The Pinellas County State Attorneys Office will not drop the domestic battery charge simply at the victim’s request. They take the position that a crime of domestic violence is not just a crime against a particular person, but a crime against the People of the State of Florida as a whole....
The threat that day was very real, imminent, and the battery on me occurred minutes before the decision I made to protect myself. That decision was a last resort, necessary and a reaction to the continued threat on my life. I am a believer that grace allowed for my response to be carr...