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CherryBom
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Yoschie is in jail. Help!
#5875630 - 07/18/06 10:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Our friend needs our help. Here are the details as sent to me by his girlfriend, Moira. I edited out his real name and some personal stuff...but this is the jist of it all.
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ok. yes the bail is HUGE. (200k?) it's because they were charged with a federal offense rather than a state offense. from what i understand, yos was sharing a hotel room with people that alledgedly had money?drugs? in the room. i believe yos was completely un involved with it, but the cops are charging everyone in the hotel room with the same charges. i have a feeling that one of the guys sold something to someone at the festival and the cops then followed them across state lines into pennsylvania [the festival was in w.virginia] and then waited until they were getting ready to leave the hotel and then busted them. i heard something about AKs [guns?] and dogs...my guess it was one of the scariest moments of his life.
because the public defender is a prick and wouldn't answer any of my questions i mean hell, i know NOTHING about this kind of thing, all i know is that his arraignment is on weds 26 at which point they will decide which charges he will acctually be charged with. he will then be shipped off to a federal prison somewhere in PA where either he will plead guilty to some or all of the charges or he will plead innocent where he will then await to be tried in court.
my biggest concern is that he needs a good lawyer NOW because the more charges get thrown out for him to begin with the less he will have to worry about things in the future. from the attitude that i got from the public defender - he WANTED yos in jail and could give a flying FUCK what happened to him. so we need to secure a good lawyer FAST. i'm in the process of pulling together a multitude of ways to raise money to help pay for this from benefit parties to people selling artwork, music, jewelry, donation jars at outlaws, and just the general sale of all of yos's worldly possessions as i will now be moving into his apt since he will not be returning here any time soon. i have set up a land line so that he can call me collect [whenever it is they will allow him to do so, although the line won't be up and running until monday]
i'm most concern about retaining a lawyer in PA that is decent and really cares about the situation. if any of the shroomerites know of someone who's good with criminal cases who is in PA PLEASE get the info. you have a huge network of people and info at your fingertips being a part of the community, so if you can use it in any way possible - PLEASE do so.
He's at the Fayette County Prison in union town PA - somewhere in south east PA.
If anyone has any ideas, is willing donate $5, offer some advice or a few words of wisdom; this is your chance to do it. There is actually a paypal account set up. I'm going to sell some hemp stuff and do what I can from up here, which isn't much.... 
I don't know a lot about the legal system...can we help him find a good lawyer that is going to help him- that WANTS to help him?
ed: just noticed his name bom, editted to protect the innocent.
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Edited by blinkidiot (07/19/06 05:43 AM)
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875656 - 07/18/06 10:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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check with NORML
Check with ACLU.
Pray?
Sucks to be Yos
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875669 - 07/18/06 10:21 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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That blows. Sounds like he'll be going away for a long time, especially with all his past charges
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875672 - 07/18/06 10:22 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damnit, I wish I had more money. I'd totally help out(but 200K isn't really feasable). Yos is quality people. I'm sad to hear that
Damnit, that sucks, it's horrible.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: Gumby]
#5875700 - 07/18/06 10:27 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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bummer, what exactly was sold though? it doesnt specify.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875702 - 07/18/06 10:28 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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As I said earlier, Yos is one of my favorite posters and it's a damn shame to see something like this happen to him.
It makes me angry, yet I feel helpless. I really don't know what to say.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: eris]
#5875718 - 07/18/06 10:31 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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lets blast him out of jail?
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875727 - 07/18/06 10:34 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I don't know anything about lawyers, but I'll donate some money to help pay for one. Got that paypal address?
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CherryBom
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missargyle@gmail.comI'm not even sure how papal works, but that is the address that I have.  That's Moira.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875778 - 07/18/06 10:46 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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get a lawyer and get every peice of evidence fingerprinted, if he didnt touch anything and didnt have anything on him, he might be able to get out of this...
Edited by AliceDee (07/18/06 10:50 PM)
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875783 - 07/18/06 10:48 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hey everybody, I just wanted to say thanks for all you're trying to do. I know if our family could do more we would but after the last two times we're all pretty assed out as far as being able to do anything for him. So thanks so much for all the support, I know yos will appreciate it.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: Sweet_E]
#5875814 - 07/18/06 11:01 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Where's this Paypal link?
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875815 - 07/18/06 11:02 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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goobler is the only one that can come up with 200k. Someone should PM him immediately and let him know the situation.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875821 - 07/18/06 11:03 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damn, poor guy. I wish I could help, but I'm broke as it is, so all I have to give is my well wishes.
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CherryBom
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I don't think that we are going to come with anywhere near 200k, but any kind of dontation would probably go to really good use.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875826 - 07/18/06 11:04 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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This is horrible news.I had just met yos at bonnaroo.He seemed like a kickass standup guy.
My father is an Investigator for the local Sheriff's department.I will talk to him about this after some more info on the situation arises.He will be bale to tell me a few of the ins and outs of a bust like this,where multiple people are charged when it could have only been one persons shit.
Free yoschie!
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875833 - 07/18/06 11:06 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Weak as fuck.
I can't really offer anything but good thoughts.
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: CherryBom]
#5875847 - 07/18/06 11:08 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Take my word for this, what he needs isn't bail anyway, it's a lawyer.
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technically all you need is 20,000 and collateral... but ya its not really necesary when moneys tight...
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Re: Yoschie is in jail. Help! [Re: AliceDee]
#5875876 - 07/18/06 11:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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He needs a lawyer to save him from the long prison sentence thing, then bail if there's money left over from paying the lawyer.
Also, a good lawyer will almost certainly get him bail reduction anyhow.
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