Raided and not charged over 6 months later?

**freakfrom1134** · 11-16-2009, 09:22 PM

A friend of mines apartment was raided for selling weed at the very beginning of May and he has still not officially been charged.

My friend was selling probably around 2 pounds of headies a week. He got busted after a kid who he sold ounces to got busted selling in a dorm building and ratted him out to get himself off. About half a dozen narcotics officers busted in his door with a battering ram and guns pulled. They handcuffed everyone that was in his apartment. In total they found 4 ounces of weed and probably around $2,000 and like 25 pieces of glass totally over $4,000 (no weapons or any other drugs). Everyone that did not live in the apartment was let go after being searched.

They questioned my friend in his apartment after everyone else had been let go. They tried to convince him to rat out a larger dealer and he told them he would consider it and complied to some questioning but not all. After about 3 or 4 hours they let him go without ever taking him down the station. The next day he got a lawyer and decided he would not rat anyone out.

Since then it has been almost 6 months and he has not talked to the cops in easily 4 months and his lawyer in over 2 months. He is still living in the same apartment and has the same phone number so the cops can easily get in touch with him however they have not contacted him at all or sworn out a warrant for his arrest or even officially charged him.

Does anyone know of anything like this ever happening?

Any idea what he should do? (the cops at one point told him he needed to come to the station and get charged but this was months ago and my friend has been kind of avoiding it...)

Should he continue waiting for the cops to make him come in or should he turn himself in?

Would it be evading arrest if he left the state since he has still not officially been charged?

Any comments or help welcome

**phreakygoat** · 11-16-2009, 09:51 PM

i would have him check with a trusted cop (i know its an oxymoron) to check him out for any sort of charge or warrant. if a cop can't find shit on you (and no cop will arrest you on the spot if the warrant is for less than 5-10 grand) then fuck it. maybe contact the lawyer again to triple check. if nothing, the cops are either done with him or are investigating him/ his associates.

**cackpircings** · 11-16-2009, 09:58 PM

It took my bother almost a year to be charged. So it all depinds I guess.

**freakfrom1134** · 11-16-2009, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by phreakygoat

i would have him check with a trusted cop (i know its an oxymoron) to check him out for any sort of charge or warrant. if a cop can't find shit on you (and no cop will arrest you on the spot if the warrant is for less than 5-10 grand) then fuck it. maybe contact the lawyer again to triple check. if nothing, the cops are either done with him or are investigating him/ his associates.

I mean he is completely out of the game now and they have more than enough on him to have him charged and convicted already.

As for checking out his associates how much do you think they would check out people who were at the raid but had nothing on them?

**redivider** · 11-16-2009, 10:06 PM

have him check out if there's a statute of limitations in his area. if so, and the time elapses, he's in the clear. if not, get to know someone who works in insurance or a bank, and have them run a background check on you, if anything turns up, you'll know....

**freakfrom1134** · 11-16-2009, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by redivider

have him check out if there's a statute of limitations in his area. if so, and the time elapses, he's in the clear. if not, get to know someone who works in insurance or a bank, and have them run a background check on you, if anything turns up, you'll know....

There is not statue of limitation because its a felony and there is no statues on any felonies in my state (already checked that one lol)

As for the background check it would work except we would have to see the full report cause he has other charges. He has been convicted of simple possession twice already and recently reckless endangerment while driving (very long story)

However the reckless driving happened about 2 months ago and I was sitting in the bondsman's (like i said its a long story so he ended up in jail) office while he looked up my friends record and he read it off and there was nothing about his drug dealing charges or a warrant for his arrest.

So as of two months ago nothing had been done by the cops for sure but now we still wonder...

**seasmoke** · 11-17-2009, 11:18 AM

Get his Lawyer to check for an arrest warrant on him.

He didn't sell any to a cop or they see him sell to anyone did they? Doesn't seem like they got much on him if a bunch of people were there hanging out when they came...4 ozs and some cash could easily be divided up between you all and put everyone under the limit.( i'm assuming your state is decriminalized), or at least an arguement could be made. Here, you can have 2 1/2 ozs and its just a minimal fine.

**darkdestruction420** · 11-17-2009, 11:24 AM

they might be watching, hoping he'll fuck up and lead them to his source inadvertently.

**fureelz** · 11-17-2009, 12:14 PM

Thank god this thread hasn't been butchered to crap already....

They will be back, trust me on that..usually just a detective and a person from the raid with arrest warrant by the state. Mine was issued 4 days before they came and got me, so let him wait it out..

I was raided in Feb (the 12th to be specific) they didn't come back until July (12th to be specific) which was 5 months. Went to court 3 times fighting this case...My specifics on the case were a bit different, can elaborate later..Anyway spent September in County.
As for my charges, 1 felony cultivation; differed to misdemeanor cult. Sentenced 48 hours community service, $4,000 fines, 3 years probation..Differed: 30 days in jail for year off probation and fines reduced to 1,000.