with a bail bondsman it would only be 5k i think, still an absurd amount, i got arrested and booked for trespassing/resisting arrest while shooting skate photos ten years ago, my bond was 1000 bucks (bail bonds 100 bucks)
who's got $5000 to spare?
bail is something you get back when you show up to court.
when you go through a bondsman it's non refundable, he keeps your 10% and puts up the rest on credit. if you don't go it comes out of his insurance which is why there's bounty hunters.
so yeah, $5000 is way too much to pay for a misdemeanor.
also, 10% of 500 is 50 not 5 so just drop $50,000 to fight the case from the outs? shee-it.