A couple of years back a friend and i travelled to Michigan from Toronto. When we got back a few days later, we got a phone call from a Michigan police officer saying he wanted to speak with us. Seeing as how it is a 4 hour drive, we didn't go and speak with him. We then got a letter in the mail informing us of charges and a court date. The charges were Possession of Stolen Property (Under a certain amount... I believe $100) and malicious destruction of property. For the same reason as stated above, we didn't go to the court date. We were then informed we had bench warrants. I am curious as to the severity of these crimes and punishments, and also if the warrant would be a state warrant or a federal warrant. I am interested in visiting family in Texas and would like to also know if I would be stopped at a New York border, or simply turned away, and also the best way to resolve the situation.

Thanks you for your help.