Day 113 - 252 Days to go
Base Camp Coffee of the Day: Lost in the Dark (Colombian Dark French Roast)
SO...... today was one of those days that played out kind of like a Rube Goldberg chain reaction catastrophe. And YES, those are REAL HANDCUFFS. And before I tell you the story......Yes, the Taney County Prosecuting Attorney's office DID apologize and admit they had made a mistake. But I guess for at least a few minutes I was actually arrested!
My crime spree started a couple months ago when I was pulled over for a non working headlight on my truck (what can you expect for 300,000 miles) Everything can't be working all the time! I got a warning for that and other misc. vehicle infractions. What I didn't get a warning on was the fact that I had forgot to put my proof of insurance in the vehicle. I had copies of them going clear back to 2010 but not the 2019 one. I explained it was probably on my desk back home a mere mile and a half away, but the officer was nice and said; "Don't worry, take it to the courthouse and they will probably dismiss the ticket."
The following Monday, I did just that and sure enough, they dismissed the ticket and said I would not have to appear in court to re-explain it. BUT, call back next week just to make sure they get it handled properly. The following week I called back and they assured me once again I would not have to appear in court.
Fast forward to today. I was involved in a minor bump of vehicles and the shaken young lady in the other vehicle was instructed by her family to call the police who arrived and did a quick report and sent the young lady on her way. He then turned to me and said; "Sir, I have a warrant for your arrest!" Stunned, I responded. "You have a WHAT?"...… "You have a warrant sir"...….. Concerning WHAT?????
It turned out that even though the proof of insurance ticket had been dismissed, they nevertheless issued a warrant for my arrest on court day for not being there. He told me that Shelley would need to drive to the police station but I would need to ride back with him. Well..... okay. Then at the car he said I'm sorry but you'll have to extend your hands as he pulled out his hand cuffs. At this point I laughed and said "Are you kidding me? with a voice of unbelief. So I got cuffed and stuffed into the back of a police car. I asked him to take a pic for all of those who wouldn't believe it and he graciously complied.
Thirty minutes later, along with several phone calls, they resolved the whole thing. I did receive an apology from the court house and the arresting officer apologized as well. Honestly, it all went so completely ridiculous so fast that I KNEW it would be a great story. I suffered very little trauma and mental angst beyond the initial discovery that I had a warrant out for my arrest.
On behalf of the police officer who was only doing his job, and the cooperative folks at the court house who instantly admitted their mistake, there was little damage done. HOWEVER, the whole ordeal did cut into our dinner plans and we had Cap'n Ray with us and I had promised to get him home early which didn't happen . So, we treated ourselves to a Chinese Buffet before returning home. (DON'T ASK ME what Ray did at the restaurant. He's the one that needed arrested...………. But that's another story!)
My crime spree started a couple months ago when I was pulled over for a non working headlight on my truck (what can you expect for 300,000 miles) Everything can't be working all the time! I got a warning for that and other misc. vehicle infractions. What I didn't get a warning on was the fact that I had forgot to put my proof of insurance in the vehicle. I had copies of them going clear back to 2010 but not the 2019 one. I explained it was probably on my desk back home a mere mile and a half away, but the officer was nice and said; "Don't worry, take it to the courthouse and they will probably dismiss the ticket."
The following Monday, I did just that and sure enough, they dismissed the ticket and said I would not have to appear in court to re-explain it. BUT, call back next week just to make sure they get it handled properly. The following week I called back and they assured me once again I would not have to appear in court.
Fast forward to today. I was involved in a minor bump of vehicles and the shaken young lady in the other vehicle was instructed by her family to call the police who arrived and did a quick report and sent the young lady on her way. He then turned to me and said; "Sir, I have a warrant for your arrest!" Stunned, I responded. "You have a WHAT?"...… "You have a warrant sir"...….. Concerning WHAT?????
It turned out that even though the proof of insurance ticket had been dismissed, they nevertheless issued a warrant for my arrest on court day for not being there. He told me that Shelley would need to drive to the police station but I would need to ride back with him. Well..... okay. Then at the car he said I'm sorry but you'll have to extend your hands as he pulled out his hand cuffs. At this point I laughed and said "Are you kidding me? with a voice of unbelief. So I got cuffed and stuffed into the back of a police car. I asked him to take a pic for all of those who wouldn't believe it and he graciously complied.
Thirty minutes later, along with several phone calls, they resolved the whole thing. I did receive an apology from the court house and the arresting officer apologized as well. Honestly, it all went so completely ridiculous so fast that I KNEW it would be a great story. I suffered very little trauma and mental angst beyond the initial discovery that I had a warrant out for my arrest.
On behalf of the police officer who was only doing his job, and the cooperative folks at the court house who instantly admitted their mistake, there was little damage done. HOWEVER, the whole ordeal did cut into our dinner plans and we had Cap'n Ray with us and I had promised to get him home early which didn't happen . So, we treated ourselves to a Chinese Buffet before returning home. (DON'T ASK ME what Ray did at the restaurant. He's the one that needed arrested...………. But that's another story!)
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That's debatable.
- Martin Teig
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