Over 15 year old Texas Probation Violation and Extradition Question

[John88]

Hello,

I am new here and I'm not sure if this is the place to bring this up but I'll give it a try.

When I was in my late teens I was convicted in the state of Texas on a Drug Felony, 3rd Degree Poss. I was given 5 years probation and drug treatment and sent back to my home state where my probation was transferred. I was still addicted to drugs and my state didn't really supervise me and I fell way behind my payments. After about 1 1/2 years of probation without any violations other than a few missed monthly letters to my Texas probation officer my state's probation officer called me and told me I was doing so well not getting in trouble that they were sending my case back to Texas and suggesting I be discharged from probation early.

Texas didn't like this one bit. I was behind in my fee's and since my state sent my case back to Texas they gave me a court date for a probation violation, not paying fee's and keeping in touch, I suppose. I told the officer I couldn't get back to Texas. I had been diagnosed with mental disabilities and unable to work and was collecting SSIP benifits from my state.

When I told them I couldn't make it. They told me they were going to file a petition to revoke my probation, I think. Then told me if I stepped foot in Texas again I'd be picked up.

In the following 5-6 years of continued drug use I was picked up on several charges that were all dropped except a misdemeanor assault charge with community service given and charges cleared afterwards and a DUI - which I did 3 years successfully on misdemeanor probation along with DUI school. Never once in the many times in my states Jails did the Warrant from Texas come up.

I checked the Texas county database of Warrants and my name is still there with the NCIC charge of Probation Violation. I'd like to take care of this but I have close to 10 years off of drugs without any police problems. I've even done volunteer services throughout Central America. In fact I am there now.

I have never been picked up at the border, of course never entering through Texas by land or Air. Since I can't work I work with my psychiatrist and social worker taking whats prescribed and they say volunteer work helps me in coping with my mental ilnesses. I am worried that someday crossing the border, Texas will have an extradition order to hold me awaiting me.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible the times I've been picked up on other charges the Warrant has shown up but it just has instruction "only pick up from Texas"? I know many states have instructions on the NCIC computer to only pick up from state of arrest. I'm hoping this is my case. It's only a minor probation violation.

I've talked with a Texas Lawyer and he has told me it's possible he could take care of it over the phone if I was willing to pay the Probation fee's I owed but no guarantees.

I really don't want to go turn myself in to Texas and take the chance of a prison sentence after being out of that lifestyle for so long. Plus I'm on so many psych meds I'm afraid to leave to long. As for my volunteer service with the money I get it takes me months to save enough for cheap tickets to get to Mexico and take buses into Central America but once there it's possible to get by on literally dollars a day. I know I should be using the money to pay a lawyer and any probation fee's needed but I really believe it was what helped me get clean. i can only make it once a year but maybe it would also work in my favor going in front of a judge if that became necessary showing all the good I've done versus the bad which was all done to myself by the way.

Any advice would be appreciated.