The Civil Demand includes the costs of detaining you, investigating the case, surveillance, LP and managements time.....

Pre-trial invervention: Since the amount you stole is very high, I would guess the chance of a snowcone not melting on a 100 degree day.

Again, you need a lawyer. Like last week. I would spend the rest of today with YellowPages and looking up Criminal Defense Attorneys and placing calls.

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I did a little more research after going to one of my jobs today:

You say: Also i found out that the civil demand cant be higher than the amount lost which i paid most of already.

They say: You can be charged the value of the theft plus $150. However, that limit does not apply to theft over $500. Since you are over $900.....

PS: That is just the Civil Demand. You will have court costs and fines. Also a minimum of 10 days of Community Service - and guess what....you typically get to pay for that privilege since someone has to supervise you...