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Schizophrenic wrongfully accused of stealing

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I am in need of BIG time help!! This is kinda long but I was arrested for stealing a cellphone that I did NOT steal BIG MISS UNDERSTANDING. I have schizophrenia & was having psychotic episodes triggered by a pescription drug named mirtazapine that HAD made me really ill an was forced in to detox/withdrawal the symptoms of the detox has been pushing my psychotic episodes past its limits. On 11/13/2020 while at a SimonMed getting Imaging for my back done I picked up a cell phone MEANING to turn it in but in my confusion the voices where REALLY loud an demanding me to RUN to NOT trust men to get out FAST!!! Mind u no one was around me to hear me talk to them BUT I could not stop the demanding voices "Bob" to RUN so a ran I saw blood everywhere I saw an felt bugs crawling all over me I was overwhelmed. So a RAN. RAN outside the building not realizing the phone was in my hands NOT till I was confronted by a older woman. She got in my face so close I could feel her breath I confused, I jus looked at her while listening to my voices "Bob" scream at me by the time I could hear her yelling between my voices I was lost to what she was saying all I knew was she is was in my face screaming "U FUCKING BITCH STOLE MY PHONE!! YOU DIDINT HAVE TIME TO TAKE MY CREDIT CARDS!!!" an that I WAS a full ASS grown woman stealing. At that moment it chimed in the phone was in FACT IN MY HAND. I Immediately handed it over sat down on the ground an told her I didn't steal it. She continued screaming. We went around about 3 min of conversation back an forth I didint steal it. She called the police I explained my demanding voices to run an why I left so quickly again my in full blown psychotic episode I was confused to what the officer was asking an saying the next thing I remembered was being locked in a holding cell no clue why I was there completely naked. Stress is a trigger for my episodes an with the prescription withdraw/detox I was already really sick to say the least. My court date is 12/08/2020 1p.m. Sun city court house. I'm scared I've never been to jail an I'm afraid I might have an stress induced episode while in jail an say something that might get me hurt ppl dont understand my mind an condition an alot of the time take me the wrong way an have in the past I have been assaulted. I can't afford to be in jail. I'm crying as I type this, I'm a good person, I do the things I need to do to take care of myself like psych appointments, counseling, medication etc. I start 11/18/2020 at Copper Springs HOSPITAL for treatment for the withdrawal/detox program for the next 3 weeks an should help get my symptoms under control by helping lessing the psychotic episodes. I need help with $500 for a lawyer the cheapest found through a helpline. I cant afford that I'm on disability an can barely afford daily life food, bill's, an medication that an on ALOT. I'm broke, an the court date is looming. I was told the public defender may drop the charge it's a 1st time offense but it depends on how much the cellphone cost I did find out it was a note of some kind an prolly around a $1000 price tag an a misdemeanor.?? IDK. It's not fair I was accused an arrested with anyone not knowing my condition an state of mind the day it happened. I will plead not guilty but there still no guarantee to the outcome. I no NOTHING about legal terminology an I show up already stressed an may not represent myself correctly. in the past I have ripped off my clothes in public in a full blown episode. I cant let that happen!! That would be really bad.These ppl dont know me an what stress does. I do something I can't control will definitely get me in more trouble. An if the public defender seeks jail time my episodes won't get me far enough along to get a free lawyer.

I need to raise the money so this lawyer can represent me.

Any thoughts, prayers, any advice, money donated anything.

PLZ!

I have documentation of everything that's in this plea for help.

Shit! Come with me to the court house I could use the support.

Jus ask questions I will answer.

Ruby E.

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Ruby Ebersold
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Glendale, AZ

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