Anytime you’re accused of Menacing in Greeley, contact our experienced and aggressive defense lawyers to protect your rights. It seems that every Halloween season or anytime clown movies comes out, people in clown masks come out too. No one is ever really sure if it is a political statement, or that people just enjoy scaring, Menacing, others behind a mask. To clarify, Menacing is basically scaring someone into thinking that they’re in danger of getting seriously hurt. Recently, one of these clown people was chased down by local police for menacing and harassing a mother and her son. Once the cops received the complaint about the clown, they had chased him only to find the clown costume under a car at a dealership. At the moment, police are unsure if this specific incident is a prank or something more serious.
What is Menacing, C.R.S. 18-3-206, in Weld County?
In Weld County, Menacing, C.R.S. 18-3-206, is defined by Colorado law as:
Additionally, the charge for Menacing can be worsened for the accused if there is any kind of involvement with a deadly weapon. The statue additionally proclaims that sentencing can be elevated if the accused threatened the victim:
(b) By the person representing verbally or otherwise that he or she is armed with a deadly weapon.
How is Menacing Sentenced in Windsor?
In Windsor, Colorado, Menacing can be sentenced in two ways. It is either a class 3 misdemeanor or a class 5 felony. When Menacing is reported as threatening harm and fear to a person, it is a class 3 misdemeanor. However, the crime can be elevated when there is use of, or talk of, a deadly weapon being involved. Because this can increase the probability that the accused would actually harm the victim, it is taken more seriously. Serious threats mean a more serious punishment.
The punishment for a class 3 misdemeanor Menacing crime consists of:
- Facing up to 6 months in Weld County Jail
- Paying a fine of $50 to $750
Furthermore,the punishment for a class 5 felony consists of:
- Facing 1 to 3 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections
- Paying a fine of $1,000 to $100,000
- Serving 2 years of Mandatory Parole