Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft cruelty

[bevvy]

My brother, a felon, is in drug rehab. He and his wife had a big binge before entering rehab. The wife stole checks, forged checks, and admitted it... but my brother went into a store and cashed one for her. Now, the police picked him up and charged him with burglary and forgery. He had left rehab for only a few hours, as was allowed, to take care of banking business and to pay on some traffice fines. He was to start a new job on Monday through the rehab facility. The county deputies stopped my son who was driving him back to rehab for no reason except to arrest my brother. My sister filled out a burglary charge against my brothers wife. She had no charges on my brother but the policeman said he was hiding behind his wife and that my brother is going to the penitentiary. He was held on $5000 bond. My family bailed him out so that he can keep the new job and continue with his rehab. There have been no police reports filed about the stolen checks from the store where they were cashed. How can they arrest him just because he has a record and it was his wife that did this deed? Is there any kind of help out there for those who are trying to clean up? The store where the checks were cashed has an owner who is on the board of trustees at the bank that my brother and his disabled wife have a savings account. Last month, the bank held out money to cover the checks, the checks were written on my sisters account, a closed account, and had nothing to do with the savings account that my brother has. Is that legal too? I wish we could afford an attorney for him but he will try to get a public defender. Is there anything we can do to help?

 

[CdwJava]

The only thing YOU can do is help him pay for an attorney or offer moral support.

If there is enough evidence to support the charges, the DA will proceed to court. It is always possible that upon review, the DA will find there to be insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction and may drop the matter ... for now. Ultimately, he may have to wait and see.

If he is charged, he will have an attorney appointed for him if he cannot afford one.

- Carl