the same stretch of days in which his famous daughter, former child actress Lindsay was putting to rest a plea deal for her recent legal imbroglio the media has been calling "necklacegate."

Michael Lohan had been living with his lover, Kate Major, for the past few years. While out walking in his West Hollywood neighborhood, Lohan was en route past the sheriff's station when he was arrested.

Major alleged that Lohan had held her hostage, harming her physically, causing minor injuries, and prevented her from calling 911. The extent and nature of these injuries were not known at this time.

At the time of his arrest Lohan was charged with bodily harm to a cohabitant, hostage taking, and obstructing the filing of a victimization report, authorities explained to a New York Criminal Lawyer.

During his stay in lockup, Michael Lohan claimed to be suffering from an undisclosed medical condition for which he needed immediate treatment. Authorities transferred him immediately to a local hospital, while being held on $ 200,000.00 bail, according to a Long Island Criminal Lawyer.

It remains unconfirmed whether Lohan has posted bail. In a bizarre twist, his victim, Kate Major, said she has no idea where he is.

"I have no idea where he is, but I pressed charges because he tried to kill me!" said Major in her televised interview. Sources indicate that the domestic violence dispute was triggered by Lohan's insistence that Kate Major be interviewed with him on the show "Celebrity Rehab." During the time Major was in LA, Lohan was angry because he couldn't access funds he was owed, not being able to cash a check. Major told a friend she was fearful he would take his anger out on her.

Major was quoted by her friend as saying "...he has that look in his eye."

Continue reading "The Lohan Family Crime Spree Continues in Tinsel Town" »

A 16 year old girl and a 13 year old boy are shot and killed after talking back to their 50 year old new mom. The mom didn’t deny the shooting and killing of these two children.
The mom was already confronted once by police a few months earlier when they went to her residence for an abuse call. A New York Criminal Defender said the mom would slap her children in the face for talking back. The police couldn’t really do anything at that time for lack of evidence. A police spokeswoman said that this seemed like a normal incident of high tension between a frustrated mom and teenage children. The police didn’t think this woman would eventually shoot her children. Domestic Violence is not uncommon in Long Island and Staten Island.
The daughter had been going to a school counselor because of her own lashing out at her mom. She regretted how bad she had talked to and treated her mother. The counselor did say that she was told the mom would sometimes slap the children in the face for talking back. This really frustrated the teen girl who was used to being grounded for discipline and not hit. The counselor told the teen that a mother should not be slapping anybody in the face.
The hitting did continue to get worse. One time the mom hit the girl in the face for about 30 seconds on the way home. Once home she tried to continue hitting her but the teen caught her mom’s hand, stopped the hitting and decided to stand up to her mother instead of allowing her to keep physically abusing her.
A New York Criminal Defender stated that the mom is a step mom and not the birth mom. The children would often tell the mom that she was not their mom and this lead to more hitting and helped increase the frustration felt from the mom and the children.
After shooting her children, this 50 year old Tampa lady is being held without bond until her trial. The trial date has not been set and she is being help in a Florida State Correctional Facility.

Continue reading "Mouthy children get shot and killed by their mother " »

A middle-aged man was kidnapped for ransom earlier this week. The man was kidnapped and ransom was demanded after the man was taken. The man was taken from his own vehicle by several men.

The 58-year-old man was taken and held in the suspects’ vehicle. He was forced to call his brother and tell his brother to pay the five men ransom in order to secure his release. The man’s brother reported the call to the police who followed up on the report. The police responded by going to the location where the monetary exchange was scheduled to take place, a N York City Lawyer said. All five of the men who had kidnapped the victim were waiting at the location. In Long Island and Staten Island, these crimes are often considered to be domestic violence situations.

Three of the men were immediately arrested upon the police’s arrival. The other two men attempted to escape from police capture; the two men ran away as soon as the police arrived. A New York City Lawyer explains that running from the police does not help one’s case when the case is brought to court.

The police later received information informing them of the location of the two men. One of the fleeing men was caught and arrested along with the three who were already captured; the fifth man entered his vehicle, hit a police car and was shot and killed by the police at the scene.

The man who was kidnapped was found unharmed, although mentally shaken. He was being held in the vehicle used to hit the police car. At least one of the men had a previous criminal record. At this point it was unknown whether the men were going to be prosecuted individually or as a group.

The four surviving suspects are being charged with multiple crimes – including kidnapping, robbery and fleeing. The victim’s brother who reported the call to the police very likely saved the man’s life. It is unknown why this particular man was targeted or how the five men were able to get him from his car. A court date has not been set for this case.

Continue reading "Man Kidnap and Held for Ransom " »

Christian Bale who doubles as "Batman" avoided criminal charges which claimed that he committed domestic assault his sister and his mother at a hotel in London.

The Crown has decided that there was not enough evidence to procede with the case against Bale and told police to lay off.

No doubt, Bale had very good criminal lawyer to plead his case. As the outcome shows, they did a great job of convincing the Brits to drop the charges.

If you or a someone you know is arrested, hiring a Long Island Criminal Lawyer is essential for you. Not having a LI Criminal Attorney will lead to trouble in terms of not knowing your rights and options.

It was reported that Bale attacked his sister and mom just before he attended the premiere of his new Batman film "The Dark Knight."

Continue reading "Batman Bale Beats Brit Assault Rap-Did He Have A Long Island Criminal Attorney" »