Overdue Library Book Lands Local Man In Jail We can’t help but wonder how that GED went after three years of studying.Īnd of course we can’t mention overdue books without trotting out the great library detective Mr. The suspect didn’t seem excited to talk to local media about his case, but KTWX notes that a copy of a GED study guide like the one he checked out was back on the shelf, with his library card inside. The other side of that is people that go to our library and can’t have these materials, they’re put out too,” he said of the reaction to getting an arrest in such a case. “Nobody wants to get arrested over a library book.
“Universal hatred,” the judge calls the reaction to the ordinance. That’s why the city passed the ordinance allowing for arrest warrants in these cases a few years ago - it was getting too expensive to replace materials that weren’t coming back. Make sure you turn in your library books North Carolina My mom. Tika Sumpter's Mom Arrested For Overdue Book Fine. To those who say it sounds unfair to go to jail over a book, just think about the people who might want or need that same tome, only to find it unavailable, said the judge. Sumpter's mother was arrested in North Carolina over a 10 late fee. The library told the municipal court and boom, you’ve got an active overdue libraries material warrant on your head and cops can bring you in during a routine stop. By Briana White PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Actress Tika Sumpter claims her mother was arrested on Monday for an overdue library book. J Pre 4th of July Fireworks Show Editorials J 60 years ago Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement Feature J U.S.
cites court documents that show he first checked out the guide in 2010 and never responded to the library’s subsequent attempts by phone and emails to recover its property. My mom was just arrested for having a late fee of 10 dollars on an overdue book Tika Sumpter (iamtikasumpter) NovemAn overdue book should NEVER result in a warrant. People like him are usually released on a $200 bond after arrest, notes a municipal judge. It’s not like he’s serving hard time or anything, though. Moving on!Ī Texas man was arrested this week for failing to return a GED study guide he simply spent too long studying - three years - and was sent to jail to mull over his actions, or lack thereof. We’ve learned some other things too, of course, but for today’s lesson in library lateness, just go with it. ( )If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it is not to mess with librarians or library materials.
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