If you cause a public inconvenience or engage in an act causing violence targeting persons, what could you be charged with?

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Disorderly conduct is charged when someone’s actions disrupt the public peace or create a public nuisance or risk to safety. If you cause a public inconvenience, that fits the typical scope of this offense because it targets public order rather than a specific victim or property. Assault involves intentional or reckless harmful contact or threats toward a person, homicide is killing, and vandalism is property damage. While violence toward someone could lead to an assault charge, the scenario described centers on disrupting public order, making disorderly conduct the most appropriate charge.