Mostly every state has several charges that are applicable to the same offense. What this means is that there are any number of ways – and any number of offenses for which – a person could be charged for committing the same act. As a result, it is up to the prosecutor’s office to decide not just whether to charge an offense, but what offenses to charge a person with. Brendan Bukalski with Ask the Lawyer goes into greater detail about this subject in today's article: https://www.theintelligencer.com/commentary/article/Facing-multiple-charges-for-one-offense-12455317.php
