On 06/11/2018 at 12:49 p.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joel Matthew Heisler, 35, of Ruthven on a valid Emmet County warrant for contempt of court for failing to appear at a child support hearing. Heisler was unable to post the $500.00 cash/ surety bond. Heisler was transported, without incident, to the county line where he was turned over to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.