You are contradicting yourself. You said she was lost and all alone in a place she had never been in (implying she had cause to be afraid), now you say her boyfriend was with her, trying to get her to calm down ( not alone ) and she is in a gated community ( no reason to be afraid of being attacked or raped, or attacked ). Basically, from what you are saying, they had a fight, and instead of calling dad, and then letting him into the complex, she walked the streets with boyfriend following her, showing out, interjecting drama into the lives of everyone who pays to live in an exclusive / protected / gated community. The responsibility lies solely with your daughter. If she had been rational and not under the influence, and lets say her and boyfriends car wouldn't start, and they called dad, how would he get in? They would have to either give him the access code or "beep" him in--but neither one did. It also isnt reasonable to expect the cops to identify the dad outside the gate, and correctly identify him as an entity that could help difuse the situation. In fact, the dad could have made it worse---in other words, allowing yet another person into the mix where emotions are apparently high could be risky for both the cops and your daughter ( not to mention her boyfriend if Dad showed out, too). So, the cops were right to NOT invite him in.

Sounds like a little bit of maturity would have gone a long way in avoiding the situation entirely. People end relationships all the time and do so without walking the streets of gated communities, crying like a young child. I wouldn't depend on the "lost and alone" in a place she had never been in defense if I were you. She wasn't alone--she was pissed off. LOL there is a difference. And that difference is what put her in jail.

The public defender will be able to plea down the charges, I suspect. But I hope and expect him to do it with an entirely different tone than the posting here, so be prepared for a different perspective from him or her.