Currently on Felony Diversion, Need Advice on Employment

2 Year Lurker, first time poster.

I am graduating a 160 hour private self paid CDL course next week.

I am currently on a one year diversion deal for felony tampering with a witness. My 65 year old methhead neighbor has a grudge and has been trying to have me thrown in prison for 3 years. She has called 911 fifty times in the last 2 years (i have the recordings, crazy stuff like shooting over her house or trying to run them over... all lies). In April of this year they accused me of trying to run over a guy cutting firewood next to the road in a 90 degree turn in front of her house missing him buy mere inches. 40 minutes later they called 911. Police came out and set up cones, tape measure, the works. Pictures were taken of the supposed tire track off the edge of the road and it was said I was traveling in excess of 50mph. I was indicted by a grand jury for felony wanton endangerment.

First day in court I presented my front and rear HD dashcam footage to the prosecutor. I was at least 4-5 feet from the guy and was going 25mph; thanks to the GPS embedded in the footage. Charge was dismissed. Shew relief.....

But... In the days leading up to court my confidence of my innocence and the certainty of a faked crime scene lead me to message the officer who filed the charges on facespace. I sent him screenshots proving my innocence and promised him that I would put some honeybuns on his commissary account while he was in federal prison for making a false arrest. Dumb da dumb dumb. I know. The day that they dismissed my charge, they indicted my by a grand jury for tampering with a witness(the cop) and wanted a $100,000 bond.

I ended up pleading guilty to the tampering after they set a trial date and told the judge they were going for a 5 year sentence. Scared the bejesus out of me as was their intent. The guilty plea is a diversion agreement for one year; I'm not actually a felon as long as I complete the year of probation. In August of next year it will be dismissed and expunged like it never happened.

I met with a Schneider recruiter today at school and was informed that if I were already a felon they would hire me, but I have a pending court date with a review set for next August. They wont hire me with a date pending. I understand, why invest in training me if I could get sent off to prison.

Anyone have any advice other than don't cross the thin blue ego?

I've paid a lot on my lawyer's Tesla and need to get to work after I get my CDL next week God willing.

Thanks guys

 

Kentucky.

Everyone involved knows the tampering charge is nothing but the soothing of an ego of an embarrassed cop. Probation and parole office is cool with me traveling. I don't use drugs; no problem with a hair test.

 

I negotiated it down from 3years to 1 year. The honeybun comment really pi$$ed them off. I'll have to do the Hole Year Inn.

 

On courtnet it shows a pending court date for review in August of 2020. The pending part turned off Schneider today. She said that if I was already sentenced to probation or guilty of a felony that they would hire me. I might need to knock off a liquor store to get a job. Just kidding... Maybe....

 

Thanks man. That means a lot. I've been pretty down for a few hours. I have a Schneider terminal 30 miles away and had my heart set on that for my first year or two.