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Casey Anthony Remains In Jail Despite Promises By Bounty Hunter

Posted: 4:50 pm EDT August 18, 2008Updated: 12:30 pm EDT August 19, 2008

Casey Anthony remained in jail, Tuesday afternoon, despite a bounty hunter's efforts to free her.

With celebrity bounty hunter Leonard Padilla in Orlando working out details to bail Casey Anthony out of jail, sources tell Channel 9 it could be at least Tuesday before she is released. If Casey is released, an associate of Padilla will live with her 24 hours a day, seven days a week, trying to get more information about missing Caylee Anthony. Meanwhile, Casey's attorney, Jose Baez visited her in jail Monday night.


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Leonard Padilla, a bounty hunter who seeks the media spotlight, had said that he planned to post $50,000 of Anthony's $500,000 bond. Anthony is being held on charges related to the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee. Caylee was reported missing in June and Casey Anthony's reluctance to give straight answers to investigators has left deputies frustrated.

Padilla, who is from Sacramento, said coming to Orlando could be a win-win situation. In addition to getting national media exposure, he says he might even be able learn Caylee Anthony’s whereabouts.

"She's going to have to trust somebody or she's going to be sitting in jail for a long time, said Padilla."

There is no word when, or if, Casey Anthony will be bonded out. She will have to be fitted with an ankle monitor. Her attorney visited her in jail, Monday evening, but did not shed any light on the process.

Bounty Hunter Wants Casey's Trust

Padilla said he thinks Casey will trust him because of his experience in dealing with similar situations over the past 33 years.

He says his nephew, Tony Padilla, a bail bondsman from California, is working through a Tampa-based bail bondsman to finalize the deal to post Casey Anthony's $500,000 bond.

"I don't think the baby's dead. I think the baby's alive and I think we can find her," added Padilla.

Padilla admits he's had IRS troubles over hundreds of thousands of dollars. His campaign website says he spent a year in federal prison over it. Channel 9 asked Padilla what he would do if Casey Anthony said things that would incriminate her in the disappearance of her daughter. "Find the body, call the cops, don't touch the scene," Padilla replied.

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