LV bail bond firm remains in business with new management

Bill Gang

Wednesday, July 1, 1998 | 11:20 a.m.

All Star Bonding Inc. is going to stay in business at least a while longer, but the management is going to change.

The Nevada Division of Insurance had suspended the license of the company and four bail agents because of complaints by customers that they had been intimidated at gunpoint.

District Judge Nancy Becker, however, postponed enforcement of the suspensions until legal issues could be resolved in court.

After a brief hearing Tuesday, Becker issued an order letting the bail bond company continue operating so long as Angela Mayfield no longer manages the company.

Mayfield's license along with those of James L. Lyon and Nathan Maldonado remain suspended until a hearing in two weeks before the state's insurance commissioner.

Becker, however, approved returning the license of a fourth bail agent, George Garcia, stating there were "no grounds for the summary suspension of Garcia's license."

The case was in Becker's courtroom on a challenge by All Star to the emergency decision by Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman to suspend the licenses.

The complaint against All Star alleges that two men who had secured bail bonds from the company had pistols pointed at their heads because of claims by the firm that they did not fulfill their financial obligations.

Max Guitierrez stated in his complaint that he had paid, but All Star contended that his check bounced and he missed a March 23 court appearance, justifying his apprehension.

Ricky Lee Grundy alleged that he was forced at gunpoint to sign over titles to two cars although he claimed he had met his financial obligation for the bail bond.

All Star said Grundy had missed court appearances. The firm claims the incidents do not warrant license suspensions.