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What is the offense of committing an affray?
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You would have to look up TN law to get the correct answer. But the way I recall it used is that if there is a fight and the state wants to throw the book at everyone, they call it an affray - as opposed to charging one person with whatever they call unlawfully hitting another. Kind of the junior high principal approach to fights.
However, I think it can also mean acting in a way that makes reasonable people nearby feel threatened with unlawful violence. I think that is what is meant here. If so, there was probably testimony that he did more than just walk around with the weapon as is his right.