He ‘could’ be free to walk at any time. He’s staying in prison (on the taxpayer dime) on his own accord. If he refuses to identify himself - then ANYONE caught committing a crime could refuse to identify themself - and walk out of jail at any time. Maybe he is hiding his identity, because he’s an escaped felon?
We all have records for parking tickets, speeding tickets, or any offenses we have made. Does the ‘charge’ magically disappear because this person doesn’t want the charge of criminal activity he had committed, permanently tied to his name?
No, he can cool his heels until he decides to cooperate - it’s all within the Utah state law (see earlier post). Then, perhaps he will get some additional charges for the time/cost he has cost the Utah taxpayer due to his failure to cooperate with the justice system. You see, we are a nation of laws ... if you just follow the law, this will never be an issue.
If he were an escaped felon, there would be a criminal record to cross reference. I’m going with it is an aged D.B. Cooper.
Maybe he is hiding his identity, because he’s an escaped felon?
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Then his fingerprints would have matched those on file. If his prints matched any of the databases (criminals, crimes, etc) then they would know who he is already.
Ping to 103, he shouldn’t be held.
So indict “John Doe” on the refusal to identify and trespassing or whatever they allegedly caught him doing, and make with a trial already. It’s up to the government to show evidence of being guilty of anything else. Not up to “John Doe” to prove innocence of anything else.
So what? He may not be either. And if he was, they would have his fingerprints on file. Once he's been in the maximum amount for whatever he's charged in, they should let him go. I know it's the law, but the law is an ass.