Man Arrested for Criminal Trespass & Credit Card Fraud
Published by Joe Burgess April 8th, 2008 in Police /Legal.According to Lt. Steven Stain of the Monticello Police Dept., Seth Jenkins was arrested over the weekend and charged with criminal trespass and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Jenkin’s bond was set at $5,000, with the stipulation that he have no contact with his family (the victim of the crime was a family member.)
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I need your help! I have been told not to get involved in this case, and I have not as of yet. Ihave gone to God in prayer. My prayer was, Oh God if I am to turn my head and not get involved in this matter, PLEASE! take it away from my heart and mind. Let it just vanish.
It has been five days now. I wake up with this young man on my mind, while at work he crosses my mind, and I night I toss and turn!
This young man called and asked me to post bond for him. There are many factors involved in this case of which I dare not mention as I am sure this case is still under investigation.
I am not excusing the credit card fraud by any means. I am deeply trouble that a family member of a young man of nineteen would not just file this type of charge but would take out a restaining order against him so that he cannot not return home.Where is he to go at nineteen. HE IS STILL ONE OF GOD’S CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If this is a felony, where is he going to go, and it will be difficult for him to ever get a job. The family has really tried to help him, and he has been rebellious. I believe that they just got tired of trying to help and was getting no where. I believe in tough love,but this is just over the top.This is not the first time that he has used that credit card. Whether he had permission or not I dont know. Criminal trespassing? I know when actually he left the home and when he returned. He had the key to the house. That certainly is not trespassing!
There is just so much that is not being told. What I want to know from you is should I follow what I believe to be the spirit of the Lord guiding me and bail him out,and talk to the officer or the courts about the untold story.
Remember what I know is here say from this young man. He is very intelligent, but lazy. I have met his parents, and it was a pleasure until all of this. I have know him for one year. He loves his family and his girl friend, particularly his mom. Why they even go out to enjoy a movie together and shopping, (as told by the nineteen year old) Post your comments on this sight as I will read them daily.
In The Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
I read this post and felt an obligation to comment. For starters, this young man is 19 years old and surely that is somewhat of a tender age.
However…
At the age of 19 one knows the difference between right and wrong. His actions in this incident, for the family to respond in such a manner, indicates to me that this was probably not the first time. Running up credit card debt on someone elses credit card is stealing. Thou shalt not steal, right?
His victims of the theft are God’s children as well. From what I deducted, the victims may have been his parents. Honor thy Mother and Father, correct?
It is the parents or victims obligation to forgive. It is the 19 year olds obligation to ask for forgiveness. Have these things been done? Was this young man forthcoming about his actions prior to getting in trouble, or did he become sorry for his actions after he was caught?
Regardless of the answers to those questions, turning your head and letting the problem vanish probably isnt what a person should do either. There is a lesson to be learned for the 19 year old, one way or the other. One has an obligation to him, if they care about him, to recognize that lesson and point that lesson out to him.
It helps me to put myself in the future for minute when dealing with an issue. In five years, if you didnt get involved, could you look back and say you had a regret for that lack of involvement. If you feel you have done all you can, then by all means, i would put it behind me. If there is doubt that more could be done, then by all means, ask God to simply point you in the direction of the lesson to be learned and make you the messenger to this young man.
Hope that helps or at least provides an idea.
Clarity
Thank you for your response. There is much food for thought in your writing.
I appreciate your honesty and taking the time to really involve the word in your explanation. I will now ask God to point me in the direction of which I should go.
In your writing it is obvious that you have given much thought to the response given and that you are a Christian. Because of your response I have more soul serching to do.
Your article has caused me to really think about certain issues that you have really brought to the light. The phrase that sticks out in your writing is making me the messenger to this young man of the lesson to be learned.
I am truly grateful that I can feel the spirit of the Lord speaking through your response to my desperate search for an answer.
May you be ever blessed!
In today’s society, we often simply over-look the rebellious behavior of young males with the excuse of “boys will be boys.” I agree very strongly with everything that “Clarity” stated.
However, I must also add that it most definitely was not “over the top” for the family members to place a restraining order against the young man. One’s credit is a very, very important aspect of one’s life. Would you willingly just hand your credit card over to a young man who you do not trust to be responsible with it? No, because you risk your future ability to acquire a loan for a home, a vehicle, etc. Credit may also affect your ability to acquire a certain job; in a capitalist economy, your credit is your identity.
The family members are only protecting themselves from future abuse. They are only jaded. Not to mention the fact that the family members were probably advised by the police department to place a restraining order on the young man. It’s not just about the “tough love.” It’s about protecting your identity and your hard-earned money from those who wish to take advantage of you.
Glad I could help. Hope everything works out for the young man and you as well. God Bless you for trying.
Dear Pastor,
This young man has been in rehabs, loved, pampered, given anything he
ever wanted prior to his getting involved in drugs and alcohol. He was an
honor student and wonderful child. He still is just as smart and wonderful in his parents’ eyes, but they have been stolen from, lied to, bailed him out several times, and they have spent thousands of dollars on a rehab in Atlanta, GA. The place he is now in is a religious rehab in Virginia. He is not being abused. If he is late, he has to write the Book of Psalms. He has not been late again by his own admission to me. Rules are something he hates; he sees no problem with stealing money from his parents to buy gasoline for his friends, who do not seem to be around once he gets into trouble. Yes, this is tough love. I, myself, have shed many tears about him and worry about his unhappiness, but at some point, he must realize that unGodly actions receive consequences. As a pastor, you should know that even God promised retribution if we continually disobey his will. Parents have to be the next step after God, and these parents have tried. If you bail him out, he is facing two years in jail. No one goes to jail for this length of time unless they have done something more than once to merit such a penalty. His mother has tried everything she knows to convince this young man to go to school, get a job, and become a responsible citizen. At this point, he has never held a job more than 2 weeks. How does he expect to pay for all his alcohol and drugs, not to mention necessities unless he works or gets an education. A sense of entitlement exists within this young man, and until he realizes that life is not a picnic and what his parents have is not rightfully his until their passing and his inheritance comes to him. I might add that he seems already to have spent this on the many jail bonds, rehab fees, etc. If you are indeed a pastor, how can you say that being put in a religious rehab is too severe. He was bonded out of jail under the condition he go to a rehab again. At this precious age of 19, you should know that his parents can’t make him go anywhere. Their actions had to be severe sot that the court could help push him toward a rehab, and they now do not have to worry about his house burning down or his stealing a car and driving without a license while under the influence. He is protected from himself. I, too, wonder what is the right action, but doing nothing was definitely NOT working. He needs help that his parents nor close famiily and friends CANNOT give. It is hard to know what to do with this boy, but he is gifted at seeing and telling about his troubled from a gilded view. Please do not be pulled into his web of artful tales of woe. Let God and this rehab have a shot and curing his mind and body.
Someone Who Has Loved Him Since Birth.
Dear Loved Him Since Birth,
Let us be clear about a fact that has been misrepresented in the above statement.I have never said, nor would I say that placing a child in a religious Rehab is too sever.
If I am a pastor you say? This a fact that man can not stand in judgement of. It is not the Doctorate of Divinity that I hold that has made me a pastor, it is the caling from the Father on high, and my answering His call and the call of the church to preach the word. I will no longer try in any way to convince you of my status as a pastor. My thirty years of watching over a flock in a city close to this one, would have you know that I am as I say I am.
Thank you for sharing your story with me.I know how children will lie and steal. I am not just a PASTOR but an EDUCATOR as well. As a father of one thirty-five year old son, I never went through anything like this in raising our son. In the beginning this to me was just overwhelming!
Since my last article, I have put my self in your shoes. To be honest I dont know what I would have done in your case. I can say this in all honesty, all I wanted to do was help child. For the short time that I have gotten to know this young man, it has been so stressful! I did’nt ask to be involved in this ordel, it seems like it just fell into my lap.
What I am saying to you is, that you are involved in a bigger picture of your child’s life, and my self a small portion and it is to much to bear! I will continue to pray for this young man, as he will always be my friend.
after stepping back and taking a good long look. I cannot save the world, only Jesus can,therefore it is my desire that he receives the help he needs so that he can lead a productive life.
Thinking out loud! if I feel the hurt and anguish as a friend of this young man, then you as a mother must be torn apart. and for that my heart is broken for you also. I will step back and let God and the rehab do their job.
I realize that I must move self out of the way. Please pray for me! whenever the phone rings be it home, cell or work and I hear his voice on the other end with these(as you put it)”artful tales of woe,” I fall into the web. then I began to have a pity party.
All incoming calls from him will be monitored, so that I can move on with my many professions. As of lately, I have allowed myself to carry these burdens. In the book of Matthew Jesus said”Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, Come and I will give you rest.
Finally, my biggest fear now is that what if this really is a call for help and I have turned the other way. Am I responsible? The spirit says to me right now, “Oh ye of little Faith.”
It is time for me to move out of the way.”Be not dismayed what ere be tide God will take care of you. It is my prayer that we all find peace of mind and that God will restore to us the one to whom you gave birth.
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD!
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I am not his mother, but I have loved him since birth. You, too, presume too much. He has many people who love him like a mother but none more. Nothing that he has done will undo her love, and none of the punishments she has administered means she loves him less. (Police do not take people into custody unless there is some valid reason.) Sometimes, even God administers tough love so that people can wake up and see that their lives are spiraling into a dangerous vortex of destruction. This young man is loved dearly by MANY, and it is up to him to take advantage of the opportunities that a rehabilitation center can offer and quit trying to find ways to manipulate the system into allowing him to do as he wishes and avoid accountability for his actions. Presently, he is in a different rehab as he was unable to adapt to the one in which he was recently placed. Therefore, he has once again manipulated the system, but this change may be better as the one he is presently leaving did not want him to have any medications except the power of God. In conclusion, the point that I tried to make and still make is that this young man has many who love him. His opportunity to make a good life is in his hands. If he fails, it is certainly not for the lack of help and chances from his mother who loves him unconditionally. Still, she can only endure so much, and then only God and he can create the desparately needed changes in his unproductive and self-destructive ways. With the talent, intelligence, and creativity that he possesses, let us pray that he will realize there are opportunities in this life besides the oblivion and lack of productivity and ambition that drugs and alcohol provide. He is loved by many, and worry about his condition is not something that only you have as a burden. Since you believe in the power of prayer, pray for him, especially that he might recognize the hurt and sorrow that he is bringing not only upon himself but all the people who love and care for him. Prayer is the best help you can give him because his mother has done what she can do except to continue to pray for him, too. As you have brought a private situation into a public forum, I ask all who know and care for this young man keep him in their prayers.