Follow-up To "wrong Name On Arrest Warrant And I Was Arrested"

[Coinleain]

Mr. Toomey,

(The system would not let me reply to our previous string of emails ["Too many follow-ups"], but I wanted to give you an update.)

It took several days to reach officer WT, who swore to the Statement of Charges(because, ironically, there are two officers in his division with the same last name).  When I finally spoke to him, he told me he would investigate his report and get back to me.  When I next spoke to him, he told me he would contact the state's attorney's office to have the error corrected.  Then, I did not hear from him for a period and he did not return my follow-up phone calls.

In the interim, I attempted to make an appointment with the state's attorney, but was told that it is their policy not to speak with defendants - period.  They were not interested in hearing that I was incorrectly named as the defendant.

After not hearing back from officer WT for a week, I called his supervisor.  Within 24 hours, officer WT called me and told me he(officer WT) had been in contact with an attorney at the state's attorney's office and that the error had been corrected and that I would be receiving a letter documenting that action.  Officer WT even gave me the name and direct phone number for the attorney handling the matter.

While I have not yet received the letter, I wanted to let you know that your advice was correct.  As you recall, everyone I spoke to - before you -  told me I had no choice but to hire a lawyer and appear in court in order to clear my name.

You saved me thousands of dollars and a continued headache.

My sincerest thanks.

[Joen]

I am glad that it worked out ok.  I did wonder if the states attorney would speak to you since you were a defendant.  But since you were not represented by an attorney you were technically acting as your own attorney so its strange that they would not speak to you.  Maybe if you had told them that you were defending yourself they would have had an obligation to talk to you.

I am glad that this huge mistake has been cleared up.