criminal charges for refusing to drive illegal

O/P ... where DID you leave his truck?

 

Notify the po-po that you are suing the employer for "constructive discharge" (or your state's equivalent).

In the United States, constructive discharge has differing meanings depending on the jurisdiction.[1] In California, the California Supreme Court defines constructive discharge as follows:

"In order to establish a constructive discharge, an employee must plead and prove, by the usual preponderance of the evidence standard, that the employer either intentionally created or knowingly permitted working conditions that were so intolerable or aggravated at the time of the employee's resignation that a reasonable employer would realize that a reasonable person in the employee's position would be compelled to resign."[2]

Constructive dismissal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal​

 

You can be charged because you deprived him out of that truck. I can't say if you was lease purchase and you made payments and truck was in your name different situations. I would not hold up equipment any longer but I would contact attorneys to guide. The detective can file charges but ultimately if the owner can prove you attempted to remove permanently or fraudulently took that truck you are guilty of theft. Him not paying you is Theft if there's a bonding contract.

 

Theft charges are seriously and incredibly expensive to resolve. They are hard to beat if your not careful in your words.

 

Charges are now dismissed over the holidays 4min conversation with us.