‘I was trying to find the car that shot at my cousin’s car’
‘I was trying to find the car that shot at my cousin’s car’
Man out for justice ends up on the wrong side of the law
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A woman with a felony charge of possession of schedule one or two drugs was asked by Judge Fred Thorne of West Memphis Municipal Court, “Have I seen you before?”
“Not unless you were in Osceola.”
“Do you work?”
“No, sir.”
“Who supports you?”
“My momma.”
“Where is she today?”
“She is working.”
“I’ll let you see the public defender. I’ll set your bond later.”
A man with a felony charge of drugs and firearms was asked where he worked.
“Walmart in Marion.”
“How long have you been there?”
“Since January 2016.”
“How much do you make a week?”
“$800 every two weeks.”
“Who do you have to support out of that money?”
“My wife and four kids.”
“Go back and talk to the public defender on the phone.”
The next man was charged with a felony charge of drug paraphernalia.
“Do you work?”
“Yes.”
“How long have you been there?”
“Two years in May.”
“You also have a misdemeanor charge of marijuana. I’ll appoint the public defender.”
The next man was charged with aggravated assault.
“How old are you?”
“19.”
“Parents, are you in the audience? Where are your parents?”
“I don’t know.”
“Talk to the public defender.”
A man charged with criminal trespass pled no contest.
“Why were you at the Metro causing a disturbance, acting the way you did.”
“They did the opposite of what I asked them to do.”
“The report says you left and went back. Did you pay your bill?”
“I paid half of it. My father is on disability and I had his money to pay the bills.”
“Jail, let him out at five o’clock today.”
The man’s father was in the courtroom.
“Father, tell him when the officer tells him to leave, leave!”
“Yes, sir.”
A woman in jail was charged with theft and pled no contest.
“You pawned something that was stolen.”
“He gave me the Atari system.”
“What are you doing with your life?”
“Trying to work and just make it.”
“Where do you work?”
“I don’t. My boyfriend works at Hino.”
“How long have you been together?”
“Five years.”
“Do you have children?”
“Not together.”
“Five days jail.”
“He got his Atari back and the money from the pawn shop,” said the woman in question.
A man in jail was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor pled no contest.
“How old are you?”
“I just turned 18.”
“Where you suspended from school?”
“What time? I am currently in college.”
“You gave a cigarette to a 15 year old?”
“I’m not good at guessing age. I didn’t know they were 15.”
“What if their father had come and beat you up?”
“I deserved it.”
“$250 plus court costs.”
A woman in jail was charged with contempt of court.
“You owe $583.”
“I intend on paying you.” “You never made a down payment. Pay $300 today and get on a payment plan or do 15 days jail.”
A woman in the courtroom pled guilty to expired tags, no insurance and failure to appear.
“Do you still have the car?”
“No I let it go back. It was raggedy.”
“$45 plus court costs on the tags, $285 plus court costs on the insurance and $100 plus court costs on the failure to appear.”
A man in the courtroom pled ‘nolo’ to speeding down Broadway.
“Were you speeding?”
“Yes.”
“Do you work?”
“Yes. I’ve been at this job seven or eight months now.”
“How much do you make?”
“$12.25 an hour.”
“What happened?”
“I was trying to find the car that shot at my cousin’s car.”
“Did you have a gun in the car?”
“Not at the time.”
“I’m going to keep your bond. Go to driver’s school. You have a terrible driving record. You have had 28 charges before.”
A man who correctly answered the judge about the person who pled ‘nolo’ instead of no contest was called up next.
“How do you plead to expired tags?”
“Guilty.”
“How long were they out?”
“About a month.”
“What do you do for the city of Memphis?”
“I am a 911 operator.”
“Pay court costs and I’ll dismiss it. You get a break for paying attention.”
A woman in the courtroom was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and pled no contest.
“Do you live in Little Rock?”
“Yes.”
“How old are you?”
“18.”
“Have you ever been in trouble before?”
“No.”
“Who is this person on the report?”
“A kid I know.”
“How old is she?”
“16.”
“Why were y’all hiding from the police?”
“I wasn’t hiding. I was trying to get directions.”
“The report says the other person was laying down in the back seat. You were acting suspicious.”
The woman’s father and grandmother were with her. “Father, what do you have to tell me?”
“I tried to get them to come home.”
The grandmother said, “The girl was a runaway.”
“I’ll dismiss it this time.”
When the group started to leave the bailiff stopped them and told the woman to sit on the front row.
“What is the matter?”
asked the judge.
“She has a warrant out of Little Rock.”
By the Evening Times News Staff
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