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RAS JOSH WENT TO JAIL YESTERDAY

Well. yesterday I was sitting here doing some internet Jah Roots work when I had a knock at my door. I answered and it was a police officer at my door. He asked who I was,I told him and he immediately said you are under arrest. I asked what for he said "a warrant for dangerous drugs". I couldnt for the life of me figure it out.
ONLY 1 time in my life have I ever been to jail and it was when I was 19. I was with some friends who got busted with a few ounces each and I had a little less than an 1/8th. I went to jail with my friends that day when i was 19 but it was for about 30 minutes. I was not booked,nor had any photos or fingerprints taken.I was simply released and told to stay out of trouble.
So Now skip back to yesterday and I am asking the cop what dangerous drugs I had a warrant for he says "I dont know, all I know is that you have a warrant that was issued in 2001 for DANGEROUS DRUGS"
So I call my wife from my house before he takes me to jail and tell her to come get me.The cop informs me that the bail is only $500 dollars which is extremely low for a FELONY DANGEROUS DRUGS warrant. We get to the jail and he pulls my original warrant out from 2001 and it says NOT Dangerous Drugs or Felony but RATHER YET, Misdemenor controlled substance charge from 2000. I am like what..... I thought there is NO WAY this can be from when I was let go 6 years ago. My friends that I got busted with in 2000 had already gone to court,done their sentences and community service and had moved on with their lives as it has been 6 years. But surely enough I am told this is why I am there.So I try to get a copy of the original police report after sitting 4 hours in jail with a bunch of meth heads and drunks,ut am told that the case is so old that the paperwork has been sent to Jeff City our Capital here in Missouri for ARCHIVES,Isaid are you kidding me??? Dude I got arrested for this shit yesterday but they cant even tell me why exactly.The jail was completely ASSHOLES TO MY WIFE AND VERY VERY DISRESPECTFUL. Also taking 45 minutes to get my release sheet signed by a sergeant so I can leave,who was sitting there eating before she would sign it. They wonder why criminals stay criminals,its not like they are trying to help these people.I saw only mockery,bulliness,and judgement on every person in there by our fair Springfield Police.
So now I have a court date for 2 weeks from now for a charge of less than 4 grams of marijuana from over 6 years ago that I will probably end up having to take drug classes for.MONEY IS AWESOME,there is murder and rape going on but the police would rather issue tickets and serve warrants that will keep them RICH AND IN CONTROL.
YAY !!
So anyways thanks to my wife and good friends I was out in only 4 hours ,but why was i there 6 yrs later and for less than an 1/8th of weed after I had been let go and not booked on the original date ?????????

Blessed LOVE,
Ras Josh
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thechronic

If ever there was a case for an attorney, this is it. This is also probably a situation that one of our fine LEOs here could give some insight into. Is there any chance you were given a court date and somehow missed it way back when? That's the only reason I can think of that you would have had a warrant issued for your arrest. Still, if they can't find the original police report, you weren't booked back in 2000, and they couldn't tell you why you were arrested, there is an excellent chance of you beating the case. I highly doubt the cop working the original case is going to show up and remember the circumstances. If they are just busting you on a misdemeanor charge, it may not even go to court because you are entitled to a speedy trial. There has to be more to it than them just getting around to prosecuting you for something that happened so long ago. GL, I hope this works out in your favor.

420godfather

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phuzz01

The clock for the statute of limitations stops when a warrant is issued. So, let's say that the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor is one year. If the police apply for an arrest warrant within that year, the clock stops and it does not matter how long it takes for them to find and arrest the person. Similarly, if the police arrest someone within the statute of limitations, give the defendant a court date, and the defendant fails to show up for court, the clock stops and it does not matter how long it takes to find the defendant.

My guess is that the OP was given a court date and forgot about it. When he failed to appear, the judge issued a bench warrant.

Every once in a while when I do not have anything else to do, I get the bench warrant list from the court and go "bounty hunting"...

Explicit

This is definitely what I would wager the case to be. What seems wierd to me though is you mentioned nothing of them giving you further charges for skipping a court date and no higher bond due to having not attended the prior court date either.

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thechronic

Makes sense, thanks