Felony Battery Perp

Harold Tucker--

unmercifully beat a homeless man to a pulp
according to the PBSO

With an address of 100 Golfview Road in Lake Worth, the above has been charged with felony battery in Bryant Park on October 5. He is still in the Palm Beach County jail and no new charges have been filed by the PBSO. Rumors still have the victim as dying from his injuries after he was brought to Delray Medical Clinic.

In many areas, felony battery is a crime that may be punishable by a minimum of one year in a prison or penitentiary, depending on the severity of the crime.

For a crime to qualify as felony battery, the act must typically have been committed with the intent to do serious harm or restrain, such as in the case of rape or murder. The touching must usually be done in a painful, harmful, offensive or violent manner without the consent of the victim.

A conviction of Felony Battery is punishable by any combination of:

Up to 5 years in prison

Up to 5 years of probation

Up to $5,000 in fines

Now if the victim died due to his injuries, you have a whole new set of punishments.