Have you ever been someone’s one phone call from jail? TikToker Mary (@midwest_princess_) is talking about the time when a guy she had planned to go on a first date with called her from jail, asking her to bail him out.
A couple of summers ago, when she was still in college, Mary and her friend were leaving a bar. As they were leaving, she spotted a cute guy out of the corner of her eye. She made intense eye contact with him for a few seconds before going on her way.
When they reached the street, she realized that he was running after them, shouting for them to wait. After he caught up with them, he asked Mary for her phone number. No man had ever asked her for her number before, and she was taken aback. It all felt very grown-up and romantic, so she gave him her number.
She noted that he had been drinking, so she assumed that he would end up forgetting all about their interaction and not text her at all.
But a month or two later, he texted her, and they chatted for about thirty minutes, exchanging basic information about each other. He then invited her on a date, which blew her away since she had never had a man ask her out so quickly before.
He planned the whole date and had decided to treat her to dinner at a restaurant. Mary felt flattered and was really excited to go out with him. On the day of the date, she was getting ready when her phone suddenly started ringing.
She wasn’t expecting a phone call, so she thought it was just spam. But then, she realized the call was from the Lancaster County Correctional Facility.
She picked up the phone and heard an automated voice system telling her that she had a collect call from the guy she was supposed to go on a date with.
When he answered the phone, he told her that he hoped she was having a better day than he currently was. Then, he apologized and said that he needed to cancel their date. Mary told him it was okay.
He kept insisting that he wasn’t the type of guy to cancel on someone at the very last minute. He said that they could still hang out if she wanted to.
All she had to do was go down to the station, pay his bail, and he would go to his bank to pay her back, then they could go back to his place.
Mary did not want to go to his place at all, but she felt bad thinking that he may not have had anyone else to call.
She asked him how much bail was, assuming that it was probably a couple hundred bucks for some sort of misdemeanor.
However, it was actually $2,000. She told him she wasn’t comfortable shelling out that amount of money to a stranger.
He reassured her that it was fine, and he knew it was a long shot anyway. In the end, his sister was able to bail him out.
Later on the phone, he told her he still wanted to take her on a date. She tried to ask him what he went to jail for, but he danced around the question during their entire conversation.
After hanging up with him, Mary called her friends to give them a rundown of the whole situation.
She realized that if his bail were posted, the police report would be public information online. She went to the correctional facility’s website and looked up his name.
She learned that he had lied about how old he was and that he was arrested for breaking a protection order.
She did some research and discovered that a protection order was similar to a restraining order, but it was specifically put in place for cases of domestic abuse. While in a state of shock and disbelief, she posted a picture of his mugshot to her social media page.
One of her friends, who was an intern at the correctional facility, messaged her, saying that she had seen him get booked that morning, and he had been crying like a baby. Apparently, he had shown up drunk at his ex’s place, screaming about how he was so much better off without them.
Obviously, Mary went ahead and blocked him on everything after that.
If true crime defines your free time, this is for you: join Chip Chick’s True Crime Tribe
Here Are The Three Easiest Ways To Remove Your Outdated Wallpaper To Give Your Walls A Fresh Look
Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.
By Emily Chan
Emily Chan is a writer who covers lifestyle and news content. She graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in... More about Emily Chan
