Nashville TN May 6 2023 There was a disturbance Thursday morning outside a Nashville school that involved a bail bondsman and a wanted person. The incident took place around 9:20 a.m. at Valor Collegiate Academies, a charter school in Nashville. According to a letter sent to the Valor family from the school, an armed patrol officer […]
MONROE, La. Aug 26 2022 The Monroe Police Department says they have arrested a bail bonds employee after a Monday night shooting. A police spokesperson says the shooting victim was found on Highway 165 south of Interstate 20 around 8 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2022. Police say bail bonds employees opened fire on the man, who […]
DES MOINES, Iowa Dec 12, 2021 The owners of a Des Moines bail bond business are charged with multiple counts of fraud and prostitution. David Ellis of Always Affordable Bail Bonds is charged with fraudulent sales practices, credit card fraud, and four counts of prostitution. According to the criminal complaint in the case, he demanded […]
Fayetteville NC June 19 2021 A bail bondsman was arrested last week, police said, after he allegedly shot a man he was trying to take into custody. Marquell King was shot at 7:38 p.m. June 5 as licensed bondsman Nicholas Dawson was attempting to serve an arrest warrant, police spokesman Sgt. Jeremy Glass said. King […]
PATERSON, N.J. June 17 2021— The mayors of some of New Jersey’s biggest cities joined together Tuesday and demanded a change to the state’s bail reform law. The city leaders said due to rising gun violence, people accused of gun crimes should not be able to just walk out of the courtroom. “We support bail […]
Buffalo NY June 7 2021 An unlicensed bounty hunter was arraigned Friday on misdemeanor charges that he forcibly entered a Buffalo home in January armed with what appeared to be a rifle or shotgun and unlawfully searched the residence looking for the homeowner’s fugitive brother, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Dennis J. White, […]
Davidson County NC May 28 2021 Adam Hartley, the man killed in an officer-involved shooting over the weekend, was being pursued by bondsmen prior to his death, according to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. Bondsmen began pursuing Hartley late last week. It’s unclear exactly why they sought him. Hartley’s interactions with law enforcement began years before. […]
Palm Springs CA April 27 2021 A 36-year-old bail agent has been arrested and booked for murder after allegedly shooting and killing another man while trying to apprehend him during a fugitive recovery incident at a home in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Sheriff. On Saturday authorities released new details on the case, […]
NATIONAL CITY CA April 13 2021— Police launched a manhunt Monday for a parolee they say has twice opened fire while evading capture — first shooting at two private investigators in Chula Vista in mid-March, then at two National City police officers during a traffic stop early Monday. Police identified the suspect as 36-year-old Christopher Marquez, who […]
CHULA VISTA, Calif. March 24 2021— Chula Vista police were searching for a parolee they believe opened fire Monday night on two private investigators — wounding one of them — who tried to detain the man for jumping bail. The victim, a 45-year-old man, suffered two gunshot wounds in the shooting on East J Street […]