February 9th 2010 I was incarcerated and held in Memphis, TN on felony charges for MS. After being arrested I was told that these charges were from 2002 for passing bad checks. In 2002 I was a victim of identity theft. I filed a police report as soon as I was notified that someone had written checks in my name. I went to court in TN and provided the notifications along with the police report. The charges were dismissed. I then mailed copies of the police report to each merchant that mailed me a delinquent payment notice including to the stores were checks were written in Mississippi. Eight years later there was a warrant for my arrest that I had no knowledge of in MS. I was of course immediately detained and taken into custody in Memphis, TN jail. After about a week, I was released into the custody of the Mississippi police. I was told at that time, it would be anywhere from 30-90 days before I could go to circuit court on felony charges. After about a week, with the help of my family, I was able to post bail on an $11,000 bond. Once released, I was told I needed at least 10 signatures (the older the better) in order for the state to start an investigation. I did what was asked and 30 days later I called the bad check department where I submitted the documentation with my signatures, and I was told the charges had been dismissed. My question is; why shouldn't the bail bondsman have to return the monies I put up to post bail (minus their fees of course) when the bond was made to secure that I would return to court on my court date, (which I never had) because the charges were dismissed 30 days later by the state of Mississippi. On top of that, I was held in two jails, in two states, for approximately two weeks. By law, do I have a right to have the bail money returned to me?
Sincerely,
In debt, tired and confused
Sincerely,
In debt, tired and confused
