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People v. Jose Maria DeCastro

On August 8, 2022, while possibly conducting one of his 'audits' of police during traffic stops, Jose Maria DeCastro was issued a citation for stopping, parking, or leaving his vehicle on a freeway. On November 16th, 2022, the record shows he was found Guilty in Absentia indicating a Failure to Appear.

People v. Jose Maria DeCastro (ELI070966)

On July 11, 2022, Jose Maria DeCastro was issued a citation for exceeding the maximum posted speed of 70 MPH. On September 12, 2022, the record shows a trial was held in Absentia, indicating a Failure to Appear. On October 4, 2022, the record shows the case was ruled as a Conviction: Bail Forfeiture.

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City of Ironton v. DeCastro

As of January 28, 2025, there is still an ACTIVE WARRANT in Ohio for this case according to the Court's website.

Charges were filed by the City of Ironton after Jose Maria DeCastro refused to leave a city building after closing hours, claiming his unpermitted 'training class' was now a 'protest'. After a court date was set regarding a possible violation of conditional release which Mr. DeCastro claimed was a 'set up,' Mr. DeCastro left town and a bench warrant was issued when he failed to appear.

People v. Jose Maria DeCastro (20IN-059018)

A May 1, 2023, notation showed up on the docket for this citation after Mr. DeCastro received a citation in 2023, (see People v. DeCastro 23IN-022641) and he called to check on the status of this citation. After he paid the 2023 citation it was noted that this hearing was then flagged as cancelled/vacated.

On June 9, 2020, Mr. DeCastro received a citation for traveling in excess of 100 MPH (Citation # KD45279). When he failed to appear on court dates in October and November of 2021, a second charge for Failure to Appear was added on November 13th, 2021. After that, Mr. DeCastro then failed to appear for a 3rd time in December of that year.

Charge Description Statute Level Disposition
001: 06/09/2020 Speed Limit - Over 100 MPH VC 22348(B)-1 Infraction Pending/Collections ?
002: 11/13/2021 Failure to Appear (DMV Hold) VC 22348(B)-1 Infraction Pending/Collections ?

City of Henderson v. DeCastro

On June 19, 2014, Jose Maria DeCastro was charged with Failure to Obey Traffic Control Devices and Failure to Possess Drivers License or Surrender License Upon Demand. Based upon what can be viewed on the City of Henderson's website, it appears Mr. DeCastro failed to appear and the docket shows a Failure To Appear (FTA) Bench Warrant being issued in July. A similar notation also appears with a September 2, 2014, date. In October of 2014 the case was referred to a collection agency. In September of 2021 the City of Henderson appears to have closed the case and purged the warrant.

People v. Jose Maria DeCastro

On October May 23, 2012, Mr. DeCastro received a citation for crossing the double lines (Citation # 52295PR). With what appears to be a typical response to many of his court cases, Mr. DeCastro also had a charge of Failure To Appear added when he failed to appear for a court date.

Charge Description Statute Level Disposition
1: 05/23/2012 Cross Double Lines VC 1655.8(A) Infraction Guilty
2: 08/17/2012 Failure To Appear (DMV Hold) VC 140508(A) Infraction Guilty

State of Texas v. DeCastro (222878)

On 08/09/1998 JOSE MARIA DECASTRO was booked into the Denton County Jail in Texas after being arrested by the Hickory Creek Police Department. He was released the next day. The charges on the document appear to be codes that include Expired Registration and Expired Insurance, along with other arrestable offences (thus meeting the criteria for our Criminal Tag). Based upon a BeenVerified.com report, charges also appear to include Failure to Wear Personal Floatation Device on a Watercraft and Failure to Show a Driver's License On Demand. This appears to be the incident he referred to in his videos as an arrest while using a Jet Ski in Texas. The final charge code on the Jail Records Search Detail report FTA, a common abbreviation for Failure to Appear, which would explain why we have not been able to find a court docket.

Denton County Mug Shot

State of Oregon v. DeCastro (DCR9611703-D)

On December 31, 1995, Jose Maria DeCastro was charged Giving False Information to a Police Officer. According to the attached court record, an Arrest Warrant was issued on May 8, 1996. The record appears to show no activity over the next 8 years and so, between August and September, 2008, the case was DISMISSED and the warrant recalled.

State of Oregon v. DeCastro (DCR9412084-D)

On April 1, 1994, Jose Maria DeCastro was charged Giving False Information to a Police Officer. According to the attached court record, a warrant was issued on July 14, 1994 for Failure to Appear. On July 18, a motion was filed to disqualify the Judge. Another warrant, this time an Arrest Warrant, was issued on February 17, 1995. On June 6, 1999, the case is shown as having been DISMISSED and the warrant quashed.

State of Alaska vs. Decastro, Jose

On August 24, 1993, Jose Maria DeCastro was charged Driving while License Canceled, Suspended, Revoked, or in Violation of a Limitation which was later amended to No Valid Operators License. At one point a Warrant was issued for Failure To Appear which was later recalled. Plea of No Contest entered. This fits the common definition of a Criminal Traffic Violation and has been tagged as such in our system.

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