Ultimate DV Arrest Guide: From 911 Call to Jail Cell
Who gets arrested in a domestic-violence call? Sometimes both parties, explains Fort Lauderdale attorney Regina Tsombanakis. If each shows injuries and blames the other—one scratched, one bleeding—officers may jail them both and let the lawyers sort it out afterward. She notes a practical pattern: whoever calls police first is often treated as the victim.
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Answered by Regina Tsombanakis · Fort Lauderdale, FL
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— why officers sometimes take both parties to jail
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Who gets arrested in a domestic-violence call?
Sometimes both parties—if each shows injuries and blames the other, officers may jail them both and let the lawyers sort it out afterward, and as a practical pattern whoever calls police first is often treated as the victim.
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