My son and a couple of friends were shopping at a small store in michigan. His two friends were caught shoplifting. They were detained at the store until police arrived. At that point they were told to pay $200.00 or go to jail. My son gave them the $70 he had and they called a relative, who was given 20 minutes to drive there with the remaining balance. They were given no paper work for the transaction. Just a verbal don't come back. Is this legal?

