AP Photo/ Matt SaylesUPDATE: Carl Blonsky is back in New York after his attorney successfully lobbied a Turks and Caicos appellate court to return his travel documents and approve his departure from the island after making bail.
Local police department spokesman Sgt. Calvin Chase told E! News today that if Blonsky doesn't return for his scheduled Aug. 19 hearing, "the $3,000 cash bail is forfeited and the court will issue a warrant for his arrest."
It's possible, however, that Blonsky could be extradited back to the island if necessary, Chase added.
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The TSA might want to raise their alert to Blonsky level.
Nikki Blonsky's airport-brawling father, Carl Blonsky, has finally been released from a Turks and Caicos jail after an appellate court approved his resubmitted request for bail.
The 53-year-old Blonsky, who has been locked up since his arrest on assault and inflicting grievous bodily harm back on July 29, was released Monday night after posting a $3,000 bond.
"We appealed on the grounds that Mr. Blonsky has some health problems," Smith said. "The appeal was successful [and] last night the court released him."
Just last week, the elder Blonsky was denied bail, despite his lawyer's in-court insistence that he suffered from various health problems, on the grounds that he, a foreigner, posed a significant flight risk.
"We look forward to court, where my client can prove his innocence."
They won't have long to wait.
While his Hairspray-starring daughter, Nikki, has a trial date of Dec. 1, and America's Next Top Model arrestee Bianca Golden is due back on Sept. 17, Blonsky himself is due to return to Providenciales Magistrates' Court one week from today, when his trial on the charges is set to begin.
If convicted on both counts, he faces up to five years in jail.