My ex has an arrest warrant for two felonies (stolen vehicle and witness intimidation against me); I called local police in the state that he is in and they won’t arrest him because the warrant is out of state. He is currently across the country and it doesn’t sound like the warrant is extraditable. I have also made sure to email the victims advocate in Idaho to make them aware of the address he is at.
Is there anything I can do? Can I request the prosecutor to change the warrant to be extraditable? I assume not, but would really like some justice in this situation. Can I sue him?
Location: Idaho
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You can’t make the police arrest him.
It’s possible, perhaps likely, that he isn’t extraditable from your location. But even if he is you can’t make the police get him.
You can try calling other agencies(state, county, local) or you can try calling the agency with the warrant to let them know where he is.
>What can I do?
Nothing. You can’t force police to pick him up. Nor do you have any direct state in his arrest or prosecution.
If you need some sort of protection from him you should address that directly through something like a protective order.
Considering how much it would cost to extradite him it is doubtful the agency that issued the warrant is going to extradited him unless he is closer to Idaho. If it is across the country that can be to up $10,000 to transport him or more. And if it is a small agency that is a big hit on their budget. There is no way to make the agency that issued the warrant change their extradition on the warrant unless they want to.
If the warrants are from idaho you really need to talk to the police in idaho. The other state isn’t going to hold him without Idaho saying they are willing and able to come get him.
If the state with the warrant will not extradite, case closed.
About 40 years ago I arrested a guy in Texas driving a car stolen in Alaska. After he was booked into jail, our dispatch contacted the Police Department in Alaska and we were told that the theft or unauthorized use of the vehicle was a misdemeanor so they would not be extraditing. While it was still the crime of Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle in Texas, the DA wouldn’t accept the charges because the victim didn’t want to fly or drive to Texas to testify. Case closed. I don’t think he ever came to get his car.