13 Nov

Yes, You Can Be Put In Jail For Jaywalking And This Guy Was

Many people claim that being put in jail for jaywalking is just another urban myth. In fact, it’s not. Here is actual AP article that writes of one such incident.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - A man was in jail Saturday after refusing to sign a $15 jaywalking ticket two days earlier.

Leroy Franklin Cladd Jr. was cited for not using a crosswalk late Thursday night. He balked at signing the ticket, a misdemeanor that landed him in jail. He was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time, police said.

Cladd was being held at the Manatee County jail on $250 bond.

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Cain
November 13th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

The title made it sound like you’ll get arrested for jaywalking, not ‘failure to acknowledge that you broke a rule”.
He got arrested for not signing the ticket. In some states if you fail to sign, they can and will arrest you and hold you for x amount of days while others just slap another citation on you.
United police states of America? Not for this. Other things, yes, but not for this.

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