When someone skips court, it turns into a different kind of work — tactical, focused, and high-stakes. There’s a big difference between a “mistake” where you miss court and an “on purpose” where you’re running and hiding from the obligation. Not everyone understands what “bounty hunting” […]
Nobody wants us knocking on their door … and nobody wants to go back to jail. Nobody wants you to go back to jail. But revoking a bond when a defendant hasn’t missed court is sometimes necessary when safety, integrity, or compliance gets thrown out the […]
Every time the bail reform debate fires up, someone screams that secured bail is “unfair” or “unnecessary.”Let’s step out of slogans and into facts. 1. Secured bail WORKS and drastically improves court appearance rates The entire purpose of secured bail is to guarantee court attendance. NC […]
People think bail bonding is just paperwork and signatures. It’s not.Sometimes it’s a race against the clock to get someone home before life moves on without them. Here’s a story I’ll never forget. The Call Late night call from a guy in jail. He was arrested […]
Getting out of jail isn’t the finish line — it’s the reset point. What you do in the first 30 days of pretrial freedom can shape the entire outcome of your case. Here’s what most people never get told:
People love to say, “Bail bondsmen will bond anybody.” Not true. We take calculated risks — emphasis on calculated — because we’re responsible for making sure defendants return to court.
In North Carolina, many criminal charges result in the defendant being taken to jail by the police. The judge or magistrate will set your conditions of release, which includes bail amount, court orders, and your next appearance date. For some offenses, these conditions will be set […]
Being arrested, especially for the first time, is quite a shock. There’s no feeling in the world like having your hands cuffed behind your back, being searched thoroughly, and then being stuck in a freezing cold intake cell for hours with scary people you don’t know. […]