Assault and battery laws in Virginia define two separate and distinct actions. Assault is the threat or perceived threat of harm. Legally, it can be defined as the intent to harm or cause offensive contact. Yes, this means you can face an assault charge without actually touching someone.
Ferndale, MI. Ferndale is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms part of the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 19,900. Ferndale is primarily residential, with a small industrial sector in the southeast part of the city.
Ferndale is well known in the Detroit area for its LGBT population and liberal politics, having elected the first openly gay mayor in the state of Michigan in 2007. Native Americans were the first known inhabitants of the area now known as the City of Ferndale. In the 1800s farmers began cultivating the land.