How to Use bench warrant in a Sentence

bench warrant

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  • No one checked to see if his fingerprints matched those of the man in the bench warrant.
    — New York Times, 26 July 2022
  • The judge issued a bench warrant, setting the bail at $200.
    — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
  • On the same day, the judge forfeited the bail bond and issued a bench warrant.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
  • The bench warrant was signed Sept. 24, according to court records.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Ibarra had failed to appear in court on a bench warrant.
    — Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The bench warrant was recalled Oct. 8, according to the records.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Had the man not shown up, a judge would have issued a bench warrant for failing to appear in court.
    — oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Greene was not present at the beginning of the hearing, prompting the judge to issue a bench warrant for him.
    — Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • If the debtor missed a hearing on contempt, Hassenplug would ask the judge for a bench warrant.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Failure to turn himself in will result in a bench warrant with no bond.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 29 May 2024
  • The task force recommends scaling back the use of bench warrants in these instances.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2020
  • McGuire was arrested the next day, almost two months after the bench warrant in the theft case was issued.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
  • Also, at the time of his arrest, there was an active bench warrant issued for Jones.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In 1982, he was arrested on a bench warrant in Richmond.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The Washington court that ruled against him has issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Barreto then failed to attend a hearing on Jan. 31 and a bench warrant was issued.
    — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 2022
  • The Post cited a source in reporting that there was a bench warrant issued for Aviles when she was nabbed Monday.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Then a few weeks later, the court in Washington issued a bench warrant calling for his arrest if he was found in the state.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Hamlin failed to appear in court, prompting a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • After the judge in his case was informed that Worrell had gone missing, the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The state suspended his driver’s license, and the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The firm started court proceedings that ultimately led to the issuance of bench warrants for the arrests of Gray and Hart.
    — Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2018
  • McFadden failed to appear in court, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • When Howell failed to appear in court Tuesday, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This caller claims a judge has issued a bench warrant in the resident’s name for failing to attend a hearing that morning.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • He was indicted in September 2018 but failed to appear in court, leading to a felony bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 17 Apr. 2022
  • If that does not happen, Mr. Mueller’s prosecutors could ask a judge for a bench warrant for Mr. Nunberg’s arrest.
    — Maggie Haberman and Adam Goldman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Thursday, June 21 Male, 18, arrested on suspicion of a felony bench warrant at Main Street.
    — Ramona Sentinel, 27 June 2018
  • She was arrested on a bench warrant for felony theft and burglary charges, said Steve Durham, the jail's assistant director.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018
  • Lee currently has a bench warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing on July 30.
    — oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019

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