Terroristic Threats Charges issued for Bergen County Resident

Once considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of his generation, baseball legend Dwight Gooden once again finds himself in trouble with the law. His current legal troubles come as a result of his allegedly threatening his wife and her family. Monique Gooden, reportedly informed the police in Bergen County New Jersey, that her one time Cy Young award-winning husband, was calling her and making terroristic threats towards her, and her family. She quoted Dwight as saying all bets are off and that he was going to hurt her, and her family.

As a result of this incident, Monique Gooden has been given a temporary restraining order by a family court judge. Prior to this incident, Monique and her husband were living in the same home as they were going through their divorce proceedings. However ,after the alleged threats, Dwight has been ordered to take his possessions and leave the home. In addition to this, the one time World Series champion pitcher, has lost his rights to visit his children. However, he is still required to pay child support. This is not an unusual order; once a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) is issued the judge will usually grant custody to the party seeking the TRO pending the outcome of the final restraining order (“FRO”) hearing. Once the FRO is completed the parties normally workout an agreement with regards to custody of the marital children.

These current legal troubles, are just one in a series of legal problems Dwight Gooden has faced. His legal troubles started, while he was still a pitcher for the Yankees, and then for the Mets. He has had a series of problems with drug abuse, and multiple instances of battery and DUI charges over the past few years.

Terroristic threats is a third degree felony in New Jersey and if convicted of this offense in the Bergen County Superior Court, Dwight could be facing up to five years in a New Jersey State Prison. If you or someone you know is facing criminal charges, whether it be for stalking, harassment, simple assault or robbery, the Law Offices of Marshall, Bonus, Proetta & Oliver can help. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact any one of our Bergen County Offices for a free initial consultation with any one of our eight criminal defense attorneys.