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Man Charged With Stealing ATV From Molino
June 13, 2017
An Escambia County man was charged with stealing an ATV from Molino after he tried to register the stolen vehicle with the tax collector before trading it for a boat.
Adam Eugene Taylor, 36, was charged with two felonies — burglary of an occupied structure and grand theft of a motor vehicle. He was later released from the Escambia County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
Taylor allegedly entered a secured metal building in the 2000 block of Molino Road and took a 2015 Polaris Ranger 900 valued at $20,000. A few days later, he tried to register the Polaris at the tax collector’s office in Pace, but he was advised by employees to check the VIN because the VIN on the bill of sale he presented had been reported stolen. Taylor then changed one digit on the VIN label and drove to the Milton tax collector’s office where he tried again to register the Polaris.
A few days later, the owner of the Polaris contacted authorities and advised he had found it listed for sale on Craigslist. Local authorities determined that the listing was from Enterprise, AL. A meeting was set up between the Craigslist seller and officers from the Enterprise Police Department. The Polaris was recovered.
The seller gave police information where he had traded a 1987 Gambler bass boat for the Polaris Ranger. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office located the bass boat parked in front of Taylor’s residence on Roberts Circle.
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6 Responses to “Man Charged With Stealing ATV From Molino”
Esc, so the poor get screwed again? The richer you are enables you to make a run for it.
Officers have no decision on bond amounts. Prosecuting attorney makes a recommendation to the Judge based on the severity of the charges and the likely-hood of the defendant showing up for the next hearing, Defendant’s attorney argues to lower bond or eliminate bond; judge makes the final decision on defendant’s bond.
It’s true that bond is not meant to be a form of punishment, but a bail bondsman charges a non-refundable 10% of the bond amount to secure the release of the accused.
So in this case even if he is innocent (not for me to judge), it will cost him $4000.00 if he wants to sleep at home until the trial is over. BUT even if he is found not guilty, innocent or charges are dismissed it has cost the defendant $4000.00 plus additional court fees.
So basically even the innocent are punished by the system if they don’t want to stay in jail for months or years until the case is resolved whether guilty or not.
Cost of living for 2008 vs 2017… or, the dollar value of 2008 vs 2017…seems to me that they (judicial system) should be updating the bond amounts to reflect the current state of the economy. Then, perhaps some of these low bond amounts would be adjusted appropriately.
The below link is to the Administrative Order 2008-01, which is in effect for all Courts located within the First Judicial Circuit of Florida. This order provides a “low” and “high” recommendation of bond based on the various levels of criminal charges. A bond must be set for each criminal charge.
Additionally, the order provides some discretion to officers to provide a bond outside the guidelines based on mitigating and aggravating factors. Keep in mind, the purpose of bond is to ensure a persons appearance in court, not to be used as a means of punishment to the offender – who is alleged to be innocent until proven guilty.
http://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/sites/default/files/document_library/ECAD2008-01.pdf
Bond Is determined based on the likelihood of the person returning for court. Not the severity of the charge.
Would someone please enlighten me on the range of bonds? Gun pulled is $2500, TV being pawned $4000 and this is $40,000…..