Bench Warrant and Law Advice?

Question

I have a simple assault charge for throwing a waffle at someone(yes a waffle) after a male school worker insulted a female student worker in the cafeteria. Well of course that person got a slap on the wrist by the school and nothing happened to that person and I get a simple assault charge and 25 hours community service.

Well I did the 25 hours of community service and didnt have the money to pay the coart costs.I was told by the judge if I payed the remaining amont of the court costs the case would be thrown out.

Well time comes around for court and I try to get an week extention till my school refund check comes so I can pay the remaining balance. Well the ladies in the court house tell me I cant push the date back only forward and only the judge can do that. Well I send the judge an email telling him I just need a week past the scheduled court date to pay the money and that I am a dean's list student in college, well of course he doesnt get back to me at all.

I then find out the day after my court date that I have a bench warrant, I then have the money the next week and try to pay it but they say now I have a bench warrant and cant over the phone and that I have to go over to the sheriff's office first.

Well the problem is that go to school in a different city now and I can't afford to miss school for court and I dont even have a car.

My question is should I just wait until fall break and then turn myself in or are they going to heavily come after me for something like this?

Answer 1

Can you afford being picked up on a Friday for the warrant spending the whole weekend in Jail, then post bond on Monday  and have another whole new legal issued to deal with?

Yes it’s common for them to pick you up on Friday knowing full well that you can not make bond until Monday, thus teaching you a little lesson by spending the weekend in county

Answer 2

Uh..isn't it time to take a little responsibilty here?

THESE ARE ARREST WARRANTS YOU ARE s******g WITH!

YOU DO NOT NEED THEM ON YOUR RECORD: and you can pretty much get popped at any time the judge want's your butt in.

GOING TO JAIL is going to be much more costly than missing school. Find a friend, take a bus, call a cab; get to court and get this fixed.

Answer 3

It was only a waffle but it was an assault charge. There are things in the real world that need to be attended to in person... adults and the courts could give a c**p about emails.

Real world stuff with real repercussions. It matters not if it is difficult for a person to do what was ordered in the courts eyes.

You need to appear at that court. Showing will probably get you a deal. Most judges are fine. If you do not if you may get pulled over they might arrest you and tow your car. That will cost bigtime.

But the main thing is that a judge said he would throw it out. You got your get out of jail free pass. All that was suspended might be reinstated.

When you get out of college and apply for a job they will do a background check as all do. How is a chrge for assault going to look?

Decide. Take care of it, appear and all of that. Or have a very expensive lesson in regard to waffles.