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Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Wedding Day

By Jeralyn, Section Law Related
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 10:17:42 AM EST
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An attorney in Waco, Texas has been arrested for kidnapping her client on his wedding day.

What was she thinking? Attorney Paula Allen bonded a client out of jail, he failed to appear and she was held liable for $5,000.

In an attempt to collect, she and some associates allegedly showed up at the client's wedding and kidnapped him. The client was handcuffed, which is against the law in Texas, even for bounty hunters.

They drove to the police station, but didn't turn the client in. Instead, they allegedly drove around for four hours while they had the client call family members on a cell phone trying to raise $20,000 the client owed Allen for the bail bond forfeiture and attorneys' fees.

The client escaped. The lawyer got no money, but a felony charge.

[Via How Appealing.]

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    Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Wedding Day | 3 comments (3 topical)
    Re: Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Weddi (none / 0) (#1)
    by wishful on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 03:10:09 PM EST
    The client was handcuffed, which is against the law in Texas, even for bounty hunters.
    There are laws that bounty hunters have to follow...even (especially) in Texas??!! Who knew?

    Re: Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Weddi (none / 0) (#2)
    by jimcee on Sat Jan 14, 2006 at 08:07:07 PM EST
    This deserves a catagory of its own. Possibly 'Stupid Lawyer Tricks'?

    Re: Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Weddi (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 17, 2006 at 05:47:08 PM EST
    It's a shame that the Waco Tribune Herald reported such a one sided story. Now this "story" has spread like wildfire over the internet. I have known Paula PERSONALLY for 29 years. She did not KIDNAP this man. He begged and pleaded for a 2nd chance. As she arrived at the police station to turn him in, i'm sure she was torn over turning him in vs. giving into his pleas. She, being a habitual bleading heart (i know this) gave him a chance, and he screwed her over. This is a shame, to everyone involved, and to those "reporters" who continue to reprint the Waco Tribs article. She did not give any comment, not defending herself, so of course the story is one sided. Please, i'm sure you know better than to believe a storyteller that says the other party "declined to comment". Thank you.

    Lawyer Arrested for Kidnapping Client on Wedding Day | 3 comments (3 topical)