I got word yesterday, third hand, that the charges against me in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for 2nd degree trespassing and resisting arrest (my only criminal charges ever) have been dismissed. According to this report, the $700+ in fines and fees, and, presumably, the 50 more hours of community service, have also been dropped. This may or may not be true. I don't know for sure.
It's been a while, I'm sure you've forgotten, but I was arrested after buying donuts at an Aldi grocery store. I was told to leave the property by the off duty police officer working security. I went back into the store to buy something to eat, and was arrested after paying and leaving the store. I spent 3 days in jail, the third night sharing the cell with a federal inmate, and I later did 19 hours of community service.
It doesn't really matter. I have no intention of ever setting foot in the state of North Carolina again. I met a dozen or so really cool people there that I hope will remain friends at a distance. My sister's family and my mom still live there. But I will never, EVER visit them there.
As I've said many times before, I was forced from Southern California to North Carolina against my will by tremendous outside pressure over several years. I never wanted to move there. I was not able to find any way to make a decent living in North Carolina. My ten years trapped in that state were truly a living hell, the worst years, by far, of my adult life.
So the charges may or may not have actually been dropped. It doesn't matter to me. Hopefully I will be able to move on and forget that period of my life.
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