Ok.. this one here will stick with me probably forever. Not because of the defendent but because of the person that helped me with this one. The basic story is the guy skipped and left his buddy out to dry.
His buddy who has 5 kids put up his own van for him. His friend was really stressing out because we actually took his van and put a FOR SALE signs on it. As bad as we felt, it is a buisness and you have to be able to seperate personal feelings and business.
I really put alot of effort into finding this guy. I didn’t want his friend to lose his van, especially having kids. Eventually, I contact a pastor who says this guy comes in to the church sometimes at night. I explain to the pastor his friend’s situation and the pastor agrees to set him up as long as I don’t arrest him inside the church because of all the kids around. I agree..no problem with that.
So I set up and eventually spot the target pull up in a car with 3 other guys. The target then walks in the church. Unfortunetly, I’m no longer comfortable with arresting him outside given the 3 guys with him and the fact I’m not convinced someone there doesn’t have a gun.
So I walk into the church , I see there is no one around AT ALL and I quickly arrest him and take him out. The only people who saw the arrest was me, the defendent and the pastor.. thats all!!
Later on the pastor calls me and actually starts SWEARING at me for arresting him inside the church. I explain to the pastor the possible danger that lurked outside and the fact no one was around. I also explained to the pastor that he just helped someone who has 5 kids get his only van back after trying to help a friend get out of jail. I would think he would feel good about that. The only bad guy here was the defendent who cared nothing for anyone who helped him out. The pastor dropped the f-bomb on me and said he was calling the cops. Later, I find out the pastor has a criminal past. Geez…. I understand turning your life around but he has not accomplished that yet… he’s a punk who somehow became a pastor.. very sad. Police explained to him that I did nothing wrong and told him to have a nice day. Total bond recovered was $7,500.
Man that pastor sounds like an asshole. I wonder how many people in his congregation are wanted felons. Sounds like he’s running some kind of shady organization there or something.
The thing that gets me about those church people is the fact that they are some of the biggest hypocritical people on the planet.
This guy looks really familiar too. I swear I must have been there during a court appearance he made or something. I’ve seen that face before.