i have a friend that has a boyfriend that would beat her up all the time the first time she had him arrested she went to the police station and they let him out the second time he pulled out a gun on her and they found the gun and still let him out this last time 3 months ago he beat her black and blue they are not together anymore but i want to know if its still possible for him to get arrested for the crime that he committed 3 months ago because he wasnt arrested when the police came he ran they also took pictures of her face and body and they patrolled around the neighborhood for a week do you think theres a chance that a warrant is issued for his arrest
2007-07-16 10:55:12 · 7 answers · asked by Kinani M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
If you know where he is call the police and let them know asap
2007-07-16 11:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by railway 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the D.A. can file charges now on a crime that was committed three months ago.
Yes, it's possible that the case was submitted three months ago and a warrant has issued for his arrest.
Your friend can check and see what happened to the police reports she filed but if the guy has been gone three months and she's healthy, she (and you) need to get on with life and not focus too much on the old boyfriend and his troubles.
2007-07-16 11:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by RangerEsq 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Statute of Limitations varies from state to state and municipality to municipality but abuse usually has a long statute of limitations and he can still be arrested. I'm curious though about the guy being released. This usually means that your friend decided not to press charges. It would be a waste of time to get the guy arrested again and not have her go thru with it. If he was released on bail and has jumped bail then the bail bondsman can toss him back in but your friend would still need to press charges. If she doesn't want to go forward then you both need to move on and stay as far away from the guy as possible.
2007-07-16 11:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by JLR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she "dropped" her complaint against him the first 2 times, then the DA may not be filing on him. They get just as sick and tired of return calls to DV incidents as we cops do.
Girl gets beat, guy goes to jail, girl changes story because she "loves him so much and he only did cuz he was mad", guy is released.
To the police and DA its the little boy that cried wolf scenario. Those calls piss me off bad.
Call your local sheriff's office and give the guys name and DOB. Tell them you think he has a felony DV warrant and you may know where he is. They'll let you know if he does or not.
2007-07-16 12:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally, yes.
Statute of limitations for when prosecution needs to commence varies by state and by the type of crime.
But typically, the statute allows prosecution to commence anywhere within 1 to 4 years after the offense, and much longer for some specific crimes.
2007-07-16 10:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although the statute of limitations varies depending on the location and the crime. I can't think of any crime where the statute of limitations expires within 3 months.
2007-07-16 11:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by ஜSnazzlefrazzஜ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rest easy. They DA can pursue these charges.
You need to tell your friend to stay away from this guy...permanently. If she gets back with him, then she won't testify, then he'll beat her up worse later on.
2007-07-16 10:59:37 · answer #7 · answered by William C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋