Postby bigsome » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:10 pm
They shut the door on the van and I heard them padlock the outside of the door. All the windows were painted black so I could not see out, and there was a solid metal wall between the front and back. The wall had a small barred window about a foot square. All the windows had heavy metal bars. The inside of the doors had metal diamond plate where there would usually be a door panel and it was also painted shiny black.
All the places where there would be padded panels had metal armor even the ceiling. The a/c was on real cold and I was shivering. When the doors shut it was pitch dark inside. I tried to shift in the seat but I was strapped in too tight. My hands where handcuffed tight behind my back. I had never sat with my hands cuffed behind my back. It was very uncomfortable. My legs started to burn with pain real fast. One of the guys opened the small window to check on me. I asked the guys to loosen my cuffs. He replied and said, “We are required to get you to your destination. That means we will keep you handcuffed the whole time.†I asked, “How long is that?†They said, “You don’t need to know but it will be more then a couple days.†My first thought was, “How did I ever get myself into this type of situation?â€
They started the van and there was a loud thud. They said, “That’s a heavy duty central locking system. Even if you could get out of the cuffs you’ll never get out of this van.â€
Then they slid a metal plate over the window so I could not see out. I could not tell if it was day or night. The one good thing is that lights turned one with the engine. We drove for what seemed like hours upon end. I had to go to the restroom. One of the guys slid the window open to check on me and I started to beg them to stop. They said they would stop in an hour, and if I did not shut up they would gag me with a ball gag and duct tape. So I was forced to shut up. It really hurt holding my pee for that long. Finally they pulled into a road side park. The guy in the passenger seat got out and opened my door. He took the cuffs off my ankles. He put a pair of leg cuffs on that had a real short chain. He put his hand on my shoulder, and the two of them led me to the bathroom. It took a while to get there with my legs chained together like that. People looked at me like I was some kind of criminal. I guess I was since I committed a crime. When I got to the stall they finally took off the handcuffs. I went in and they told me to hurry. I came out, and they handcuffed me in front. When we got to the van they gave me a sandwich to eat. I had to eat handcuffed. I begged and pleaded for them to take the handcuffs off that I would not escape.
They said, “We have kids go into with drawl and kick and scream. We have to keep you handcuffed for our protection.†So I ate and made the best of the situation. Then they handcuffed me behind my back and chained me into the seat. We drove until it got dark, and then they pulled into a motel. The passenger guy went in and got a room. We drove to the room, but I had to walk about 30 feet. A family was going into a room and they looked horrified to see me all chained up like that. When we got into the room one of the guys unlocked my handcuffs from my waist.
He told me to sit in a wooden chair. He grabbed my arms before I sat all the way down. He guided my arms over the top of the chair. The back of the chair was open and he locked my hands back to my waist with the plastic box over the cuffs where they would not hinge .Then he took off a leg cuff and ran the chain through the hook on the back of my transport belt. I said, “That hurts do you have to hang my ankles like that?†The guy said, “Shut up!†I moved my ankles trying to relieve the pressure. When the guy saw me move my ankles, he bent down and padlocked the 2 leg cuffs together and said, “Don’t move!â€
About ten minutes later there was a knock on the door. It was the police. They said a women called complaining that a boy was handcuffed in this room. The transport guy gave them a paper and told them he had permission to transport me. The cop asked to see me. He said, “Are you ok?†I said, “Yes but my ankles hurt tell them they can’t hang them like that.â€
The cop said, “I’m sorry you’re a minor and he has a paper that states he can transport you out of state. Because you’re a minor he can restrain you any way he likes if your parents sign those papers. In other words I can’t make them do anything.†The cop and the bounty guys went outside and they where talking. They made me sit like that for a few hours and I was getting tired of being handcuffed. Around 9:00 a pizza was delivered, and I was cuffed in front. I ate and then they unchained me and sent me into the bathroom to take a shower. The bathroom didn’t have any windows so escape was not a possibility at this point. One of the guys knocked on the door and gave me some thin sweat pants and long sleeve sweat shirt. They were bright orange and they also said ``JUVENILE TRANSPORT SERVICES’‘. I put on the sweats and came out of the bathroom.
One of the guys was waiting at the door. He took my arms put them behind my back and cuffed them. Then he put the belt on me and locked my wrists to my waist. They had a cot delivered while I was in the bathroom. It had a strap at the foot of the cot and it had leather cuffs attached to it. He told me to lie on my back, and he put the cuffs on my ankles and locked them. I said, “Do I have to be cuffed in bed?†He said, “We can’t take any chances that you may escape.†I said, “It hurts laying on my wrists. Can I lie on my stomach?†To my amazement he unstrapped my ankles and let me turn over. Then he restrapped my ankles pretty tight. But at least the cuffs where padded. Then he took another strap and strapped my elbows together.
I said, “What’s that for?†He said , “Extra security. You should have had it on all day but I forgot. If you try that little trick where you get your hands in front this will stop you.†I said, “But there locked to my waist.†He said, “Its policy.†So I had my ankles strapped to the bed and my hands cuffed behind my back. I laid there most of the night. Finally near morning I was so exhausted that I passed out. It felt like 30 minutes before they woke me up. They packed their stuff and we went outside. They chained me up in my seat and we left the hotel. Another day of dread was about to go by, and the dread to come with it of what was awaiting me when I got to the jail. The worst experience of the ride was still yet to come.