He was arrested in our county while riding his motorcycles. The officer charged him with fleeing. He was out on the outskirts of town and rode a wheelie past him(which was wrong I know)but the officer didnt even turn around and chase him or hit his lights. He did however stop and talk to a guy my husband was riding with who was parked on the side of the road. Well the officer kept going the same way hed been going and my husband went the way he was going(opposite directions). My husband came back into town to head home and just happened to run into the officer and he pulled him over and said he was going to jail for fleeing. Well to me that doesnt sound right when he didnt run from him. He went to court today and the guy had come in and dropped the charges saying he'd made a mistake and was going to file them in a different county. Is this is even something he can do? What do you guys think?
2007-09-18 07:14:16 · 11 answers · asked by icon_star 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It sounds to me like he is going to try to get him into alot of trouble for something he didnt even do. They even gave us his bond money back because they had made a mistake and advised him to get an attorney.
2007-09-18 07:16:47 · update #1
Ok read the story right before you answer. He was charged with fleeing. The officer never turned around, he came on into town and my husband came into town a whole different way. If he was charged with wreckless driving that would be one thing, but he was charged with fleeing. The guy was already sitting on the side of the road taking a break when the officer came by.
2007-09-18 07:31:44 · update #2
The guy riding with my husband was parked on the bridge. My husband was doing a wheelie while his freind watched . The officer did not turn around. He simply pulled over and talked to the guy and my husband kept going. If he were in trouble for the wheelie, then that would be another story, but he's not.
2007-09-18 08:23:27 · update #3
I'd fight it if I were your husband. Sounds like under the circumstances a Judge just might decide to throw the whole thing out.
Good luck.
2007-09-18 07:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
So the story you have to go by is that of your husband. Did you speak with the other biker who did stop on the side of the road? What did he say? If both your husband and his friend were riding together, the officer would have had to turn around to speak with the other rider correct? By saying the officer stopped and spoke with the other rider, you are saying something contradictory when you or your husband claims the officer never turned around. Could it be your husband took off quick enough to avoid the officer stopping him unlike his riding partner?
It appears, by your words alone, the officer had to have turned around just to stop and talk with the other rider. My guess is your husband took flight and he is NOT telling you the correct account of what happened. As far as the court case is concerned, the officer apparently set the case in the wrong jurisdiction and in open court acknowledged the error and requested it be forwarded to the appropriate locale.
You husband needs to accept responsibility for his actions and quit telling tales.
2007-09-18 07:52:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't there and neither were you. It sounds like the officer may have filed the charges in the wrong county and is having it moved to the proper jurisdiction. At the very least your husband was C&R (I am assuming we are talking about a motorcycle and not a road bike). The officers comment about get a lawyer is sound advice.
The officer does not have to immediately charge your husband. Under the circumstances it may have been safer and more prudent to charge him later then to run him down. So citing him later when he saw him in town is okay and not a loophole to the system.
2007-09-18 07:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by El Scott 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The officer is doing something that a lot of them do, and counting on the person not going to court. When the officer writes a ticket with a fine, it is monitored, and many precincts give credit to each officer based on how much revenue he has created for the police department. If you don't show at court, the judge automatically assumes you are guilty and levies a fine. If you do show up, he either is watching, or has a clerk notify him that you showed, and then he withdraws the ticket. No harm done in his mind, just the time it took to write the ticket, and some paper lost. Happens all the time. (not real ethical)
2007-09-18 07:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by M V 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why did the man your husband was riding with stop on the side of the road if the officer did not stop them? When did the officer turn around? your story does not add up.
2007-09-18 07:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by Kevy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 16:55:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What did the officer say to your husband's friend? Did the officer signal to your husband to stop when he did the wheelie? I would say your husband need to appear and fight the violation. If what you say is correct, this doesn't sound right.
2007-09-18 08:18:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jill R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you have your hubby's side of the story.....
then you have the policemans side of the story....
and then you have the truth.....
how would you husband know if he was being chased down, he is on a motorcycle, already moving and probably out of sight of the policeman, by the time he could of reacted.....
everything said on the radio is on tape these days and probably on videotape.......
if your hoping he is going to find a legal loophole to use to get out of trouble......don't have your hopes up
2007-09-18 08:06:16 · answer #8 · answered by lymanspond 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to stop wasting your time here and talk to an attorney. Good luck!
2007-09-18 07:22:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey he did do wrong he popped a wheelie on a motor cycle be glad he isnt dead that was very stupid. he is gonna serve time for it sorry thats an automatic reckless driving and public endangerment charge as well as speeding i am sure
2007-09-18 07:20:49 · answer #10 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋