Devonte C Bass was booked on Thursday October, 12th, 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 11/01/1998 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. 784.08-2582 BATTERY - ON PERSON 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
2. 784.011-2557 SIMPLE ASSLT - INTENT THREAT TO DO VIOLENCE
3. 784.041-6895 BATTERY - COMMIT DOMESTIC BATTERY BY STRANGULATION

Bail has been set to $0 for Bass which is listed as a Black Male.

Devonte C Bass was arrested in Palm Beach County Florida and Devonte C Bass 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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Devonte C Bass is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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

Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentence.

(1)A person who is convicted of an aggravated assault or aggravated battery upon a person 65 years of age or older shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years and fined not more than $10,000 and shall also be ordered by the sentencing judge to make restitution to the victim of such offense and to perform up to 500 hours of community service work. Restitution and community service work shall be in addition to any fine or sentence which may be imposed and shall not be in lieu thereof.

(2)Whenever a person is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or a battery or aggravated battery upon a person 65 years of age or older, regardless of whether he or she knows or has reason to know the age of the victim, the offense for which the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:

(a)In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of the second degree to a felony of the first degree.

(b)In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of the third degree to a felony of the second degree.

(c)In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the third degree.

(d)In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld.

Assault.

(1)An assault is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

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

Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.

(1)A person commits felony battery if he or she:

(a)Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; and

(b)Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.

(2)(a)A person commits domestic battery by strangulation if the person knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a family or household member or of a person with whom he or she is in a dating relationship, so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This paragraph does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is authorized under the laws of this state.

(b)As used in this subsection, the term:

1.Family or household member has the same meaning as in s. 741.28.

2.Dating relationship means a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.

(3)A person who commits felony battery or domestic battery by strangulation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.