Wendell Bolden's assault charges are dropped because he agrees to testify against James King. The how regarding the dropped charges is a fairly straightforward answer, but discussing why Bolden would do such a thing is much more interesting to discuss. Bolden's verbal justification is that he is just trying to do the right thing. He says that he wants to be a good citizen and tell the truth. However, this rings very hollow because readers know that he had an assault charge against him. The reality is that Bolden's assault charges were dropped because he made a trade. If he testifies, then the assault charges will be dropped, and he will not spend a long time in jail. Faced with significant jail time, Bolden takes the deal to testify in order to save himself. He does not care about being a good citizen. He cares about himself, and the assault charges are dropped because Bolden takes the option that best serves his interests.
On Tuesday, July 7th, Wendell Bolden takes the witness stand and is questioned by the prosecuting attorney, Sandra Petrocelli. Petrocelli asks Bolden why he was in jail at the time he spoke to Mr. Zinzi. Wendell tells Petrocelli that he was serving time for assault, but the charges were dropped. When Asa Briggs cross-examines Wendell Bolden, he mentions that Bolden's assault charges were dropped. Briggs then comments that Bolden saved himself some heavy time by pointing the finger at James King. Wendell Bolden's assault charges were dropped because he accepted a deal to testify against James King in the robbery and murder of Aguinaldo Nesbitt. While on the witness stand, Bolden says that he is simply trying to be a good citizen by telling the truth. The reality as to why Bolden is testifying is because he wants to lessen his sentence by getting his assault charge dropped.
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