Go indirectly to jail

The man had been in a street fight outside a bar in the city of Troy. He had been struggling with 2 men when he felt another hand on his shoulder. He jabbed his elbow in that direction, and broke the nose of the policeman who had been called to break up the fight. He'd been arrested but was released on probation with the stipulation that he pay the medical bills of the officer in the form of a fine. The perpetrator, not being gainfully employed, could not make a scheduled payment. In order for the police not coming to his door in such an instance, he had to present himself at the jail, or, as the sign in front reads, the public aid facility, or something like that. He had to face the officer with the broken nose and explain the delinquent payment. I asked if the officer had forgiven him and he said of course he had to, since he hadn't known he was elbowing a cop.