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Runaway Bride Could Surrender Next Week
Yahoo! News ^
| May 27, 2005
| AP
Posted on 05/27/2005 12:04:16 PM PDT by El Conservador
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A warrant has been issued for runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks, but officials don't expect her to report to police while undergoing psychiatric treatment.
The warrant was issued Thursday, the day after a grand jury indicted her on a felony charge of making a false statement and a misdemeanor count of making a false police report.
Since her return to Georgia from New Mexico, she has entered into psychiatric treatment. Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said he will wait until she completes treatment before asking her to turn herself in.
"The earliest I would expect anything to happen would be the first of next week," Porter said. He has not ruled out a plea agreement in the case.
The charges stem from her claim she had been kidnapped when she disappeared April 26, four days before her planned wedding. She quickly recanted the story and instead said she abruptly left town because of unspecified personal reasons.
The disappearance prompted a large police and civilian search, as well as national media attention.
She could face up to six years in prison if convicted of both charges, as well as $11,000 in fines. She could also be ordered to reimburse authorities for the cost of the search, which has been tallied at more than $50,000.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jenniferwilbanks; runawaybride; wilbanks
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Lock her up, already!!!
To: El Conservador
Screw "next week", we already know she's a flight risk.
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:06:04 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
Do you think she'll get bail?.......
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:06:56 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Goooooooogle your own name.............)
To: El Conservador
"...she has entered into psychiatric treatment. Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said he will wait until she completes treatment before asking her to turn herself in...."
Lol! Errr... Doc, I don't think I'm cured yet in fact I've just received some news which has affected me deeply, can we extend this treatment for a while, say 60 or 70 years?
To: El Conservador
I only saw part of it, but the other day Greta had a report about this woman showing three different mug shots, which appeared to be taken at earlier times. Do you know what's up with THAT?
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:09:16 PM PDT
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: truthkeeper
She has a number of shoplifting collars.
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:10:13 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
To: El Conservador
I don't understand the legality of these charges. Wilbanks made her false statements to the police in New Mexico, not Georgia. If the NM police have declined to press charges, what grounds do the GA police have for the charges? Seems like it's out of their jurisdiction.
Don't get me wrong, she should have to repay the GA police for the search costs, and she definitely needs psychiatric help. But criminal charges are not appropriate, at least not in Georgia.
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:11:37 PM PDT
by
sassbox
To: Spktyr
a flight risk Traveling by bus?
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:11:56 PM PDT
by
colorado tanker
(The People Have Spoken)
To: El Conservador
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:11:58 PM PDT
by
T.Smith
To: T.Smith
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:13:06 PM PDT
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: T.Smith
Christ. She looks like Gomer Pyle in that one.
Golleeeeee.
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:13:22 PM PDT
by
FearlessFreep
(It's a dog eat dog world. And I'm wearing milk bone underwear.)
To: colorado tanker
I didn't say that catching her wouldn't be easy. :)
However, we already know that she's likely to try to run away from problems...
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:13:37 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: T.Smith
That mug shot makes her look like a Jim Henson muppet on a bad acid trip.
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:13:51 PM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: SunnySide
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:15:07 PM PDT
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: colorado tanker
Flight risk means flee ~ not fly. *sigh*
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:15:41 PM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: truthkeeper
Jennifer aka Bert
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:17:30 PM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
To: SunnySide
ROFL...definitely separated at birth!
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:18:07 PM PDT
by
truthkeeper
(It's the borders, stupid.)
To: El Conservador
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:19:34 PM PDT
by
Sax
To: T.Smith
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:19:51 PM PDT
by
scott7278
(Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I'd like to know what we're talking about.)
To: truthkeeper
truth at times is scarier than fiction
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posted on
05/27/2005 12:20:04 PM PDT
by
SunnySide
(Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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