couple years ago I sent my ex a subpeona for custody of our child. I wasnt aware that she filed for a restraining order based on the fact that Ihad caused heremotional distress and threatended to remove the child from the state!! Nobody seemed to care that is was a SUBPEONA FOR COURT!! I never threatened her in any way but the courts still gave her a Temporary Restraining Order in August 8th 2007 that said Hawaii was still in charge and it takes no rights away that Hawaii gave me. In the meantime I have court orders from Hawaii, the presiding state on custody of the child. In these orders I am allowed to call my son daily at 7PM.
in early August of 2007 a detective called me from Thurston county. He asked if I had called my son at 7pm a few days earlier, I said yes and that I had a court order allowing me to do that, he said thanks and that was it. He never once implied I was being investigated for doing anything illegal or that there was ANY orders fom Washington.
Several months ago I was getting ready to reenlist in the military and at the last minute my recruiter informed me I had a warrant for my arrest in Washington. I looked it up and found out it was for violating a tro on in july 27th by calling at 7pm!!
the funny thing is that the restraining order is dated August 8TH 2007 and I had a hawaii court order that said I was allowed to call at 7PM and the washington order said Hawaii made the rules.
I called and Thurstont county wouldnt give me any info, refused to send any info, not even a case number. the only thing I could do was go in person to take care of it. I was told by thurston county sheriffs warrants office, and have it on recording, I would check in, appear in person and get to see a judge about this matter. I was told I would not get arrested and it was just a investigation and based on what paper work I had it was just a error and I would go home.
I go there yesterday morning and get my name on the court callender and go across the hall to the sheriffs office. They take my name, hand cuff me and take me to the county Jail. I was finger printed, stripped and given a jump suit, tossed into a cell with 15 convicted criminals and told I had no rights to anything because I had a NO BAIL warrant and would not be released untill my court date in March!!!!!!!!!! They never read me my rights or stated I was under arest, When I asked if i was under arrest they said "no, investigative Detention" I asked why I was in custody for longer then 2 days and they said because it was a violent offence so they are allowed to hold me for up to 6 months!! First, calling my son is a violent offence? second, BULLHONKEY, you cant hold anyone longer then 48 hours unless you charge them with a crime and place them under arrest.
There was a phone in the cell, cost $16 for a 5 minute call, $150 later and I have Hawaii Attorney General calling Thurston county and every Lawyer in Hawaii filling against The prosecutor and the county courts. I got to see a judge by video and he agreed with me and mentioned that he had just gotten a call by Hawaii Attorney General and was going to take this seriously. I was released last night shortly after 7pm and told that I was not allowed to go home and must stay in town. I started calling my contacts in Hawaii again and a court liason came running out to the front of the court house where I was and handed me a paper that said I was allowed to go back to Oregon but had court next month.
If I had no contacts in Hawaii I would still be incarcerated, have no rights to a lawyer and not get released untill I got to see an araingment court fo months. Thurston County thinks this is legeal!!!!!!! they have been pulling this for as long as anyone can remember.
I am personally taking legal actions against the sheriffs office, the warrants office deputy that lied to me about my warant type and the protocal that they follow there.
Jeremy