Officials try to verify reason Peskin missed court date

Peskin had until May 10 to set a new court date and to pay a $734 bond that included the original fine plus the Failure to Appear fee, or face arrest and another fine.

However, as of Tuesday, Peskin had not contacted the court directly about his missed appearance and had not provided any written verification to support his health claim.

Dorsey told the Barrow Journal that one of his department’s code enforcement officers told him that Peskin had a lawful excuse for missing court on April 26.

Since that officer is out of the office this week, Dorsey asked another officer to try to verify the legitimacy of Peskin’s excuse.

See complete story in May 15 print edition of the Barrow Journal.