Chapter 7 - The Felony Arrest Warrant and the Video They Prayed Didn't Exist
While Judith was melting down on the back deck, two unmarked detective cruisers were idling outside Colin’s commercial architecture firm in North Dallas.
Colin had arrived at his office hoping to hide from his mounting personal disaster. He was sitting at his drafting desk, furiously attempting to transfer company operational funds into an offshore account, when his office door swung open.
Detective Sarah Jenkins of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department stepped inside, accompanied by an armed uniform officer.
"Colin Mercer?" Detective Jenkins asked.
Colin quickly closed his laptop. "Yes? What can I help you with, officers?"
Detective Jenkins unclipped a pair of steel handcuffs from her belt. "Turn around and place your hands behind your back, Mr. Mercer. You are under arrest for Aggravated Domestic Assault by Complicity, Tampering with Evidence, and Aiding and Abetting a Felony Battery."
Colin's jaw went slack. "What?! That's insane! My wife had a slip-and-fall accident in our basement! There was no crime!"
"We have the 4K surveillance recording from the basement, Mr. Mercer," Detective Jenkins stated plainly. "We watched your mother assault your wife, and we heard you instruct the victim to surrender documents while refusing to call 911 for twenty-two minutes while she suffered from a compound fracture."
The uniform officer spun Colin around, wrenching his arms behind his back and snapping the cold steel cuffs over his wrists.
Every employee in Colin’s architectural firm stood up in their cubicles, watching in stunned silence as their arrogant boss was marched down the central glass corridor in handcuffs.
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"Call my lawyer!" Colin shouted over his shoulder to his secretary. "Call Marcus Vance! Tell him they’re arresting me!"
"Mr. Vance is currently at the county courthouse," Detective Jenkins said as they pushed Colin into the elevator. "Because a separate warrant has just been issued for your mother."
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