Dora Torres is spending the better part of a hot Monday afternoon at Bail Hotline Bail Bonds trying to get her boyfriend Mark Mabutas out of jail. He was arrested in October, charged with mayhem, criminal threats, and assault with a deadly weapon. It has taken Torres months of raising money to try and bail him out today.
Her boyfriend’s bail is set at $445,000 which the bond shop can pay if Torres takes out a loan. The loan is what is referred to as a bail bond, and that is generally for 10% of the bail amount. But to get that, Torres needs to make a down payment of at least $2,000.
Torres’ has $700 in cash with her for the down payment, but the bail agent is asking for a lot more. That’s why Torres brought her mom and her sister today, she needs them to co-sign on the bail bond. That makes them all responsible for paying the loan back – no matter what.
