Posted on 09/21/2018 8:37:19 PM PDT by simpson96
HUDSONVILLE, Mich.--A Michigan mother arrested after stealing her teen daughter's cell phone as a form of discipline has been vindicated.
The Ottawa County prosecutor dismissed the charges against the local woman on Tuesday. Questions remain, however, as to why she was arrested in the first place.
"I would like answers on why it got so far and how it got this far where this happened within my home. I'm disciplining my child, then I'm being the one handcuffed," Jodie May told WOOD-TV.
May was nursing her 4-week-old baby the day before Mother's Day when a deputy knocked on her door, telling her she'd be arrested on a misdemeanor theft charge.
"He had told me that he was going to arrest me, and I asked him if I could turn myself in on that Monday by myself, that I had a new baby. She wasn't taking the bottle yet," she said.
Her proposals weren't accepted. She was arrested and taken to a holding cell before being released two hours later on a $200 bond.
May told WOOD-TV that she took her 15-year-old daughter's iPhone 6 away in April after she got in trouble at school. However, Ron Frantz, the prosecutor, said the mom never told the original deputies that she'd taken the phone away to punish her daughter. In fact, it was never mentioned in the original report. The mom, though, claims she did tell the deputy upfront.
May's ex-husband, who reported the alleged theft, told deputies that he owned the phone, but the mom says the phone was a Christmas gift from her ex-husband to her daughter.
"I believe the prosecutor knew the whole time. It was an easy question to have answered," May said.
Just a few short minutes into the trial, the assistant prosecutor announced it was, indeed,
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Crazy story.
She was NOT Arrested, she Was Kidnapped at Gunpoint and held against her will and forced to pay a ransom, her Ex Husband and the DA Conspired together to Commit this Heinous Act and they BOTH Belong in Jail for a Very Very long time. I would give the arresting officer 1 year and immediate termination just for being Stupid enough to follow the DA’s order
“We are living in the age of insanity” - George Putnam
Her Ex-Husband will be on her Sh*tList forevermore!
She may even find a way to retaliate. I’ve known couples that do that, each one ‘to set the record straight!”.
Moral: don’t have babies with a-holes.
I don’t believe that she didn’t tell the cops what happened.
False arrest. Kidnapping.
If he’s the ex he probably already is. Likely why he called the cops on her. Also if he gave her the phone he’s probably paying the bill, so it is his phone. Maybe he gave it to her so he could talk to her without going through the mom. Maybe that’s why she took it away? Could be a lot more to the story than we’re hearing.
Which one? The 16 year old’s dad, or the new baby daddy? Where was he while this was happening?
I suspect there’s more to the story than we’re reading.
“We are living in the age of insanity” - George Putnam”
I bet not too many know who George Putnam is. That reminds me of a poster from Upland who knew George and I don’t think he posts here anymore. I think it was Doug from Upland.
The one who falsely accused the newborn’s mom of stealing his phone. I’m only responding to the story as we learned it. Sure, there may be more we don’t know.
Exactly.
DFU still posts here. He called in to George’s show a lot. Recited his limericks about the Clintons. One day I was listening when he mentioned FreeRepublic. That was in 98 or 99 and I’ve been hooked ever since. Lurked for years.
Take the SIMM Card out. Flush SIMM Card. Smack phone with hammer. Give kid broken phone back.
Corrupt prosecutors. Typical.
The discussion, over their Thanksgiving meal, should be interesting.
George was the best. I was in studio with him three or four times during the Clinton years. For decades, he was all over the illegal alien issue. Not enough people listened.
Still here. Check my twitter @DCCogan
Good. Maybe I am asleep at the switch. Hehehehe
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