Casey Anthony's Bond Revocation

August 28, 2008

Several media outlets have been reporting that bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and his nephew, Tony Padilla, have begun work on revoking Casey Anthony's bond. However, Investigation Discovery has since learned that they are making the process out to be much more difficult than it actually is.

According to Linda Braswell, president of the National Association of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States, revoking Anthony's bail is as easy as walking her over to the jail.

"It’s instant. All Tony Padilla has to do is get her back into custody," Braswell told Investigation Discovery. "Tony could surrender her because he is directly recognized by the state of California as someone who can issue bail. If you are licensed in another state, as someone who can issue bail in that state, you can come here and surrender your defendant and pick them up.  The proper way to do this would be for the Padilla's to have the person who actually wrote the bond march her into the orange county jail."

Once at the jail, Braswell said it would only be a matter of filling out a couple of forms for the defendant, the jail, and the state.

"It's instant. It’s just that simple," Braswell said.

In regards to the way Leonard has handled the case, Braswell had this to say:

"This whole ordeal has given the bail profession a hard time. If you do not understand bail and its purpose, you can confuse bail agents and bounty hunters. Most of the American public does not understand the difference, so bail agents are up in arms over the bad reputation they are getting out of this.  Bail has one purpose and one purpose only from sea to shining sea and that is to guarantee the appearance of the defendant in court.  Bail agents don’t sit outside of your home in a trailer and monitor your events and where you go and what you do.  They don’t guarantee that you are going to be protected in any way shape form or fashion and bail agents don’t investigate crimes."

According to Braswell, bail agents do not try to get information out of people because they do not have an attorney client privilege and could be asked to testify in court.

"We don’t investigate cases, that is what law enforcement is for and we don’t get involved in law enforcement's job and make their job harder," Braswell said. "It has been very hard on our profession because of the way people see us now."

So then, the question of the hour is this: What's the hold up?

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Comments

[yvette wenger]

Just another way to glorify himself out of a terrible tragedy. Take her back and just go home how simple can it be?

[Rhonda M]

Ugh... first I was tired of listening to the Anthony's lie through their crooked teeth, NOW I have to listen to this blowhard con artist Padilla. Seriously man, shut up and go away, you've done enough damage!

Is anyone really going to watch his stupid TV show when and if it even comes out? I hope not!

[Dawn]

Padillia wants a piece of the action too, thus far Baez has cut him out of the picture. He's probably making threats so Baez will let him in, more games...

[Karen]

Personally, I don't care about the details. I'm satisfied to know Casey Anthony is headed back to jail, and this case to trial. It's terribly sad that a child has been abused, but the lies from Casey, and her family, are astonishing. It's unbelievable, and the lies continue. So many liars! Casey is going to be convicted regardless of the evidence. The jury will convict her because of her lies.

[Lisa]

Leonard and Tony Padilla should have gotten to know Casey Anthony better BEFORE bailing her out. I believed they made a mistake and I'm glad they're correcting it by revoking it.

Casey Anthony belongs in jail!

[Heidi]

What are the chances that a local Bail Bondsman will put up the money for Casey just as Leonard revokes it?

(People claim that Leonard is only doing it for the publicity for his new TV show and because he's running for mayor in Sacramento.)

Do you think someone else may want to be part of this case so they can be seen in the media, their name mentioned in the true crime book that will be written when this is all over and be portrayed a Lifetime Television movie of the week: "The Casey Anthony Story: A Mother's Darkest Secret" ?

I can't help thinking that someone else may feel the need to 'rescue' Casey.

[kas]

Well, Leonard said from day one, he was the bounty hunter not the bail agent and that his nephew was the bail agent. He explained the difference from day one. So what's the confusion??? People are stupid if they dont' listen and learn and understand the difference.

[azsydney]

Now, Cindy claims that someone broke into the white Pontiac and put a dead body in there before it was towed.....So, according to Cindy the cell phone company is wrong, the 2 cadaver dogs are wrong, the FBI are wrong and the TN Body Farm experts are wrong.....That means she is an "expert" on all I listed...Her expertise validates her findings, which are NOTHING...

[Cheryl Parker-Houston]

I believe she went to a bar and her daughter was asleep in the car, so she left her partied all night, went home drunk for got about her baby. The next day woke up releaized that she left her daughter in the car and when she went out to get her she was dead.

[Shuana]

Bull.....crap! She did not ever take Caylee to a nanny or babysitter, "Zanny the nanny" was the trunk of her car! Who can't get that? She was constantly saying she was with the babysitter or nanny so, if she was out partying without precious Caylee, then Caylee had to be somewhere. Caylee wasn't at a babysitters or at grandma's, where was she, don't you think someone would have seen her if she was in the back seat for 31 or even 3 days? Was the car always parked where no one could see it? Come on folks, she used the trunk for a babysitter, let's do the same and use a trunk for a jail cell for Casey. What goes around should come around. I would love to hold this sweet child Caylee in my arms with my 3 year old granddaughter.

[ULa]

I will tell you one thing. If Caysee was my daughter she would be running from ME begging the police to arrest her. I dont care what anyone says about all the evidence bieng circumstantial. The fact that she waited 30 days to report it, went partying, is getting caught in lie after lie, warrants a good old fashioned butt kicking from her parents. Why in the world are the edulcorating her? Sweetheart this and sweetheart that. I would have grabbed that raunch bucket of a child of mine by the back of the hair and drug her to the police station myself. I am a new mother: my daughter is every breath my husband and I take.. she is our inspiration, motivation and our sunshine. I would be hopped up on red bull, coffee, and whatever legal uppers were available to ensure i could run around looking for her at every moment of every day. They would have to forcilby SEDATE me to keep me from looking for my child. THIS is what happens when we tip toe around our children's foo foo self centered emotions... they fear NOTHING and no consequence. Had her mom knocked her on her butt the FIRST time she put that sweet innocent baby Caylee in jeapordy by not being a MOTHER FIRST maybe this wouldnt have gotten this far. Had she knocked sense into Caysee the first time she began pathalogically lying - she would have had a healthy fear/ respect for authority. I am not for abusing children whatsoever- I AM for discipline. This vile excuse for a person had NONEin her life. I would have knocked her senseless for not reporting this and for continuing to lie and NOT telling me exactly where that precious baby Caylee is.

[ULa]

Cindy has lost her mind. I mean really how obstinant can you be? Someone went out of their way coincidentally - to place a dead body in the trunk of your daughter's car just as her 3 year old child is missing. For the love of God this woman is either incredibly incapable of cognitive thought or just so terrified of admitting how much they inadequately raised their daughter thus enabling her to do something like this. Someone has got to just shake some sense into this woman and her husband. Seriously? really? how do you abandon all common sense and deductive reasoning and come up with that 2 cent theory? It boggles the mind! No wonder Caysee is so socio/psychopathic.. her parents will go the ends of the earth and create absolutely insane tall tales to protect her. She didnt become like this overnight. This is nature coupled with the worst kind of nurture. I would wear my best suit to this woman's execution.

[PR]

I think that Cindy Anthony did something to Caylee. Didn't she mention that she noticed something wrong with Caylee the day that Casey & Caylee left? Could Casey be covering for Cindy? Cindy could hold Casey's whole life over her daughter's head, Cindy claims to "know Casey"! If indeed Caylee is not on the earth anymore, Casey, Cindy, and the rest of the family will have their judgement day when they have to answer to God. Caylee you are a beautiful, bright shining star and I hope and pray that where ever you are that you are safe and happy. You are loved...

[emma]

first this guy was dumb enough to actually believe casey, and now he's dumb to let her remain free when she's guilty and still won't talk to anyone. duh.

[brenda]

I THINK CINDY AND GEORGE ANTHONEY OUT TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, FOR NOT RAISEING CASEY ANTHONEY IN A CHRISTIAN HOME 1. CASEY DROPS OUT OF HIGHSCHOOL AT THE AGE OF 17 DOSENT FINISH SCHOOL.HER PARENTHS JUST LET CASEY RUN WILD. THE PARENTHS DONT OFFER CASEY ANY JOB TRAINING SO CASEY COULD SUPPORT HERSELF,INSTEAD THE PARENTHS,ARE MORE INTERESED IN THEIR OWN CAREERS,ONES A NURCE AND THE OTHERS A COP, 2.CASEY GETS PREGANT AT AGE 18,PARENTHS SAY STAY WITH US WELL SUPPORT YOU AND THE CHILD AND PROVIDE A HOME,EXCEPT THE PARENTHS DIDNT WANT CASEY TO HAVE ACOMMON JOB TO SUPPORT HERSEL AND CAYLEE HER CHILD,NOR DID THE PARENTHS WANT CASEY GETTING A WELFARE CHECK FOR CAYLEE, THAT WASNT GOOD ENOUGH ACCORDING TO CINDY ANTHONEY, SO WHAT DOES CASEY ANTHONEY DO TO GET MONEY TO LIVE ON SHE HAS TO ARGUE WEEKLY WITH THEM TO GET MONEY,,FOR GASOLINE ,FOOD, AND MONEY FOR A BABYSITTER, WHY DIDNT CINDY ANTHONEY PUT CAYLEE IN A SAFE DAYCARE, AND PAY FOR IT SO CASEY COULD GO GET A RESTURANT JOB TO MAKE A LITTLE MONEY TO HELP HERSELF AND HER CHILD,CASEY IN MY OPION HAD TO LIE EVERY WEEK TO GET ANY MONEY OUT OF HER PARENTHS,FINALLY WITH ALL THE ARGUMENTS GOING ON BETWEEN HER PARENTHS AND HERSELF CASEY FINALLY STARTED STEALING OFF THEM.THE GRANPARENTHS DIDNT BABYSITT CAYLEE, AFTER THE CHILD STARED GETTING TO WALK, SO CASEY HAD THE CHILD WITH HER DAY AND NIGHT, AND CASY WANTED TO ADOPT THE CHILD OUT WHEN IT WAS FIRST BORN, BUT CINDY ANTHONEY WOULD NOT LET HER ADOPT THIS POOR CHILD OUT, WHY DIDNT CINDY AND GEORGE ANTHONEY GO TO COURT AND PROVE CASEY AN UNFIT MOTHER AND ADOPT CAYLEE THEMSELVES, AND LET CASEY FIN HERSEF A GOOD MAN AND GET MARRIED, THE ANSWER IS THE GRANDPARENTHS DIDNT CARE EITHER FOR THE LITTLE CHILD, THY LOVED THEIR POSSESSIONS MORE AND THIR JOBS,ALLSO ITS POSSIBLE CAYLEES BLOOD FATHER, MIGHT BE CASEYS BROTHER, OR MAYBE CAYESS FATHER GEORGE ANTHONEY, THE CHILD LOOKS LIKE THE BROTHER,MAYBE THATS THE REASON CASEY ANTHONEY WANTED TO GIVE THE CHILD UP FOR ADOPTION.3.CAYLEE ATHONEY MISSING SINCE JUNE 15,08, CASEY ANTHONEY BORROWS SHOVEL FROM NEIGHBOR ON JUNE 17,08, CASEY STAYS OVER AT BOYFREINDS APARTMENT ON JUNE 16,08 JUNE 17, 08 AND JUNE 18,08 DID NOT HAVE CAYLEE WITH HER ACCORDING TO HER BOYFRIEND, MY GUES, DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, CASEY CAME BACK TO HER PARENTS HOME, BET SHE HAD A HOUSE, BROUGHT CAYLEE WITH HER, THE PARENTS WERE WORKING,SHE KNEW THIE WORKING HOURS, WAS MAD AS HELL AT CINDY ANTHONEY AND DECIDED SHE WOULD GET RID OF HER PROBLEM HER LITTLE CHILD CAYLEE, SO SHE TOOK THE CHILD IN THE BEDROOM, AND TOOK A PILLOW PUT A PLASTIC BAG OVER THE CHILD HEAD AND SMOTHED THE BABY CHILD,WHEN SHE REALIZED THE CHID WAS DEAD,SHE PANICKED,ABOUT THAT TIME GEORG ANTHONEY CAME HOME FROM WORK, A FEW MINUTES LATER I WOULD GUESS CINDY ANTHONEY CAME ,CASEY TOLD THEM WHAT SHE DID,WAS CRYING,THEY CUSED HER OUT,SAID TO HER YOUR GOING UP FOR MURDER, SO CIND AND GEORGE TALKED IT OVER AND DECIDED WE GOT TO PROTECT CASEY, SO WILL GET RID OF CAYLEE, SO GEORGE PUT CAYLEE WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IN THE TRUNCK OF CASEYS CAR,WHIC CINDY OWNS,CASEY BORROWED A SHOVEL FROM THE NEIGHBOR OR JUNE 18,08 ACCORDING TO NEWS REPOTS,THAT MEANT THAT DAY THE DAY CAYLEE WAS KILLED AND BUIRED BY GEORGE ANTHONEY. AT DARK, IN THE WOODS ,MY GUESS NOT TOO FAR FROM THIE HOME. THE ANTHONEYES ALLSO WANTED ALL TGHE PUBLICITY THEY COULD GET OUT OF THIS CASE,SO THEY COULD TELL THEIR THERE STORY,SELL THE STORY, TO GLOBE MAGAZINE AND THE, ENQUIRE MAGAZINE, POST MAGAZINE FOR BIG MONEY,ALLSO THEIR COUNTING ON GETTING CASEY OFF A MURDER WRAP, WHICH THEY ARE ACOMPLIZE TOO, WHICH MEANS ITS NOT JUST CASEY THATS AN LIER,ITS THE WHOLE FAMILY OF ANTHONEYS ,GEORGE, CINDY AND LEE ANTHONEY, THIS IS ALL A GUESS, L HAVE COME UP TOO SINCE THE DNA HAIR SAMPLES AND FLUID SAMPLES MATCH CAYLEE ANTHONEY DNA, THAT POOR CHILD DIDNT DESERVE THIS ROTTEN FAMILY.

[shirley]

SHE IS AS GUILTY AS SIS.,.HOW COULD A MOTHER DO SUCH A TERRIBLE THING TO A BEATUFUL LITTLE GIRL,,AND HOW CAN THE GRANDPARENTS UPHOLD SUCH ACTIONS..LEAVE HER IN GODS HANDS ..SHE WILL PAY AND IN A WAY THAT SHE DECRIVES..GOD BE WITH LITTLE CALYEE..SHE IS HIS CHILD AND SHE IS SAFE WITH HIM NOW..

[shirley]

SHE IS AS GUILTY AS SIS.,.HOW COULD A MOTHER DO SUCH A TERRIBLE THING TO A BEATUFUL LITTLE GIRL,,AND HOW CAN THE GRANDPARENTS UPHOLD SUCH ACTIONS..LEAVE HER IN GODS HANDS ..SHE WILL PAY AND IN A WAY THAT SHE DECRIVES..GOD BE WITH LITTLE CALYEE..SHE IS HIS CHILD AND SHE IS SAFE WITH HIM NOW..

[Ula]

Brend- I dont think religion has anything to do with it - specifically. Dont get me wrong - I respect all of them. This comes down to fundamentals of right and wrong. I absolutely agree with you that her parents ought to be ashamed of themselves. Each time I listen to the 911 calls and the jail calls I am just beside myself with seething anger towards her and her parents. I can tell you I cant stop kissing my 4 month old, every picture i have with her i am hugging her, kissing her, making her laugh. I cannot fathom how a mother does this and absolutely compartmentatlizes it! How do you not see that beautiful face everywhere you look? I hope the memories haunt her for the rest of her days and drive her absolutely mad. They should expedite her execution. Shame on her and her parents-its nauseating how much they cater to her. Whether she did it intetnionally or not, she hid the death of your grandchild! for the love of GOD! They're all just a bunch of pscyhos - you cannot tell me this idiot effectively hid it from her father - an ex homicide detective? All of them should be charged with obstruction of justice

[Carol]

I think George and Cindy Anthony have suffered enough. They are grieving over the loss of their beautiful granddaughter and their daughter, People can raise their children with the best of intents. No one has control over the mind of another human being when they are grown just as no one has the right to judge George and Cindy Anthony and make speculations on how they raised their children. This is a very sad and terrible tragedy that could happen to any family. My prayers are with the Anthony family for I know there is a suffering in their hearts that even with time will never go away.

[Deborah]

Who the heck is this Padilla guy? He should take his butt and leave. He seems to be a weird looking man.? I feel so so bad for the loss of a precious little girl. I would of loved having her of my own.Casey was an unfit mother,Poor Caylee,did not even have a father.Of course,i assume Casey was a drunk,and met some guy at a bar,where Casey spend most of her time there.'' Ugh'', this woman needs to spend the rest of her life in prison. Also,i have not seen George and Cindy shown any emotions. ?? RIP Caylee sweet little angel.