Actress Tika Sumpter says that her mother, Janice Acquista, was arrested earlier this week for an overdue library book in North Carolina.
“Make sure you turn in your library books in North Carolina!” Sumpter said via Twitter. “My mom was just arrested for having a late fee of 10 dollars on an overdue book. An overdue book should NEVER result in a warrant. This is a legal scam.”
Sumpter mentioned the Smithfield County library, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper as she tweeted.
She said her mother returned the book some time ago, but it wasn’t entered into the system.
Sumpter’s mother paid a $500 bond after receiving the arrest warrant on Monday.
“She’s out now,” she tweeted. “Every cop at the jail thought it was absolutely ridiculous. They couldn’t even believe it. Treated like a criminal for a late fee of 10 dollars for overdue books from the library. Libraries now put out warrants.”
Sources: Eurweb.com, Twitter.com, Facebook.com, TMZ.com, People.com