JimBob
01-17-2008, 07:33 AM
Arrest warrant still unresolved
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
1/17/2008
Hearing is Friday; no lawyer has filed on Granger's behalf.
Oklahoma football player DeMarcus Granger's arrest warrant stemming from a Dec. 29 arrest for shoplifting in Tempe, Ariz., remained outstanding as of Wednesday. However, Granger has contacted the Tempe Municipal Court and has a bond forfeiture hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Tempe.
"I do believe he contacted us just to get his options," said Jeanette Wiesenhofer, deputy court manager for Tempe Municipal Court, "but we haven't had any attorney file a notice of appearance on the case."
Wiesenhofer said Gerald McCoy, Granger's defensive line teammate who posted Granger's $500 appearance bond to get him out of jail, also received a copy of the hearing request.
"Both the defendant and the bond poster have the option of requesting that the bond not be forfeited," she said. "This will give them a chance to talk to the judge about maybe refunding their bond back to them since it's gone to the stage where the defendant hasn't appeared."
Granger missed a sched uled court date on Jan. 8, after which an arrest warrant was signed.
Neither Granger nor his mother, Debra, could be reached for comment. A woman at his Dallas home, who identified herself as Debra Granger's sister, said she had not spoken with her nephew and did not know if he planned on attending Friday's hearing.
"If he or the bond poster doesn't appear, then the bond will be forfeited and the warrant will remain outstanding," Wiesenhofer said. "If he ever comes back to Arizona it will show up, and he will have a warrant outstanding. So I guess that just depends on if it's OK with him."
Wiesenhofer said if Granger appears on Friday, he or his representation could file a motion to accelerate the case, meaning Granger could enter a plea and pay his fine as early as Friday if the prosecution agrees and the judge grants the motion.
"They could maybe come up with some kind of plea agreement or classes he could take, where he takes a diversion program and the charges are dismissed," she said, "or he could plead guilty and agree to pay the fine amount based on the recommendations of the state."
By JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Writer
1/17/2008
Hearing is Friday; no lawyer has filed on Granger's behalf.
Oklahoma football player DeMarcus Granger's arrest warrant stemming from a Dec. 29 arrest for shoplifting in Tempe, Ariz., remained outstanding as of Wednesday. However, Granger has contacted the Tempe Municipal Court and has a bond forfeiture hearing scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Tempe.
"I do believe he contacted us just to get his options," said Jeanette Wiesenhofer, deputy court manager for Tempe Municipal Court, "but we haven't had any attorney file a notice of appearance on the case."
Wiesenhofer said Gerald McCoy, Granger's defensive line teammate who posted Granger's $500 appearance bond to get him out of jail, also received a copy of the hearing request.
"Both the defendant and the bond poster have the option of requesting that the bond not be forfeited," she said. "This will give them a chance to talk to the judge about maybe refunding their bond back to them since it's gone to the stage where the defendant hasn't appeared."
Granger missed a sched uled court date on Jan. 8, after which an arrest warrant was signed.
Neither Granger nor his mother, Debra, could be reached for comment. A woman at his Dallas home, who identified herself as Debra Granger's sister, said she had not spoken with her nephew and did not know if he planned on attending Friday's hearing.
"If he or the bond poster doesn't appear, then the bond will be forfeited and the warrant will remain outstanding," Wiesenhofer said. "If he ever comes back to Arizona it will show up, and he will have a warrant outstanding. So I guess that just depends on if it's OK with him."
Wiesenhofer said if Granger appears on Friday, he or his representation could file a motion to accelerate the case, meaning Granger could enter a plea and pay his fine as early as Friday if the prosecution agrees and the judge grants the motion.
"They could maybe come up with some kind of plea agreement or classes he could take, where he takes a diversion program and the charges are dismissed," she said, "or he could plead guilty and agree to pay the fine amount based on the recommendations of the state."