Criminal charges hit hard. A DWI on I-40/85 after a late shift in Burlington, or a simple possession stop near Elon, can upend a household in minutes. Families often learn about the charge from a short, tense phone call. Then the clock starts. The immediate question is how to get someone released...
Read more →When someone is arrested in North Carolina, the next 24 to 48 hours shape everything. Families are trying to get answers. Employers start asking questions. Court deadlines and jail release procedures set the pace. In Alamance County, the rules that judges and magistrates follow for bail are...
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