What to Prepare for When Turning Yourself In

You've decided to turn yourself in because you have a warrant. What should you expect? Tahlequah attorney, Ryan Cannonie, explains the number one thing to prepare for when turning yourself on on a warrant.

A lot of times, attorneys will talk to the DA's office about, "Hey, we know you're getting ready to file charges or we have a warrant out there for one of our clients.

Can we bring them in on a certain day and then have them processed through so that they're not arrested and have to go to jail all weekend?" That type of thing.

One of the things that, when people contact me, at least, and asking about this warrant, getting it recalled or getting a walkthrough set up, I always tell them, "Be ready to pay a bond." You never really know, especially if there's not a bond listed on the offense.

Like domestic assault and battery will, a lot of times, not have an amount listed for bond on the warrant. It's kind of a nasty surprise you find out when you get to court.

But be prepared. If you call us, if you call me, if I'm going to a county, then most of the time I know what the bonds schedules are going to be around here in Cherokee. I kind of know what they're going to be set in other counties that I'm not familiar with.

I call and ask what's the normal bond? Or I have attorney friends there, I'll text them and say, "Hey, I haven't had a bond up here yet. What should I expect on this?" And that way I can tell my clients so they know.

Why is it important to know? Well, unless you've got a lot of money just sitting in the bank, if you're going to do bond, most people go through a bonds person

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