Tika Sumpter says mother was arrested for $10 library late fee
Actress Tika Sumpter says her mother was arrested and taken into custody on Monday — all because of a $10 late fee at her local library.
"Make sure you turn in your library books North Carolina," the actress began a lengthy Twitter missive. "My mom was just arrested for having a late fee of 10 dollars on an overdue book!"
The shocking arrest took place in Johnson County, N.C., where the Public Library of Johnson County & Smithfield calls home. According to the library's website, overdue books elicit a $.25 fine per day, while audio books, movies and CDs run an offender $.50 every 24 hours.
Nowhere on the website, however, does it mention the possibility of an arrest. But Sumpter, 36, implied officials at the library went as far as to put out a warrant for her arrest.
"Treated like a criminal for a late fee of 10 dollars for over due books from the library," she tweeted. "Libraries now put out warrants."
"An overdue book should NEVER result in a warrant," she wrote in a separate tweet. "This is a legal scam."
Make sure you turn in your library books North Carolina! My mom was just arrested for having a late fee of 10 dollars on an overdue book!— Tika Sumpter (@iamtikasumpter) November 14, 2016
Making matters worse, the actress contended her mother — a retired corrections officer named Janice Acquista who Sumpter said had no previous rap sheet — actually returned the book that prompted the fine a long time ago.
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