Felony on a 17 year old.?

Question

My husband recently filed a police report on his son because he stole his credit card number somehow and used it online and were not sure how this works can you please tell us what to expect. We live in Michigan and the son lives in California, he is 17 and my husband filed the police report here in michigan and they did tell us it would be a felony because it's credit card fraud. What will happen to his son? will he even be notified that he has a felony here in michigan?

Answer 1

When they come knocking on his door, arrest him, hold him and send him back for court.

A 17 year old can be held as an adult and yes get a felony.

Good for your husband!

Now he will go to jail and learn a hard lesson.

I hope he knows how to fight as he will be sweet young meat in jail, a cold hard fact!

Answer 2

I'm with the majority. You really shouldn't do this. You will limit the rest of his life, if you pressed those kind of charges on him.

Answer 3

can not be tried or accepted as a adult until 18 or over..since this is not a capital crime...the judge would decide the punishment...example a child points a firearm and kills someone..felony, murder...this is a capital crime,but would have to meet several circumstances to be tried as an adult..where as more likely would be inrestraint of juvenil authority...felony no.

Answer 4

Oh my!  I know what his son did was wrong but do you really think you should turn him in?  A felony is pretty harsh and it will haunt him for the rest of his life.

Answer 5

Credit card theft is pretty serious. Not sure that I would have turned him in, but if he does it once, he's sure to do it again.

What will happen is this. The MI authorities will notify the son that there is a warrant out for his arrest and will ask him to turn himself in. If he does not by the date set on the warrant, then the cops or bounty hunters will be out looking for him. Every where he goes, any time that he uses his ATM or credit card will be a trace of where he is. It'll only be a matter of time before someone catches up to him... unless the son flees to Mexico, then he's pretty much safe... but then he'll never be able to enter the US while the warrant is outstanding.

Answer 6

Possibly some jail time. A felony never goes away. He will never be able to vote, or have government assisted financial aid and in some colleges and universities, never be accepted. He will not be able to apply for most jobs b/c he will appear as a thief. I know at 17, I made stupid mistakes. I don't think it should be held against him at the prime of his life but then again if he is away from you, he prob didn't care and sometimes we have to learn the hard way. But be cautioned b/c this is the prime of his life and you can never get that time back and many opportunities are closed for him. If he never cared about those opportunities then he needs to learn this lesson the hard way. I wish you the best of luck on this one and be confident in your choices. You did what was best for you.

Answer 7

The facts:  If the police have his current contact information, they will call him and let him know that they are investigating and aski him to come down to the station for an interview.  In most cases, you will not, and they would not extradite that distance once a warrant is issued.  The DA will will probably take the case on and will probably prosecute, and have an arrest warrant issued, and when your son is back in your region, he can be picked up and extradited back to the county in which this is originating.

PERSONAL OPINION:  I do not know all the facts, I'm just stating this on the information provided.  I don't know what his prior history is, his closeness to family, and what type of person he is.  However, based on what is written, assuming this is the first time he's done something like this, and if he has done something like this before, and you have tried other ways of helping him stop this behavior;   Filing felony charges are your SON is pretty horrible at 17.  Do you have any idea how life changing this will be for him, especially now that he is so far away and this will probably end up in  warrant?  He will no longer be able to vote (in most states), own a firearm, hold many jobs (i.e. law enforcement, EMT, Medical Profession, Security Officer, etc.).  I completely agree that what he did was wrong, and yes, it is a fraud, but as his parent, was no other choice of intervention?

IN RESPONSE TO YOUR ADDITIONAL INFO:  It really is sad today how many kids are getting involved in this behavior, and I personally would probably talk the judge or attorney and see if they can get him into a boot camp program.  They have proven to be very effective for first time offenders and juveniles. -- BEST OF LUCK