William Terry Burgess was booked on Monday June, 26th, 2017 by Riviera Beach Police Department and was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail system in or around Palm Beach, FL.

The black male, with a recorded date of birth of 01/16/1967 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. 784.021-2558 AGGRAV ASSLT - WEAPON - W DEADLY WEAPON WITHOUT INTENT TO KILL
2. 812.131-4023 ROBBERY - BY SUDDEN SNATCHING WO FIREARM OR WEAPON
3. 806.13-2754 DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH - 200 DOLS AND UNDER
4. 947.141-7006 CONDIT RELEASE VIOLATION - VIOLATION OF CONDITION OF RELEASE

Bail has been set to $15000 for Burgess which is listed as a Black Male.

William Terry Burgess was arrested in Palm Beach County Florida and William Terry Burgess has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Below are the Florida laws which may relate to this arrest:

Aggravated assault.

(1)An aggravated assault is an assault:

(a)With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or

(b)With an intent to commit a felony.

(2)Whoever commits an aggravated assault shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Robbery by sudden snatching.

(1)Robbery by sudden snatching means the taking of money or other property from the victims person, with intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim or the owner of the money or other property, when, in the course of the taking, the victim was or became aware of the taking. In order to satisfy this definition, it is not necessary to show that:

(a)The offender used any amount of force beyond that effort necessary to obtain possession of the money or other property; or

(b)There was any resistance offered by the victim to the offender or that there was injury to the victims person.

(2)(a)If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching, the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, the robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b)If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching, the offender carried no firearm or other deadly weapon, the robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3)(a)An act shall be deemed in the course of committing a robbery by sudden snatching if the act occurs in an attempt to commit robbery by sudden snatching or in fleeing after the attempt or commission.

(b)An act shall be deemed in the course of the taking if the act occurs prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the taking of the property and if such act and the act of taking constitute a continuous series of acts or events.