They say that I can be released if I pay $6,000 of which I would never see again.
Are you talking about "bail"? If you pay it they will let you out and when you go to court and resolve your charges you can get it back.
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that sounds kind of like what he meant. No doubt small town hell Texas can be crooked, but uh...yeah, that's how bail works.
Agreed
He wouldn't get that back, I'm sure the 6 is the fee on borrowing the 80, and you would get the 80 back but have to pay the bail bondsmen the 6 when you do.
so his bail is $80,000 what is he charged with?
Planted drugs.
how many plants?
In this case the word planted refers to the action of the police, who 'planted' the drugs in his vehicle, like a farmer 'plants' seeds.
You don't get a deposit back from a bondsman. That is their fee for putting up the $80k that is the actual bail amount.
you don't get bail set at 80,000 for a personal use amount of drugs.
The bail was $80k, so I could post $80k if I had it and get it back, or I could pay a bondsman $6k and never get any back.