Mark Turns in His Last Final Exam of the Semester

Multiple Choice

Mark turns in his last final exam of the semester and returns to his dorm. He begins to consume alcoholic beverages and is soon very drunk. In his inebriated state, he begins to throw furniture out of the window, and the last item he tosses, a couch, lands on a passerby walking below. Mark's celebration ends when campus security arrives and places him under arrest.

A) Mark may be charged with aggravated battery, a felony offense, in this case: ​
B) because of the seriousness of the victim's injuries.
C) because of the reckless nature of the incident.
D) because of the seriousness of the victim's injuries and a dangerous or deadly weapon was used (the couch) .
E) because a dangerous or deadly weapon was used (the couch) .