Is this a civil liberty violation?

[erinlough]

And if it is what do I do about it?

My son was camping at his bosses house after a party. He flipped an off the road vehicle on private property and was taken to the hospital while he was completely out. Luckily he only had a slight concussion and some bruising. Flash forward two weeks and a sheriffs deputy knocks on his door and takes him to jail charged with operating an ORV under the influence, this was the first time he had heard of a charge. He posts bail, gets a lawyer.

We go to the pretrial hearing and the lawyer goes in to talk with the prosecutor and comes to us telling us that the head of security at the courthouse, who is a neighbor of the property owner where my son got hurt, asked a judge to order the prosecutor to pursue the case after the prosecutor had decided to throw it out, because he wanted to teach the property owner a lesson. That was why there was a two week delay in arresting him.

The head of security is an ex Michigan state police official of high rank and has a personal vendetta against the property owner.

The Law regarding ORV's in Michigan is vague and severe. He faces the same sanctions he would if he were in a car on the road.

I'm not condoning what my son did, but I am upset that a civil servant because of his present job can influence who gets charged and which cases are prosecuted. My son wants to take the punishment and deal with it. I think this kind of thing is just plain wrong. The lawyer says this is just the way our county works but in my mind it is the way it will always work unless someone says something.

What do you think