Chapter 13 - THE ARREST WARRANT AND THE DA'S OFFICE
The formal arraignment took place at the municipal courthouse three days following her arrest. Jasmine sat at the defense table clad in an orange jumpsuit, her heavy makeup scrubbed away, looking every bit as hollow and desperate as she had at the creamery. The District Attorney’s office formally filed a staggering six-count criminal indictment: second-degree residential burglary, aggravated stalking, computer intrusion, identity theft, extortion, and filing false police and bar reports.
Her public defender attempted to argue for conditional release pending trial, citing her lack of prior criminal record and her status as a public social media personality. However, when my legal team presented the judge with the encrypted dossier detailing her flight risk and active attempts to blackmail an officer of the court, the judge denied bail entirely, ordering her remanded directly to county jail until the trial date.
