Overview
- Police say officers arrested Milania Giudice at her mother’s Montville home on May 14 and booked her on one count of simple assault before releasing her.
- At a July 14 municipal arraignment she pleaded not guilty and a judge alleged she struck a person identified only as “L.R.,” causing visible redness to the victim’s forehead.
- Dashcam footage published July 17 shows Giudice in the back of a police car appearing to scoff, smile, and laugh while handcuffed and being seatbelted, while other clips from the scene were heavily redacted.
- Earlier court filings and some police records have been sealed or redacted, leaving key details confined to limited official statements and the released footage.
- Giudice has retained a defense attorney, faces a municipal hearing on August 11, and, if convicted, could face up to six months in jail, probation, and fines with her legal status remaining that of a presumed innocent defendant.