Red, They held him 21 days, which is pretty standard in juvie cases in Florida, unless its a minor offense, then its usually release to a parent or guardian. So yes, they held him without the option to bail out. I mean, if you or I would stand behind a car, yelling obcenities, calling someone you NEVER met in your LIFE a murder, you most likely would be baker acted and sent for psych evals.
Yes, they reduced the charges because when I met with the SAO, they said " If you would like, here is what we can persue...... I didn't want this kid's life ruined so early on just for one stupid mistake. This is actually pretty common here in Florida.
What would you like?? Original police reports?? I will send those to the MODS for verification. As soon as the case is considered closed. I still haven't heard anything about when that might be. In fact, Florida Today had an article about the backlogs in our local courts. I am sure this is not a unique problem. I will of course make sure to PM you and let you know its here. It will be sanitized to protect his identity and mine.
You made it seem like you couldn't believe that false inprisonment was a felony. Everyone else here pretty much thought the same thing. That is why I posted that.
You seem to have a problem with the concept of laws and Florida Criminal Procedure though, so I wouldn't expect you to understand.