Thank you, Spawn, for your prayers. It is appreciated.
It's been a very frustrating day, which followed a very frustrating afternoon/evening yesterday.
My brother was so sure that he wouldn't be going to jail that he left his keys in his vehicle when he went into court.
Now my sister and my mother are going to the city to try to get it and bring it home, if it's still there where he left it parked. It could be stolen by now, for all we know.
Having nobody go get the vehicle would probably be part of his consequence, but the tools of his trade are in it, and he won't be able to work without them.
My brother assumes he's getting bailed out asap, but my sister informed the caseworker that he is NOT, so we'll see if his attitude becomes a little more humble after he hears that.