Denver, CO asked in Criminal Law for Texas

Q: Hi, my son in Cisco Texas was held captive in his home on 2/6/2017 by 3-4 men and he was charged when police arrived.

He barricaded himself in his bathroom for 6 hours and finally broke out a window at the first sign of daylight. A neighbor called police for him but the men had left before they arrived and they don't believe his story. The police found a small amount of marijuana and a pipe and charged him with it. They also found what they believe to be a small amount of controlled substance (possibly meth) but did not charge him until results from the lab come back. My son says the marijuana found in his bedroom is his, but meth found on a coffee table in the living room is not his. He knows it belongs to the men holding him hostage. My son has a neighbor with camera surveillance that confirms men with masks on entered his home around midnight so he turned over the evidence to police to corroborate his story. The police are saying they don't believe his story. What can we do to help my son avoid being charged with controlled substance & how can we get police to start investigating my son's complaint

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Paul Saputo Jr.
Paul Saputo Jr.
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Dallas, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: You should strongly consider hiring an attorney to defend him, and his attorney may hire a private investigator to look into the situation.

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