Joseph Harlem Avril was booked on Monday January, 8th, 2018 by Palm Beach Sheriff's Office 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 05/23/1998 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. 812.13-2813 ROBBERY - WITH FIREARM
2. 784.021-2558 AGGRAV ASSLT - WEAPON - W DEADLY WEAPON WITHOUT INTENT TO KILL

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

Joseph Harlem Avril was arrested in Palm Beach County Florida and Joseph Harlem Avril 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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Joseph Harlem Avril is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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

Robbery.

(1)Robbery means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.

(2)(a)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(c)If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the second 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 the robbery if it occurs in an attempt to commit robbery or in flight after the attempt or commission.

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

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.