COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Colorado Springs Police made an arrest after a bondsman provided crucial information about a man wanted on a felony warrant. The bondsman was able to tell police that the suspect, Shawn Joseph Bell, was hiding at a residence near Hunting Meadows Circle. The suspect did not … View full post on Collateral Magazine

SCOTTSBORO, AL — Bondsman Barry Dean Bolding is being indicted on several sex-related charges and is currently out on a $246,000 bail. Bolding’s wife has also been implicated in some of the charges, which police say involve victims between 16 and 30 years of age. Bolding, of AAA Eagle Bail … View full post on Collateral Magazine

HUNTSVILLE, TX — Travis Smith asked his bondsman to drop him off at a house in order to get money from his grandmother to pay the bondsman. The bondsman complied while driving Smith home from jail. The only problem is that the house did not belong to Smith’s grandmother and … View full post on Collateral Magazine

COLUMBUS, OH — A bondsman was watching a house in Columbus when he saw two men lighting an object on fire and throwing it at a home. Concerned that the two men were trying to start a house fire, the bondsman got out of his car and chased the suspects. … View full post on Collateral Magazine

LAURINBURG, NC — Warrants have been issued for Tutus Tyrone Reddick, a man authorities say opened fire on a bondsman in early August. Bondsman Russell Morrison entered an apartment where Reddick was staying and Reddick allegedly opened fire. The bondsman was armed and returned fire. Both men were injured in … View full post on Collateral Magazine

DENVER, CO — Citizen ballot campaigns face new rules in Colorado. After criticism of the transparency of the 2010 election, House Bill 1072 was passed. The new regulation requires ballot campaign proponents to disclose contributions to their campaign and how much was paid to petition circulators. The bill was created … View full post on Collateral Magazine

MCDONALD COUNTY, MO — Bondsman Bryan W. White of All Out Bail Bonds has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after firing a warning shot in a residential area while pursuing a man to be arrested. White has been charged court costs and $500. White had gone to a trailer … View full post on Collateral Magazine

GAINESVILLE, FL — Tyrone Randy Johnson Jr. of Tyrone Johnson Bail Bonds has been arrested, accused of aggravated assault in a case that allegedly saw him holding an AR-15 rifle and threatening to kill three innocent individuals while pursuing a fugitive. The incident allegedly took place last week and Johnson … View full post on Collateral Magazine

HARTFORD, CT — Flavio Bail Bonds has been told by the Connecticut Supreme Court to forfeit $125,000 in bonds in the case of an alleged drug dealer, David Sheriff, who fled the country. The Connecticut bail agency had alleged that they did not have to forfeit the bond because state … View full post on Collateral Magazine

BRIDGEPORT, CT – Connecticut bail bondsman Carmelo Mendez had been charged with attempted murder and assault after allegedly shooting Fernando Morales in the face, but charges against Mendez were dropped because Morales did not show up in court. Mendez claimed that he used his gun on Morales because he believed … View full post on Collateral Magazine