She should demand a jury trial, refuse to accept any plea deal and make the state make the case that this is worthy of prosecution.
Or offer restitution. 99 cents on an Ebay gift card, which should be enough to get a replacement copy (used, ‘cause there’s no new ones - duh!) on Ebay.
Just goes to show you that any one of us can get hit with a “jail-able” crime anytime the government feels like it. Heck I am wearing my boxer underwear right now in front of my kids sipping my morning coffee. That is probably a felony.
Never mind, later on in the story, the reporter mentioned that the DA is dropping the case. The lady should push to press civil charges against the (probably now retired) prosecutor who filed the warrant years ago. She lost jobs over this warrant, which she was apparently never served with and the state probably didn’t even make a legitimate case for filing in the first place.
If nothing else, it should make the case in the public arena that prosecutors have little accountability for the effects of charges that they file.
There’s got to be a statute of limitations...doesn’t there?
Depends on her identity. If the is a conservative, White, Christian she will end up labeled as a terrorist. If she is a good leftist drone, charges dismissed with an apology and something for inconveniencing her.
What’s the statute of limitations for charging someone with felony embezzlement in Oklahoma?