How to Use bench warrant in a Sentence

bench warrant

noun
  • The next month, the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024
  • No one checked to see if his fingerprints matched those of the man in the bench warrant.
    — New York Times, 26 July 2022
  • Failure to turn himself in will result in a bench warrant with no bond.
    — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 29 May 2024
  • On the same day, the judge forfeited the bail bond and issued a bench warrant.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
  • Had the man not shown up, a judge would have issued a bench warrant for failing to appear in court.
    — oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • When Caudill didn’t show up, the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest, court records show.
    — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The task force recommends scaling back the use of bench warrants in these instances.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Hamlin failed to appear in court, prompting a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • He was assigned an attorney at a bench warrant hearing, and a plea of not guilty was entered.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Washington court that ruled against him has issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Greene was not present at the beginning of the hearing, prompting the judge to issue a bench warrant for him.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Failure to appear by the deadline would lead to a bench warrant with no bond, Simpson said.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2024
  • Also, at the time of his arrest, there was an active bench warrant issued for Jones.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • After his release, Brunson missed at least one court date and so a bench warrant was issued.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • If the debtor missed a hearing on contempt, Hassenplug would ask the judge for a bench warrant.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2019
  • McFadden failed to appear in court, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • The state suspended his driver’s license, and the court issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2020
  • McGuire was arrested the next day, almost two months after the bench warrant in the theft case was issued.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
  • That led Justice Archana Rao to order a bench warrant for her arrest.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Police said at the time he was wanted on a parole violation, as well as a bench warrant stemming from an old theft charge.
    — Jon Webb, Evansville Courier & Press, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After the judge in his case was informed that Worrell had gone missing, the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • When Howell failed to appear in court Tuesday, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
    — Warren Kulo | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Then a few weeks later, the court in Washington issued a bench warrant calling for his arrest if he was found in the state.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2019
  • This caller claims a judge has issued a bench warrant in the resident’s name for failing to attend a hearing that morning.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Courts are able to do this by issuing a bench warrant for someone who has unpaid traffic tickets or has missed response deadlines.
    — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Gao had been released from custody in both matters, but failed to show up in court, resulting in bench warrants being issued for her arrest.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Post cited a source in reporting that there was a bench warrant issued for Aviles when she was nabbed Monday.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Lee currently has a bench warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing on July 30.
    — oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • McKenzie was a fugitive for nearly two years on an outstanding felony bench warrant, the sheriff's office alleged.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In Lopez’s case, the contempt of court charges were added to his case across six different documents including bench warrants and setting slips.
    — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024

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