His trial was held on July 18, 2007,his original felony was that he stole a check from a business that had closed and forged it and then cashed it at his bank(didn't say he was smart) for 15,000, then stole a check out of his great grandmothers purse and forged it and cashed it. He was convicted and was sentenced to 10 years, all suspended with probation for 10 years. Since then he has been arrested 6 times for driving on a suspended license, 3 failure to appear, assault and trespassing. I went to the magistrate immediately and asked for a protective order and was refused due to they did not want to ruffle his feathers!!! Every deputy in this county is aware of this situation and they keep an eye out for me.
I have called his probation officer and informed her that the woman he is living with does have several fire arms and she said she would check into it. I also asked her if he was allowed to leave the state, her reply was NO.
Per the visitation order, he is not allowed to come onto any property where I am residing, he was in my driveway when I returned from court on the 18th. He was ticketed for trespassing. That's it. I have applied for a concealed weapon permit and was refused because of the situation, even though I have never even had a traffic ticket. I do not have an attorney but have 3 in the county that are willing to take my case for free. I intend to take them up on it.
All evidence including death threats, pictures, police reports etc were given to the commonwealth attorney before the trial and he told me that there was no way for my ex to get out of going to prison. But yet he is still out and following me, following the kids, calling the kids friends cell phones etc.
I can run but as he had stated in an e-mail to me: "I can run but I can't hide".
The legal system and the police enforcement in this county are extremely inadequate. I guess I was wrong to trust them.
I have contacted family in NY and have been offered a place to stay and a job, he found out and had it put in the custody order that I am not allowed to leave the state. I have talked to an attorney and he told me to run anyway and face the legalities later as I can not get any protection from the judicial system.
All of this because I found out he had been having an affair and finally stood up to him and told him I had had enough. He said I ruined his life by calling the police and having him arrested because he held the loaded gun to us and that I should have just accepted his affair and be lucky that I was the one he was coming home to. Like I said before: never said he was smart.
I guess I just have to bide my time and wait for him to get arrested again, then maybe the judge will be forced to look at his record and deal with him accordingly.
Thank you for the replies.