Can my Husband be dropped of and arrest warrant?

My husband took a $2600 watch form his friends house and pawned it. His friend made a police report a couple months later and a Detective came to our door and informed me of this matter. My husband was caught under the pawn's log system and the Detective asked me to have my husband call him and we can resolve this civilly w/out having this on his record since his record is clean. My husband called the Det. and admitted to taking the watch. The Det. said he would get in touch w/ "the friend" and he would be getting in touch w/ my husband. My husband went ahead and made restitution w/ his friend and replaced the watch. The Det. never called us back and didn't call his friend either. We recieved a letter regarding a warrant out for my husband's arrest 2 weeks later. His friend said that he didn't press charges and he would go to the sherrif's station and inform them that restitution has been made and that he was dropping charges. Will this get my husband off the hook, or did admitting to theft set him stone w/ these charges? Is this also considered grand theft because of the amount of the watch stolen? If so, what are the consequences that follow? Should we get a Lawyer?

If the only reason the officer forwarded the charge to the prosecutor was because nobody bothered to tell him that your husband had made restitution, maybe he'll advocate to have the charge dropped. But at this point that decision belongs to the prosecuting attorney's office. As a warrant has been issued, he can find out from the letter he received or from the court what charge has been pressed.

Wow, I'd say that's a pretty nice friend, even though you seem to think otherwise, indicating this by saying "the friend", quotation marks and everything.

If someone who I considered to be a friend stole a $2600 watch from me for quick cash, the last thing I would do is go down to the sheriff's office to clear everything up for him.

Karma police.

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Quoting Mr. Knowitall

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If the only reason the officer forwarded the charge to the prosecutor was because nobody bothered to tell him that your husband had made restitution, maybe he'll advocate to have the charge dropped. But at this point that decision belongs to the prosecuting attorney's office.

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And if the charge is entered into court, the proof of evidence of restitution is submitted, along with the officer's notes that indicate this, and the truth shall set (the tool that stole a watch from his friend) free.