fugatt says that judicial corrections services, known as j.c.s., told him that he and his wife coulde jailed if they didn't pay what they owed. >> they would just plain out say, you know, "if you can't pay then they'll issue you a warrant for your arrest." >> reporter: did that scare you? >> of course. >> reporter: fugatt says he did the best he could to pay off his family's fines, but says when he couldn't continue to pay and he and his wife missed at least one court date, they were arrested and jailed. >> i felt completely like a criminal. i mean i didn't sell drugs. i didn't break into anyone's home. i didn't kill anybody. i had an expired tag. >> reporter: so you and your wife were found not guilty of the traffic violations, but still you were being arrested. >> we were being arrested, yes. i was very upset, very angry. >> reporter: they were released several hours later when a relative paid a portion of what they owed. that incident contributed to the fugatt's decision to become part of a lawsuit against judicial corrections services and the town of childersburg. the suit allege