christinac
Banned
I made a big mistake. My husband and I got into an argument and I called the cops. He didn't hit me or anything, I just wanted attention. I told the cops he threatened me and they arrested him. Afterwards they told me I needed to file for an Order of Protection. I was under the impression that I HAD to, so I did. Now we can't see each other at all and it's putting a huge strain on our relationship. I went to the judge and asked to get it removed and she said no. So I went in the next day to try again, and the clerk of the court said I could ask again on Monday, but she's never heard of one being lifted. The order is good for 60 days.
I feel really bad about this, I was sooo stupid. After reading some advice online from another site, I called the police officer up that arrested my husband and told him I wanted to Correct my Statement. I told him that I was upset, angry and not thinking clearly and that I stretched the truth a little bit unintentionally. I told him I didn't want to get in trouble for filing a false police report and that is why I was calling him, because after having a few days to cool off, think clearly and reassess the actions of that day, I know my husband wasn't being threatening and shouldn't have been arrested.
He told me he understood completely and appreciated me trying to correct it, and that he wasn't going to go after me for filing a false police report, but he said he had already turned the report into the city prosecutor and there was nothing he could do. He advised me to go into talk to the city attorney on Monday and explain to her exactly what I had told him and she might drop the charges against my husband. By the way, I forgot to say he was charged with Assault by Threat. If she won't drop the charges I'm hoping I will be allowed to go into court on my husbands court date and testify on his behalf. He will be representing himself because we can't afford a lawyer right now.
I just don't know what to do. I was hoping when I talked to the judge last week she would lift the order of protection, but she was pretty stubborn on that. I'm trying to tell people I made a huge mistake, was emotional and caught up in the moment and nobody will listen to me. It's like they are out for blood on my husband. And he's a great guy. He has been by my side for everything I have ever had a problem with. He has been as patient as I have ever heard of every time I get in a bad mood and try and pick fights with him. He isn't even mad at me for what I did to him this time. He is not an angry or aggressive person at all, I am though. He doesn't deserve this and I want to stick by his side this time like all the times he has been by mine. If anyone has any advice about what I should do about the city attorney and judge not listening to me and dropping all this, please let me know. Thanks.
I feel really bad about this, I was sooo stupid. After reading some advice online from another site, I called the police officer up that arrested my husband and told him I wanted to Correct my Statement. I told him that I was upset, angry and not thinking clearly and that I stretched the truth a little bit unintentionally. I told him I didn't want to get in trouble for filing a false police report and that is why I was calling him, because after having a few days to cool off, think clearly and reassess the actions of that day, I know my husband wasn't being threatening and shouldn't have been arrested.
He told me he understood completely and appreciated me trying to correct it, and that he wasn't going to go after me for filing a false police report, but he said he had already turned the report into the city prosecutor and there was nothing he could do. He advised me to go into talk to the city attorney on Monday and explain to her exactly what I had told him and she might drop the charges against my husband. By the way, I forgot to say he was charged with Assault by Threat. If she won't drop the charges I'm hoping I will be allowed to go into court on my husbands court date and testify on his behalf. He will be representing himself because we can't afford a lawyer right now.
I just don't know what to do. I was hoping when I talked to the judge last week she would lift the order of protection, but she was pretty stubborn on that. I'm trying to tell people I made a huge mistake, was emotional and caught up in the moment and nobody will listen to me. It's like they are out for blood on my husband. And he's a great guy. He has been by my side for everything I have ever had a problem with. He has been as patient as I have ever heard of every time I get in a bad mood and try and pick fights with him. He isn't even mad at me for what I did to him this time. He is not an angry or aggressive person at all, I am though. He doesn't deserve this and I want to stick by his side this time like all the times he has been by mine. If anyone has any advice about what I should do about the city attorney and judge not listening to me and dropping all this, please let me know. Thanks.