Ive been watching Cops, what is a bondsman, and how are his powers different from a cop?
That bondsman was enforcing the private contract between himself and the “skip” the defendant. If the defendant is out on private bail and he fails to appear in court, the bondsman has the legal right to go find, arrest and return that person to jail. Often, law enforcement must be notified of the bondmans attempt to pickup a skip. It prevents 911 calls stating that someone is being kidnapped. So sometimes the police will be there when the arrest is made by the bondsman only to make sure that there are no problems.
