That was easy...........

Goose · Mar 10, 2015

Our County Jail Administrator retired, and they had a retirement party for him at the county jail this afternoon. As a County Commissioner, I was expected to put in an appearance.

The party was held in the jail, and with county employees coming and going, a security door was propped open that is normally locked from the outside and opened by buzzer from the inside.

In the middle of the party, I saw a scroungy looking character walk in the front door and stop by the window. I really didn't pay him much attention. A few minutes later, the Chief Deputy walked up to me laughing. He said that was the easiest one he's done in a long time.

Turned out the guy was a parole violator who was turning himself in. All the Deputy had to do was log the guy in, lock him up, and call the county that had a warrant out for him.

Like someone said, "It takes all kinds". And someone else said, "It doesn't take all kinds, we just have all kinds".

gtractorfan · Mar 10, 2015

His name wasn't Otis was it? Sounds like Andy Griffith and Barney's "guest".

Steve@Advance · Mar 10, 2015

I took a man in several years ago, needed a place to stay, getting his life in order, off alcohol and drugs.

He had a warrant in Dallas county, one county over. He wrote some hot checks, had a court ordered payment plan going to pay them off. He had twisted off and quit making his payments.

Now that he was back on track he wanted to go take care of it. Didn't have the money, so decided to turn himself in and sit it out.

I took him to the county jail, like he wanted. They had no clue what to do! Had never had anyone come in of their own accord. Finally after the buck got passed, in comes a county deputy to take him into custody. Of course he had to be macho man and rough and cuff him, make sure he didn't change his mind...

Thought he was going to take me in too, just for being there with this dangerous criminal! Couldn't find any warrants, so they had to let me go.

Best I remember, he spent a couple months in jail, let him out, told him to resume payments, which he did.

He did good for a while, moved out, moved in with a drunk, relapsed, stole some money from the NA group, never saw him again. Sad.

Ultradog MN · Mar 10, 2015

Dallas County in which state?
Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri or Texas?
In Alabama, Iowa, Texas and 26 other states you are not required to ID yourself in a situation like that. And I probably wouldn't have let them intimidate me into doing it.
Stop and identify states.

Gambles · Mar 10, 2015

I guess he was turning himself into a life that includes free health care, dental, room and board and meals. All without having to keep a job. Sometimes you can't blame them.

bison · Mar 10, 2015

Last fall a local guy(55, never had a run in with the law, hard worker) had a verbal row with his wife on Christmas eve(she told him she was having an affair with another guy).
Cop show up at the door a bit later and wanted to arrest him for DV( apparently his wife had called the cops on him)
The guy was not all the way sober and told the cops he was not about to let himself to get arrested for an argument with his wife and to F off.
Cops called for re-enforcement, 2 more showed up.
That got the guy really peed of and said, if you jerks are going to arrest me i'll give you a G-damm reason to and promptly went into a scrap with them resulting in two of the cops being carted of to the hospital .
Poor guy has been in the pen ever since,..they won't even let him out on bail.

wisbaker · Mar 10, 2015

Easiest one I heard about when I was with the county is a guy comes in to be a character witness for his buddy at a big trial. One of the deputies sitting in the court room recognized the guy and ducks out of the courtroom and makes a call, yep there's an open warrant out on the guy. Picked off a few when they were called in for jury duty too.

Steve@Advance · Mar 10, 2015

Ultradog, that was in Texas.

County jails here are not friendly places! I went several times to visit a man in the Johnson Co jail. They require ID to visit. You are warned up front that they will check for warrants. I've seen people arrested in the waiting area.

Those were some of the nastiest attitude people I've ever seen. They would intentionally try to instigate trouble with visitors, excessively long waiting times, rude, demanding behavior, bullying intimidation, multiple searches, all for a 15 minute visit through glass.

That was easy...........

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