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TIFU: By getting arrested over a speeding ticket warrant.

So, a few weeks ago, I went on a road trip.

I’m driving on a highway, going the speed limit, and eventually get to a small town where I stop for a meal. That town is a 30-minute drive from where I live.
I eat a nice steak and decide to get back on the road. I start driving, and I see blue lights behind me. The officer pulls me over for failing to use my turn signal (oops). He asks me for my driver’s license and registration, and I hand them over. He comes back and tells me, “There’s a warrant for your arrest for not showing up to court.” I’m puzzled and ask him what the warrant is for. He says he doesn’t know and that I have to get out of the car. I get out, he handcuffs me, and takes me to the local jail.

I’m not allowed to bond out, as my county (where the warrant is) requires an in-person appearance. I am made to strip naked and change into a jail jumpsuit. They take my mugshot and fingerprints. Since it was a Friday night, I have to spend three nights there. I am held in a cell by myself. There’s only a small window, which is blurred out so I can’t see through it. The toilet and sink are connected into a single metal construction. There’s a small table, a small chair, and a small shelf, all made of metal. During the day, I’m allowed in the common area where there were about 15 women. The meals weren’t that bad.

Monday finally comes, and they shackle me and take me to my county. At the courthouse, I wait in a holding cell for about two hours before it’s my turn. I explain to the judge that I just made a mistake and forgot to pay my speeding ticket. The judge sets a bond, which I pay, and I also take care of the speeding ticket.

TL;DR:
I forgot to pay a speeding ticket, got arrested over it, spent 3 nights in jail until I was released on bond, and then took care of the ticket.

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