Fake bail bond agents split with $5000 cash from woman trying to get boyfriend out of jail. The women were described as white, one with blonde hair, one with brown hair.
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Two women posing as bail bond agents stole $5000 cash from a woman who was trying to get her boyfriend out of jail.
Salisbury Police say the incident happened on Sunday night near the Rowan County Detention Center on W. Liberty St. Police say a 29-year-old woman had been given contact information for a bail bond agent. After making contact and meeting the women in the gravel parking lot below the jail, the victim agreed to give two women $5000 cash after they offered her a discount.
The woman was going to pay the bond to get her boyfriend out of jail.
Police say when the victim handed over the cash, one of the women went towards the magistrate’s office, the other started walking towards the jail. Minutes later both of the women ran to a newer model Cadillac and sped away.
This is the defendant’s release from jail without posting money bail or after depositing a small percentage of the total amount needed to secure their release.
People with previous accusations of serious crimes don’t qualify for pretrial releases. This is unless they can prove they’re not a flight risk and will show up in court when needed.
Most defendants released on their recognizance must meet with pretrial agents before going home. Here, they’ll be fitted with electronic monitoring devices that track their whereabouts. Pretrial services officers also work to determine whether defendants will pose a threat to victims.
Reminder:The BAIL AGENT X respects LAW ENFORCMENT, THE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY, THE GUILTY WHO DON’T EVADE THE SYSTEM, THE INNOCENT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE FAMILIES OF THE ACCUSED, THE INSUARNCE INDUSTRY, THE COURTS and most of all…FELLOW BAIL AGENTS.
NOTE: We think the media is OBVIOUSLYÂ attacking the bail industry as a whole- as usual with this article. The bail industry is one of the few industries where if one of “us” breaks bad, then the media tries to pin it on the industry as a whole. That being said, although the article is obvious YELLOW JOURNALISM, it is useful in that our industry must monitor itself because there is a perception of the EXCEPTIONS being painted on us as a whole.
REMEMBER: WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS. A bail agent is a WHITE HAT HERO. We serve a VITAL function within the justice system. In every industry, just like politics, there are CLOWNS and CROOKS.Â
BAIL AGENT X
Assault with a deadly weapon. Burglary and grand theft. Receiving stolen property. Perjury, domestic violence, and driving under the influence. Cocaine possession, drug and weapon sales, and attempting to elude police.
These are just a few of the felonies that bail agents in California have been convicted of in the past decade. And in dozens of cases, they’ve been allowed to keep working, signing bail contracts with people accused of crimes and retaining the power to arrest those clients at a moment’s notice.
ELWOOD, Neb. (KSNB) – An Elwood woman charged for an alleged murder-for-hire plot is headed to trial court.
39-year-old Valerie Miller is charged with five counts of attempted murder, murder conspiracy, and terroristic threats. On Tuesday Miller waived a probable cause hearing and her case was transferred to Gosper County District Court. Her next hearing is November 14th.
According to the court records, Miller ultimately agreed with the agent and they allegedly made a deal that he would only carry out two murders, on her ex-husband’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s adult son, for a total of $2,000.
The agent asked for a down payment, to which documents said Miller responded she had no extra money and she would pay them at the end of the week, the investigator states in the affidavit.
Miller then left the parking lot and was pulled over a few minutes later by three NSP-marked vehicles.
Bounty hunters will have to be licensed, trained and registered in California under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
AB 2043 passed both houses of the state Legislature on Aug. 25.
While the department regulates the state’s bail industry and requires bail agents to be licensed, it had not required bounty hunters, often called bail fugitive recovery persons, to be similarly licensed.
At the time, bounty hunters were only required to have proof that they had completed certain classes and had not been convicted of a felony.
A jury on Tuesday found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder in the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart more than 26 years ago.
The verdict for his father, Ruben Flores, is expected to be read at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The court is currently waiting on one of Ruben’s jurors to arrive.
Paul Flores did not react when the guilty verdict came down. His father, who was seated directly behind him, also didn’t react to the verdict.
Several of Kristin’s family members were also inside the courtroom. Her mother and sister cried for several minutes after the reading of the verdict. Kristin’s father and brother appeared relieved.
Susan Flores, Paul’s mother, was not in the courtroom for the verdict.
While Ruben’s jury delivered their sealed verdict to Judge Jennifer O’Keefe late Monday morning, Paul’s jury took nearly two weeks to finalize a decision, although jurors did not deliberate every day. null
Closing arguments in their case wrapped up the first week of October and two teams of 12 jurors began deliberating separately after that.
Paul Flores and his father, Ruben, were arrested on the morning of April 13, 2021, at their separate homes in connection with the May 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart.
Paul, 45, was charged with first-degree murder. Authorities alleged he killed the 19-year-old Cal Poly freshman while trying to rape her. Witnesses said Paul Flores was the last person to be seen with Kristin Smart prior to her disappearance.
Ruben Flores, 81, was charged with accessory after the fact, accused of helping cover up the alleged crime. He posted $50,000 bond shortly after his arrest and was released from custody. Paul was denied bail and remained in custody.
The prosecution told jurors during closing arguments that the evidence is clear and shows Kristin Smart is dead and was killed by Paul Flores; however, the defense argued that the case is straightforward and there is no evidence of a murder.
