Stolen Horse--Man is BACK in jail!

[urban dreamer]

Tomorrow, tomorrow...

 

[SillyChicken]

Lets hope the judge gets really angry when she hears about whats going on.....
She's probably going to be Ropo's best advocate at the moment.
Hopefully, she'll force the police to do their jobs and get Max back home.

Still keeping fingers crossed for you RoPo till this is over!

 

[Damummis]

Now I am roped in. I have been watching this thread for a long time and I have to say you are one patient woman. I would have gone all kinds of "Mama bin laden" on the whole bunch.

Good luck, girl!!!!

Sorry if I offend anyone with my comment

 

[Alabama ee]

I hope today is the day.

Ropo, what is the next step if what he says is true and he does not have the horse?

 

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

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I have wondered this too, as we all know they might arrest him but they wont hold him long. He will be out scot free in hours. They will keep you longer for writing a bad check than they do for murder (here in VA anyway)

I hope this can all be over with soon for you!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

OK.

I called the DA this morning at 8:30AM and was told that they hadn't heard from the uncle and haven't seen Max or heard of his whereabouts. So, I asked some questions:

1. Have you seen Max? No.
2. Has a warrant been issued? No.
3. When will a warrant be issued? When we get the deputy's statement. From then it will take about an hour to get the paperwork filed and the warrant written.

She said she would call back when the deputy had given his statement. He hadn't made it into work yet.

SO, if I don't hear anything by 11:00AM, I will be calling back and asking more questions, such as:

1. Why isn't the uncle in jail already?
2. What happens if we don't find Max?
3. What's the next step?
4. Do I need to be at the new trial date for the man who leased my horse?
5. Who is above the sheriff's dept.?
6. I'm contacting the Attorney General.

 

[texasgal]

I am so worried for Maxx .. these folks sound like the type that would do 'anything' to keep you from getting him back. Kinda like 'If I can't have him, nobody will' ..

This is un-freakin-believable.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

They are SOOO lucky it's not my horse. I would be over there with several ARMED men to take my horse back. As you can tell, I have NO respect for our judicial system, or the help of the law. For years, I've found that I get alot farther without the laws help & handle it myself.

 

[PineappleMama]

I've got another question for them... what if he sold him to someone in Ark, Tx, etc?

Crossing state lines? Would THAT get someone's attention? And if so, who? Anyone know?

Receipt of Stolen Goods is a crime, so the new guy's already in trouble whether he knows it or not.
Interstate Commerce (of stolen goods) ??

Depends on IF he knew the uncle told him it was stolen beforehand... that's receiving...
Whereas if he didn't know, then it's possession.
I think Max is worth $5k+ (esp if you tally up the legal fees, time, etc.)
Cross a state line and you get a federal charge... no longer in the yokels hands.
Of course, it could turn out the guy is a fence... then deep doodie.

Maybe a call to the FBI would be in order... just in case... as per earlier notes on corruption, but also it may be the only way to find your horse... I donno.

 

[bibliophile birds]

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yeah, i'm pretty sure that would be trafficking in known stolen goods and the moment he crossed a state line it became a federal offense. i would hazard to guess though that the FBI would be completely uninterested... i mean, maybe if they were trafficking LOTS of stolen horses.

maybe a US Marshall would be a good person to call?