Alright guys I was wondering if anyone here might have an idea...
This past Thursday night (my birthday weekend) we head out to the local bar scene. Things going good, everyones nice and drunk, minus me. I was the DD, kept it to a few drinks stopped long before leaving and everything was great. Standing at a friends hot dog stand (not a damn cart and actual food place) my "friend" Bill takes off down the street saying he's going to another club (well everywhere was closed but we let him go do his thing). 5 minutes later we see him standing talking to a few girls and guys, us assuming he was hitting on the girls and the guys didn't like it. We decide to let him dig his own grave, as he Loves to be a dick and do this stuff.
About 10-15 mins later we decide to head to a diner and grab some more food, let my friends sober up some and hang out. We start up the road towards where we parked. About 100' up we see a group of people, pretty big group maybe 20-30 or so. In the group I saw what looked like 2-3 officers maybe. Sure enough in the group is my "friend" Bill mouthing off. I figured he was involved in a fight, I could go in and grab him, and get out of there. I started around the back of the group, walked by a few guys (kinda squeezing my way in to get to him) when to my right a uniformed officer grabs my throat and starts choking me. I am in NO way a trouble maker and deicded to just do as he says. I let him take me to the ground (lower back + curb = ouch). Right before I went down I saw another officer coming at me with a night stick. Luckily being cooperative the night stick was never used.
Roll me over, hand cuffed, and up against a cop car in all of about 2 minutes. During my altercation I see my friend being manhandled, shirt ripped off, thrown onto a cop car, and beat up real good. I will stop here and say he deserved ALL of that and MORE. I play the next 15-20 minutes as nice, and cooperative as possible. Yes sir, No sir, and do what they say when they say. I was actually thanked by two different officers for being nice and cooperating. I kept quiet and actually thought they were going to let me off with a warning and fine or something. Nope switch cuffs, different cop car, and off to jail.
Sitting in jail I am the type that listens to authority, always have always will. I sign what they want me to sign (this might bite me in the ass, I hope I never signed something pleading guilty) which was one time for my evidence, one time when I had my prints done, and twice to the Bail Bondsman. I get the one call, call the rents and tell them the $1000 bail, bring $100 to a bondsman. Later on when "Bill" makes his call I hear him say bring $75 to a bondsman...
he gets out about 45 minutes before me, and I'm on my way (not a fun ride home with the dad) around 4:00-4:30. Make sure my friend (drunk friend, dumb move to let the cop give him my keys, but I was arrested and didn't want them) did crash my Audi and then home. Sure enough I found out they charged ME for his Disorderly and Interfering, and he got my interfering.
I called sent him a text this afternoon letting him know that, and since we both have court Wed morning, I fully expect him to man up and take his charges. He turned into a little bi*** and didn't sound like he was going to. I more or less told him I'm throwing him under a bus if I have to, I will not have a record with that on it because of him being a drunk loser. I also told him not to come around our group of friends as he is really not wanted.
Before all this happened he had a history recently of being a total tool. getting dropped off at home after another friend was the DD, getting into his car (after my friend basically tucked him into bed) crashing into his own house, and then getting pulled over (all he told one friend that happened that night). Sure enough at the police station I find out he is on probation, and it explains why he always needs a ride, and his truck is always being "fixed".
SOOO heres the question. If I go wednesday I plan to throw him under a bus if I have to. My lawyer might not be able to do it until later in the week, meaning the judge (or whoever we appear before) might not have the opportunity to see us both, and see how he is all bruised, and cut up. What can I do if I have to go on a different day? Do I just take what I got and hope my lawyer can get these dropped or lessened, or do I tell the judge that I feel my friend was the one who was supposed to get the Disorderly? I have NEVER been in trouble before (3.3 GPA graduating a good school for engineering, never a ticket, never any points, never had a run in with anyone) which will help, but I feel like I get the **** end of the stick for my POS friend.
Alright rant off, feel free to post your opinion!
Sincerely, ex con 25th.
This past Thursday night (my birthday weekend) we head out to the local bar scene. Things going good, everyones nice and drunk, minus me. I was the DD, kept it to a few drinks stopped long before leaving and everything was great. Standing at a friends hot dog stand (not a damn cart and actual food place) my "friend" Bill takes off down the street saying he's going to another club (well everywhere was closed but we let him go do his thing). 5 minutes later we see him standing talking to a few girls and guys, us assuming he was hitting on the girls and the guys didn't like it. We decide to let him dig his own grave, as he Loves to be a dick and do this stuff.
About 10-15 mins later we decide to head to a diner and grab some more food, let my friends sober up some and hang out. We start up the road towards where we parked. About 100' up we see a group of people, pretty big group maybe 20-30 or so. In the group I saw what looked like 2-3 officers maybe. Sure enough in the group is my "friend" Bill mouthing off. I figured he was involved in a fight, I could go in and grab him, and get out of there. I started around the back of the group, walked by a few guys (kinda squeezing my way in to get to him) when to my right a uniformed officer grabs my throat and starts choking me. I am in NO way a trouble maker and deicded to just do as he says. I let him take me to the ground (lower back + curb = ouch). Right before I went down I saw another officer coming at me with a night stick. Luckily being cooperative the night stick was never used.
Roll me over, hand cuffed, and up against a cop car in all of about 2 minutes. During my altercation I see my friend being manhandled, shirt ripped off, thrown onto a cop car, and beat up real good. I will stop here and say he deserved ALL of that and MORE. I play the next 15-20 minutes as nice, and cooperative as possible. Yes sir, No sir, and do what they say when they say. I was actually thanked by two different officers for being nice and cooperating. I kept quiet and actually thought they were going to let me off with a warning and fine or something. Nope switch cuffs, different cop car, and off to jail.
Sitting in jail I am the type that listens to authority, always have always will. I sign what they want me to sign (this might bite me in the ass, I hope I never signed something pleading guilty) which was one time for my evidence, one time when I had my prints done, and twice to the Bail Bondsman. I get the one call, call the rents and tell them the $1000 bail, bring $100 to a bondsman. Later on when "Bill" makes his call I hear him say bring $75 to a bondsman...
he gets out about 45 minutes before me, and I'm on my way (not a fun ride home with the dad) around 4:00-4:30. Make sure my friend (drunk friend, dumb move to let the cop give him my keys, but I was arrested and didn't want them) did crash my Audi and then home. Sure enough I found out they charged ME for his Disorderly and Interfering, and he got my interfering.
I called sent him a text this afternoon letting him know that, and since we both have court Wed morning, I fully expect him to man up and take his charges. He turned into a little bi*** and didn't sound like he was going to. I more or less told him I'm throwing him under a bus if I have to, I will not have a record with that on it because of him being a drunk loser. I also told him not to come around our group of friends as he is really not wanted.
Before all this happened he had a history recently of being a total tool. getting dropped off at home after another friend was the DD, getting into his car (after my friend basically tucked him into bed) crashing into his own house, and then getting pulled over (all he told one friend that happened that night). Sure enough at the police station I find out he is on probation, and it explains why he always needs a ride, and his truck is always being "fixed".
SOOO heres the question. If I go wednesday I plan to throw him under a bus if I have to. My lawyer might not be able to do it until later in the week, meaning the judge (or whoever we appear before) might not have the opportunity to see us both, and see how he is all bruised, and cut up. What can I do if I have to go on a different day? Do I just take what I got and hope my lawyer can get these dropped or lessened, or do I tell the judge that I feel my friend was the one who was supposed to get the Disorderly? I have NEVER been in trouble before (3.3 GPA graduating a good school for engineering, never a ticket, never any points, never had a run in with anyone) which will help, but I feel like I get the **** end of the stick for my POS friend.
Alright rant off, feel free to post your opinion!
Sincerely, ex con 25th.
