Wanted since 1928: Cops aim to serve warrant

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29439919/

Document find prompts hunt for man accused of writing $30 bad check

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - The Carter County Sheriff's Department is trying to serve an 80-year-old warrant for the arrest of a man who wrote a $30 bad check, although officers are unsure if he is alive.

The warrant, issued in August 1928, calls for the arrest of J.A. Rowland. It says he owes $30 for the bad check, $2 for the arrest fee and 50 cents each for the affidavit and warrant.

Clerks at the Glynn County Sheriff's Office in Brunswick, Ga., recently found the warrant buried in a records storage room while cleaning and mailed it to Tennessee.



The sheriff states he's still obligated to find the guy. But wouldn't the statute of limitations be up a few decades ago?

[vadawg]

1. yeah the statute may be up, but the sheriff still has do perform the service

ive seen a couple of these long lost warrants before. you simply serve the warrant, tell the person to contact the court and bobs your uncle its done.

[L0oniX]

2. He's down in Florida in a rest home ...come get him.