A Massachusetts judge accepted brand new Nike sneakers in exchange for cash when one man with insufficient funds could not pay bail. Jason Duval was picked up on a warrant because he failed to pay court fees resulting from a drug possession case in 2012. On Friday the man appeared before the judge, explained his dilemma and created his own plea bargain.
On Thursday, Framingham Police went to Duval’s apartment with a warrant from Natick District Court. He had been charged previously with possession of a Class C substance, two counts of possession of a Class B substance and driving to endanger.
Duval explained to Judge Douglas Stoddart that he is in the middle of a divorce and had no means to pay the $450 that he failed pay previously. His original charges were dismissed but Duval still needed to handle the fine he received when arrested in 2012. Stoddart offered the man a few days in jail in order to erase his debt but he pleaded not to be locked up any further.
Read more at http://guardianlv.com/2015/01/judge-accepted-nike-sneakers-for-poor-mans-bail/#AjOy2PI7EkSbsvec.99
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