[Freedom4US]

This is a horrible story.

But auto theft isn’t even considered much of a crime these days. Why didn’t he bond out or bail after a couple days? Why would they hold an alleged car thief in jail for a month?

[shelterguy]

“”””But auto theft isn’t even considered much of a crime these days. Why didn’t he bond out or bail after a couple days? Why would they hold an alleged car thief in jail for a month?”””

Yup. Something is not adding up. ACLU is not always a reliable source...or EVER.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Why didn’t he bond out or bail after a couple days?

Lack of skin pigmentation.

[Responsibility2nd]

I agree. There’s more to the story than is being reported.

[mdmathis6]

The falsely flagged person lived 300 miles away where they arrested him, and if he bonded out he'd be back in NC and hard to get back to trial is my guess? Plus they dragged their feet checking the man's alibi He shouldn't have waived extradition and forced the police to prove he was the guy. He did not have a good lawyer.

[Teacher317]

NC held him for extradition. FL didn’t bother rushing to go get him. NC can’t bond him out, since they aren’t investigating his crime. FL wasn’t picking him up, so he just has to wait... and lose everything. It’s an issue that needs to be addressed, as it seems to be a clear Constitutional violation (speedy trial).

[Pilsner]

Why didn’t he bond out or bail after a couple days?

While it is not very common, in my limited experience, it is possible, under the multi state extradition compact, to waive extradition to another state, then post bond and be released on the promise to appear in the other state.

A case where the in-state defendant can show proof that he was actually in-state, and not in the state that has charged him, based solely on facial recognition software, ought to be the exemplar of a situation where that is done. One wonders what legal advice he had in North Carolina, if an extradition was sought, and if so, what ruling was made.