CROTON CHRONICLE UPDATE--VALARIA DAVIS PLEADS GUILTY TO REDUCED CHARGES IN MAPLE COMMONS KNIFE CASE

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The charges were reduced to a simple misdemeanor after a plea deal between the prosecution and the defense.........excerpt: In a process known as voir dire, Paglia read the details of the charges to Davis and asked her to confirm that she was pleading guilty to them of her own free will. Davis admitted to an attempt to threaten the victim, who she stated is her girlfriend, with a knife and with “menacing words,” as well as attempting to destroy property in the Maple Commons apartment using the same knife. Read the entire article (75) Valaria Davis pleads guilty to reduced charges in Maple Commons knife case.