Bail Blotter: Bond Forfeit Order Overturned
- February 14, 2012
- by AboutBail Staff
- In the News
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Bond Forfeit Order Overturned
FULTON COUNTY, PA -- Pennsylvania bondsman Paul Weachter has been granted reprieve and will not have to forfeit the $100,000 bond he posted for a man who later committed suicide. Paul Weachter was originally told to pay the full bond forfeiture by Court of Common Pleas Judge Angela Krom. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has overturned that ruling. Weachter’s attorney said he was pleased with the new ruling, noting that it shows that bondsmen cannot be held responsible if a defendant commits a crime.
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Bondsmen Seek Licensing Laws for Bounty Hunters
WICHITA, KS -- Some bail bondsmen in Kansas want changes made to requirements for bounty hunters. Currently, bounty hunters in the state do not require training or licensing – anyone who has not committed a felony in the past decade can act as a bounty hunter in the state. The bounty hunters are contracted by bondsmen – who are licensed in Kansas. Members of the Kansas Bail Agents Association have raised concerns that this system may be unsafe. Some members want to see laws which would require bounty hunters to be trained and licensed in the state.
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Man Has Bail Set Twice for Same Incident
AMBOY, MN -- Dwight Thomas Traxler was charged with possession of child pornography after his girlfriend called police when she found the material in the home. When searching for the pornography, police found possible evidence of possible methamphetamine production in the home. However, police charged Traxler for possession of child pornography first and he posted $75,000 in bail with the help of Midwest Bonding. After he posted bond, he was arrested again for drug charges and an additional $50,000 bond was imposed, even though evidence of both crimes was found during the same police search.
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Bondsman Indicted for Destroying Evidence
CLARK COUNTY, NV -- Nevada bail bondsman Thomas Jaskol and two others have been indicted for destroying evidence. All three individuals face arraignment. The three individuals, including attorney Brian Bloomfield and Bloomfield’s wife, are accused of taking part in a courthouse scam. Jaskol’s bail bond business, Downtown Bail Bonds, is no longer in business and its corporate license has been pulled.
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