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In a letter to Pirro and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Raskin said Hearn was subsequently arrested and charged with a felony destruction of government property.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

He was originally charged with a misdemeanor, though prosecutors later elevated the offense to a felony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“I hope you note in your article that the district attorney could have brought 122 felony charges, or 122 misdemeanors, or some combination of felonies and misdemeanors up to 122,” Hochman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Prosecutors initially alleged he intentionally damaged the newly renovated surface, a felony offense carrying a potential prison sentence.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

He would be told that, if he pleads guilty to a felony, he will be deemed “unfit” for jury service and automatically excluded from juries for the rest of his life.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Such charges are often treated as misdemeanors rather than felonies, meaning lighter sentences if convicted.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Brandlin said the arrest was excessive, saying he was cited with multiple charges, including felonies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Menkem pointed out that under Cameroonian law, the minimum sentence for felonies such as murder and arson is 10 years.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Nobody but Uncle Jack, perhaps, who sometimes embarrassed her unmercifully in front of company with a tinkling recitative of her childhood felonies.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee