TILDEN LAW – Orlando Criminal Attorney

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of domestic violence charges.  If you are facing a Orlando domestic violence battery charge or a Seminole County Domestic related charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

The Pinellas County State Attorney’s Office chose to drop the misdemeanor domestic battery charge against New Port Richey Mayor Scott McPherson’s wife, Kimberly McPherson who was arrested at Grille 54 in the early hours of July 26 on a simple domestic battery charge.  McPherson was accused of slapping her husband during an exchange between the two and a Pasco County deputy. Scott McPherson said during a City Council meeting Tuesday that the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has opened a Professional Standards investigation of the arresting deputy.

Results from the sheriff’s office investigation are pending, and McPherson said he will reserve further comment until those deliberations have concluded.

If you or someone you know has een arrested or charged with a Battery or Domestic Violence charge in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution for Domestic Violence in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida,  contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential free consultation, 407-599-1234.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of domestic violence charges.  If you are facing a Orlando domestic violence battery charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Police arrested Tracey McLaughlin on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon earlier today.  McLaughlin, 33 or Deland, is accused of attempting to run ehr husband over with her vehicle after a custody fight pertaining to their dog.  McLaughlin and her husband, Mark McLaughlin, 45, confronted each other about the dog Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. in front of their Palmetto Avenue home near DeLand, a sheriff’s incident report shows.

According to the report, Mark McLaughlin said their marriage is ending and he found Tracey McLaughlin at the home loading up her vehicle with personal possessions. Mark McLaughlin then saw his dog being taken and stood in front of the vehicle and questioned his wife.

During the heated argument, Tracey McLaughlin drove the vehicle toward her husband and hit him. She drove by three or four houses until her husband could “extricate himself from the vehicle,” the report states. Mark McLaughlin suffered a cut to his knee and refused medical attention, deputies said.

Tracey McLaughlin drove to her parents’ Deltona home where a deputy found her. She denied running over her husband, the report states.

If you or someone you know has een arrested or charged with a Battery or Domestic Violence charge in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution for Domestic Violence in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida,  contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential free consultation, 407-599-1234.

Apopka Police officer Tanya Culver was arrested Sunday, April 4, 2010, by the Sanford Police department on allegations of domestic violence.  The arrest was officer Culver’s second in as many months on the same charge. 

Tanya Culver, 36, was arrested late Sunday for violating the conditions of her bond in a March domestic-violence case. She is accused of firing a gun at her husband and threatened to kill herself on March 7, according to an arrest report.

Culver’s husband called police just before 11 p.m. Sunday to report that his wife, who has been ordered to stay away from him, showed up at the same bar he was at in Sanford and threatened to kill him and then herself.

Culver told her husband she “would end him, run him over and kill herself,” according to the report.

After her husband left the bar, Culver then went to their shared home and called him from a cell phone that had been left the house, the report states. During that conversation she again threatened to kill herself, the report said. Culver was also ordered to stay away from their home.  She is being held without bond at the Seminole County jail.  Culver has been on unpaid leave from the Apopka Police Department since March 7.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer turned “Inside The NFL” analyst Warren Sapp was arrested Saturday, February 6, 2010 on the allegation of battery domestic violence in Miami, Florida.  Sapp, who was in Miami covering Super Bowl XLIV for the NFL network, was suspended by the network pending a complete investigation. 

Sapp is also known from his appearance in the seventh season of “Dancing with the Stars” with professional dance partner Kym Johnson.  Sapp and Johnson ultimately finished second in the competition. 

The arrest occurred as a result of allegations made by his girlfriend of two years who was allegedly staying overnight with Sapp in his hotel room in Miami.  According to the alleged victim, Warren Sapp came into her room early in the morning and dragged her out of bed, starting an argument about some guys she had been hanging around earlier the previous evening. He then “grabbed her and began to choke her” and threw her out of the room, she claims.  

Sapp tells a different story. He told  Miami iBeach Police that he had originally allowed the alleged victim to stay in his room but had changed his mind. He said that he was “expecting company” and wanted her to leave. He said that he was trying to help her do just that and she fell.  Sapp was released Sunday morning (Feb. 7) on a $1500 bond.

If you or someone you know has een arrested or charged with a Battery or Domestic Violence charge in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution for Domestic Violence in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida,  contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential free consultation, 407-599-1234.

Felony Domestic Violence Charge Dismissed

TILDEN LAW was contacted by a client recently who was facing a charge of Felony Domestic Violence Battery by Strangulation and Witness Tampering in Seminole County, Florida.  According to the police affidavit, our client was involved in an argument with his wife relating to a variety of domestic issues.  As the argument escalated, the report indicated that our client grabbed his wife by the throat with his hands and attempted to strangle her until she almost lost consciousness.   The report further indicated that the alleged victim attempted to use her cell phone to call 911 but it was taken from her by our client in an attempt to prevent her from calling police. 

Our office became involved shortly after our client was arrested and while he was being held in jail without bond.  Attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden, immediately filed a motion for bond with the court.  During the hearing, the court granted our motion as well as our further request that our client be released without special condition of no victim contact and no return to the shared residence.  As the case progressed, Mr. Tilden was able to negotiate a resolution where the State Attorney dismissed the both Felony charges.  Our client ultimately resolved his case with a non-conviction to a misdemeanor charge.   

If you or someone you know has een arrested or charged with a Battery or Domestic Violence charge in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution for Domestic Violence in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida,  contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential free consultation, 407-599-1234.

The TILDEN LAW firm was recently hired to represent a repeat client accused in Seminole County, Florida of Battery Domestic Violence against his former girlfriend.   The alleged victim called 911 after she and our client became involved a verbal argument.  When law enforcement arrived, the victim filed a sworn written report that she was struck by our client resulting in raised red marks on her neck and arm. 

During the initial meeting and interview of our client, attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden determined that it may be possible to achieve a case dismissal by negotiating a “pre-filing” disposition.  Mr. Tilden contacted the State Attorney’s office and convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the criminal case once our client provided proof of completion of an anger management class within 30 days.  We complied within the time given which resulted in a dismissal of all charges. 

If you have been arrested or charged with a Battery Domestic Violence crime in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the Domestic Violence attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.