When Hollywood Calls for a Bail Agent

LOS ANGELES, CA –Bondsman David Perez has the unenviable task of being actress Lindsay Lohan’s bondsman. Perez has stated that he was contacted by Shawn Chapman Holley, Lohan’s attorney, to attend a recent courthouse hearing after Lohan’s ankle monitoring device registered five probation violations. Judge Marcia Revel has since issued a warrant for the actress’s arrest and has increased bail from $100, 000 to $200,000. The original $100, 000 bail has been forfeited and Perez is waiting to see what will happen next. Read the full story... Read more

Bondsman Catches Former NASCAR Racer

SAN CLEMENTE, CA –  A bondsman captured and turned in former NASCAR driver James Edward Neal, securing a second arrest for Neal is the past week. Neal was recently bailed out of jail on false imprisonment and attempted rape charges and was recently sentenced for a high-speed chase with police. While still out on bail for the attempted rape and imprisonment charges, Neal checked into the Best Western in San Clemente. His bondsmen from the Always For You bail bond company was concerned about bail money and attempted to contact Neal. When he was... Read more

Sheriff Race Gets Controversial

SACRAMENTO, CA – In the race for Sacramento County sheriff, a number of accusations have been made lately. Current Sheriff John McGinness is supporting Scott Jones in the race but critics are claiming that Jones may have used government computers for bail bondsmen friends who needed criminal history checks. The FBI has not found evidence of wrongdoing on Jones’s part. Read the full story here.  Read More →

Bail Bond Lawsuit Dismissed

SANTA BARBARA, CA – Judge Thomas Anderle has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Sheriff Bill Brown hurt bail agencies.  The lawsuit was brought about by a bondsman and alleged that Brown and others prevented inmates from making free calls to bail bond businesses, thereby depriving those companies of business. Judge Thomas Anderle made a final ruling, determining that the the lawsuit was without legal basis. Read the full story here.  Read More →

Bounty Hunter and Sherriff in Hot Water Over Fourth Amendment Rights

BAKERSFIELD, CA – A California woman named Star Hills alleges that bounty hunters and sheriffs entered her home without permission and she has the home-security footage and camcorder footage to prove it. Hills alleges that the situation violates her Fourth Amendment rights and would like to see the men who entered her home reprimanded. Her videos show the men entering her home, allegedly to serve a warrant for Joseph Baker. Even though Hills and her partner asked to see the warrant, no identification or warrant was produced. Hills’ video also... Read more

Is the Bail Bond Industry Becoming Less Lucrative?

SOLANO, CA – According to bondsman Michael Bowman of Calvin Elam Bail Bonds, the bail bond industry is becoming a less profitable business proposition. He notes that the recent economic downturn caused many local bondsmen to go out of business. Businesses like his who remained in business had to adjust and change tactics to survive. According to Bowman, even though crimes seem to be on the increase, lack of money among defendant’s families and huge bail bond firms are pushing many bondsmen out of business. In his four decades in the business,... Read more

Former President Reagan’s Grandson Ends Up in the Big House, Not the White House

LOS ANGELES, CA - After resisting arrest early Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles, Cameron Reagan, grandson of former President Ronald Reagan, was held on a $10,000 bail.  Upon entering his home with friends, Reagan accidentally tripped his silent security alarm which alerted the police without his awareness.  In an attempt to identify himself Reagan reached for his identification, however, police interpreted his movement as a reach for a gun and tackled and arrested him on the spot. Full Story  Read More →

DNA Test in Exchange for Dropped Case

Orange County, California is certainly taking a creative approach to those arrested for nonviolent misdemeanors:  a $75 fee and DNA sample, in exchange for their case being dropped. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas says extending the option to give a DNA sample for those who have yet to plea one way or the other will help with the cost of testing DNA. For those who decide to pay the fee and donate their DNA, their case will be handled “informally,” meaning the case will be dropped and defendants will be given the option of paying restitution... Read more

Man Granted Bail After 26 Years of Imprisonment

Bruce Lisker had already served 26 years of a life sentence for beating and stabbing his mother in March of 1983 when he heard what was probably the best news of his life. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips overturned the conviction last week and has since ruled that Lisker is eligible for bail. According to Judge Phillips, Lisker, seventeen at the time of his conviction, was a victim of poor defense work and a tainted trial. Read the rest of the article here.  Read More →

Fugitive Shot by Bounty Hunter in CA

A man wanted for skipping bail related to a DUI arrest was shot and wounded by one of three recovery agents trying to capture him. When the agents went to recapture the suspect, a fight broke out. During the fight, the suspect allegedly grabbed an agent’s gun, causing another agent to fire on the suspect. The suspect was shot in the leg during the ordeal and is currently in stable condition.  Read More →

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