Sentences with phrase «open warrants»
"Open warrants" refers to active legal documents issued by a court that allows law enforcement agencies to arrest or detain a person. It means that there is an outstanding order for someone's arrest, usually due to criminal charges or failure to appear in court. Full definition
Since his election last year, the press unearthed some legal difficulties for Wills, including an unresolved misdemeanor case dating back to 1996 and open warrants for failing to pay more than $ 25,000 in child support payments.
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Has Mr. Thompson answered the outstanding open warrant against him?
New York had about 1.2 million open warrants at the end of 2015, according to the Office of Court Administration.
Known as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the package of bills that passed last year created a new civil system for handling minor offenses that in the past often resulted in open warrants and the possibility of arrests for a disproportionate number of minority New Yorkers.
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito on Monday introduced a series of bills aimed at cutting criminal arrests for quality - of - life violations — and even suggested wiping out open warrants for some...
In some cases, people have either open warrants or some other characteristic indicating criminal activity and then they find themselves on this list
The third Paladino aide named in the Cuomo ad is Rus Thompson, who, according to Langworthy, is said to have an «open warrant» out for his arrest and a drunk driving charge.
At which point, predictably, Elmore took off running, the cop gave chase, Elmore shoved him into a building, and was subsequently arrested on her open warrant (for failure to pay a fine after a drug conviction) and also charged with resisting arrest.