One of the toughest tasks for bail bondsmen in Maryland is helping clients who reside out of state. The reason for this is quite simple, any time you are dealing with clients who don't live in state you are taking on a much higher level of risk. Most bail bondsmen in Maryland will not even consider a bail with out of state ties to it. If you are looking to get someone released from custody in the state of Maryland and you live out of state, look no further than Big Boyz Bail Bonds. Yesterday, Big Boyz Bail Bonds was able to successfully execute a bond for a family who all reside in the state of North Carolina.
The situation for the family in North Carolina was quite intriguing. The defendant was originally arrested in Virginia when pulled over for speeding. During the routine traffic stop, the officer ran her name and discovered she had an arrest warrant from 2005. She was held in Virginia for almost 10 days and then extradited to Baltimore County to be served on the warrant. We were contacted by the family who spent a lot of time contacting other bail bondsmen in the area who were unable to service their bail due to the North Carolina information.
A licensed bail agent was dispatched to meet the family at the Baltimore County Circuit Court to do paperwork and post the bail. The family was unaware that the warrant was issued and had they been they would have turned their family member into authorities. The defendant originally lived in Maryland when the charge originated but soon after re-located to North Carolina to attend school and be closer to home. After speaking with the defendant after her release she informed us that to her knowledge she had already been to court for this particular charge. According to court records she did appear for a court date and the charges were dismissed. But she was unaware that she had this charge still pending to go to court.
The defendant retained criminal defense attorney Brian G. Thompson of Silverman Thompson Slutkin and White. Anytime an out of state defendant retains a local attorney it certainly makes the bail bondsman feel a little more comfortable about taking on the liability. It will probably be at least 3-4 months before this defendant must return to Maryland to appear for court so until then we will be sure to stay in touch with our defendant, and make sure she and her family is aware of her court date.
