On the last morning of the school year, an eighteen year old student was caught on her high school's own security cameras in a physical fight with her boyfriend. When Berkeley Township officers reviewed the footage, they had probable cause for an arrest. She insisted it was self defense, that he had pulled her hair first, but no video supported that. Because the two were dating, New Jersey law treated it as a domestic case, which made the arrest mandatory even though the other party did not want to press charges. She was handcuffed, walked out through the school, and charged with simple assault. She is also the daughter of the township mayor. This breakdown covers the New Jersey domestic violence mandatory arrest rule, simple assault, and how a self defense claim has to hold up against the evidence. This is public police body camera footage obtained through a public records request. You can look up any agency and start your own request at https://foia.direct #bodycam #police #newjersey #arrest