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idtheftvictim

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? North Carolina, charges are in Ohio though.

Ok everyone, I am asking for some help, this may be a bit long, but please read...I will give the story...

About 8 months ago, DW(dear wife), friend of ours up in Ohio, and Myself went to my DW's place of employment because she had left her phone there(cell phone), and we used it as our house phone, so we needed to get it. We all went because we were all together at the time, just chillin, when we realized DW's phone was gone.

We got into our car and drove to DW's work, DW has a key to the office, and so does our friend(friend also worked there at the time). So, we let ourselves in, grabbed DW's cell phone, and DW noticed that some equipment was still on(DW and friend work in dentist office as dental assistants), so DW went and turned the machine off, well, we hadn't been there but maybe 5-10 mins and there was a knock on the door, it was a police officer. The police officer came and and started questioning us, then put me in hand-cuffs, started asking what we were doing there, and we told the police officer, he obviously didn't believe us, so we had to call DW's boss and have DW's boss advise the police officer that we were ok. Well, DW's boss lived about 1 hour away, and it was already late...so DW's boss, contacted his parter in buisness and told him to come down to the office and clear everything up. Once Boss's parter arrived, we were let go.

Fast forward to last night around 10PM...DW and I get a phone call from friend up in Ohio, advising that the partner is pressing charges against us for breaking and entering, and also theft and AGGRAVATED THEFT.

I am flipping out!!!!!!! I got the arriagnment date pushed back till the 30th....

Just looking for some legal advice....
 


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Fat Tony

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What did you guys (supposedly) take?

What part of Ohio?

Did you live in Ohio at the time?
 
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seniorjudge

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idtheftvictim said:
Just looking for some legal advice....
After reading your confession, I think you need a very good attorney in Ohio.
 

idtheftvictim

Junior Member
Fat Tony said:
What did you guys (supposedly) take?

What part of Ohio?

Did you live in Ohio at the time?
We supposedly took some "bleaching trays"....but we didn't take anything....the police even escorted us down to our car, and let us leave....
 
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seniorjudge

Guest
Let me rephrase that: How do you know you are being charged with anything?
 

idtheftvictim

Junior Member
seniorjudge said:
Let me rephrase that: How do you know you are being charged with anything?
Because friend in Ohio called and advised we had to goto court last week....2 days before we were supposed to appear...

I called, got it postponed because we were never summoned....and that is the only reason we even know about it....because of the friend....
 
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seniorjudge

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idtheftvictim said:
I called, got it postponed because we were never summoned....and that is the only reason we even know about it....because of the friend....
Who did you call? How does the friend know there were charges filed? Are you saying you were never arrested or got other official notification of the charges? Who is the partner you are talking about? I thought you said the boss told the cops it was okay?!

There are several gaps in your story. Fill us in.
 

idtheftvictim

Junior Member
seniorjudge said:
Who did you call? How does the friend know there were charges filed? Are you saying you were never arrested or got other official notification of the charges? Who is the partner you are talking about? I thought you said the boss told the cops it was okay?!

There are several gaps in your story. Fill us in.
I called the arraignment office....got the court date moved back...it is all on the on-line docket...

The friend recieved a letter advising to be at court....we didn't...

I am saying I was NEVER arrested at all, all of us were set free that night, walked to our car by the cops and were told everything was fine.

My wife worked for a dentist office that had 2 dentists working in the same building....My wife's boss didn't come down, but my wife's boss's partner in buisness did....he said everything was ok....

and now 8 months later charges are filed?!?!?!

makes NO SENCE...this is why I am here...asking these questions.
 
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seniorjudge

Guest
idtheftvictim said:
The friend recieved a letter advising to be at court....we didn't...
Did this friend fax you a copy of this letter?

Did the cops know your address?

Is your name on this letter?
 

idtheftvictim

Junior Member
seniorjudge said:
Did this friend fax you a copy of this letter?

Did the cops know your address?

Is your name on this letter?
No, friend didn't fax copy of letter, read it to us over the phone...

The cops had our old address in Ohio...but we moved to NC about 3 months after all this happened....

Neither my Wife's nor my name is on this letter....

Thanks for replying so quickly!
 
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seniorjudge

Guest
This is very strange. Get an Ohio lawyer to call the prosecutor and find out what happened.
 

idtheftvictim

Junior Member
seniorjudge said:
This is very strange. Get an Ohio lawyer to call the prosecutor and find out what happened.
I thought it was pretty strange myself, I will do as you suggested...thanks again for all the help seniorjudge!!!!

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