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♪ ♪

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- Hi, everyone, I'm Dan Abrams,
and this is "Court Cam."

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- You should be ashamed
of yourself.

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- I want dude off my case.
[spits]

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- Got a runner.

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[yelling]

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- Get out!

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- This is not TV court.
This is for real.

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- First up, we're in
Kalamazoo, Michigan,

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for a sentencing hearing.

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29-year-old Damien Lang
has been convicted

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of second-degree murder,
carrying a concealed weapon,

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and two felony
firearms charges.

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A year earlier,
police say Lang,

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who spent most
of his adult life

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behind bars with convictions
for home invasion

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and armed robbery, got into an
argument outside a restaurant

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with 21-year-old Bryce Salter.

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The incident, which was caught
on a security camera,

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showed Lang shoving
Bryce to the ground.

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When Bryce got up,
the defendant could be seen

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firing three shots
into his back.

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[gunshots]

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Lang then fled the scene.

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Bryce was taken to a hospital
but died the next morning.

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Police were able to identify

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Lang's vehicle leaving
the scene

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on another security camera,

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and 10 days later,
he was arrested.

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Lang admitted shooting Bryce
and afterwards

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taking apart the gun
and discarding it

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somewhere between Kalamazoo
and Lansing.

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He also told police
he acted in self-defense,

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believing Bryce was trying to
steal his car.

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Lang pled not guilty,
but after a week-long trial,

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the jury found him guilty
of all charges.

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Today, before
a packed gallery,

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Lang appears before
Judge Paul Bridenstine

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to hear his sentence.

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But first,
while Lang sits quietly

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with a smirk on his face,

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members of Bryce's family

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deliver victim
impact statements,

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beginning with Brandon Salter,
Bryce's father.

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- You see, my son was
going to be magic.

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He had respect.

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You know, I taught him well.

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What this is
is disgusting behavior,

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to shoot my son in the back.

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He's 130 pounds, 21 years old,

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having a good time
with his friends.

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My son was never on
no tough-guy stuff.

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My son wasn't never on
no anything

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other than good vibes.

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Just by happenstance, my son
ran into this disgusting pig.

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- The defendant
chose not to speak,

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so the final word belongs
to Judge Bridenstine.

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- Mercilessly gunned down
by you.

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No opportunity to be the father
he could be and should be.

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It's clear to me that there are
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and they may never mend.

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As far as count one,
murder in the second degree,

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as a fourth habitual offender,

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it is the sentence of
this court that

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you serve a minimum 70 years
to a maximum of 100 years.

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[gallery cheering]

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- Thank you.

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- As Lang is removed
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Bryce's father has
a few parting words

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for his son's killer.

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- I'm gon' try that [bleep].

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[prolonged and repeated bleeps]

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[shouting]

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- In addition to
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the judge ordered another
30 consecutive years

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for his other charges,

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giving Lange a minimum
of 100 years in prison.

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He won't be eligible
for parole until 2123.

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Next we go to a trial
in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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53-year-old Lori Ann Phillips
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second-degree
reckless homicide.

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Four and a half years earlier,

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Phillips was wrapping up
a night out with her husband,

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48-year-old Mark Phillips.

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According to police,
the couple had been drinking

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and, while sitting in their
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got into a heated argument.

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After Mark exited the truck,
Phillips claims she drove away

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and that when she arrived
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she slept on a couch
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The next morning, she told
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and found Mark unresponsive
in a snowbank and called 911.

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- No! No! No!

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- Mark died at the scene.

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An autopsy determined
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was multiple
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Phillips denied
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in her husband's death,

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but investigators
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believing she hit her husband
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before fleeing the scene.

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Phillips was eventually
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It's day five of the trial,

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and Phillips is being
cross-examined

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by Assistant District Attorney
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Phillips is represented
by attorney Chris Zachar.

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- So you remember answering
Mr. Zachar's questions.

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- Yes.

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- Co-prosecutor Jessica Skemp
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being coached while on
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- We need to approach.

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- The prosecutors
share their concerns

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with Judge Elliot Levine,

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prompting a disapproving look
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- Attorney Skemp accused
Mr. Zachar of

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nodding his head and gesturing
towards the defendant.

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Is that correct?
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- Mr. Zachar,
were you doing that at all?

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- No, I was not, Judge.

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- What exactly did you think
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- Mr. Burdick would ask
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would look at Lori,

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and, like, slightly
shake his head yes,

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slightly shake his head no.

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- Ms. Phillips, did you see him
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- No, I was paying attention to
the person

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that was talking to me.

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- Did that influence
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- Not at all.

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- I've been watching Attorney
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I think Mr. Zachar is
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and I'm very conscious of it.

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I have to pay attention
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Act professional.
Stop doing this.

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- I just would like
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because you did dismiss
my concerns,

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which were brought to me by
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through a message,
and I started watching,

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I sidebarred after
I saw it happen.

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- Judge Levine then addresses
the gallery

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and any inappropriate
texting between them

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and the prosecution.

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- Do not text in
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Put your phones away.

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I do not--
if I hear there's more texting

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or any other indication,
I will take your phone.

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I'm frustrated with this
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you're delaying the trial.

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I don't believe anything
inappropriate was done.

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We're going to move on with
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- The jury returned.

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Three days later,
they reached a verdict.

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- State of Wisconsin versus
Lori Phillips verdict.

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We, the jury, find the
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not guilty.

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- Phillips was
found not guilty,

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and the case is closed.

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- Next, we're in
Detroit, Michigan,

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for a pretrial conference.

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25-year-old Cierra Yearrell
has been charged with assault.

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15 months earlier,
Yearrell was arrested

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and released on $5,000 bond.

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She pled not guilty.

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Today, she appears before
Judge E. Lynise Bryant

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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Yearrell is represented
by public defender

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Joseph Pernicano,
and right away,

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things get off to
a rocky start.

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- Counsel, how do you wish
to proceed?

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- Yes, Judge.

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At this time, would you
entertain a motion to withdraw?

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- Um, I guess so.

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- This is the second
public defender

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that's asked to withdraw
from Yearrell's case,

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and the judge's patience
seems to be running thin.

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- Ms. Yearrell,
I need you to look at me.

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Because you're looking up
in the ceiling.

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When it comes to
picking lawyers,

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when you hire your own lawyer,

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then you get to decide
what lawyer you want.

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You get your lawyer
of your choosing.

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Again, you're looking up
in the ceiling.

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And I'm trying to be patient
this morning.

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And I think you
just cursed at me,

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because I'm good at reading--
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You're just trying
to start something.

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I did not just curse at you.

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- You said I'm trying
to start something?

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Girl, who you talking to?

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- Look. you're being rude
right now.

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I'm not even being rude to you.
- Who you talking to?

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- You've been rude all morning.

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I haven't even
been rude to you.

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- I have been at my level best.

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- The judge places Yearrell
on mute

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in an attempt to
move things forward.

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- I don't have to keep
giving you a lawyer.

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You're confused
in your thinking.

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I will talk to the Michigan
Indigent Defense Counsel office

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and see if they're willing
to appoint

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one more lawyer
for Ms. Yearrell.

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- Despite being on mute,

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Yearrell shows
her frustration.

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- And let me just
let the record reflect,

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she is slamming
her hands together.

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She is continuously talking
while the court is talking.

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She now has her hands
on her head, you know, and--

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and it's just inappropriate.

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- When things calm down,

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Judge Bryant gives the
defendant one last chance.

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- OK, so you can unmute
yourself, Ms. Yearrell.

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- I can talk now?

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[tense music]

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- Ms. Yearrell, what do you
want to say to the court?

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- I just asked could speak,
and you just looked around

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and didn't say anything.

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- Ms. Yearrell, what do you
want to say to the court?

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This is your last--

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this is my last time
asking you.

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- OK, what I want to say to
the court is,

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how y'all just gonna go off
of what some lawyer's saying?

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You ain't ask me
not one question.

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You ain't ask me nothing.
You ain't ask me nothing.

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- First of all,
lower your voice,

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because you're yelling at me.

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- Because you sitting here
trying to make it

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just off of what a lawyer say.

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- First of all, you're yelling
at me,

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and I'm not going
to allow that.

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- The judge mutes Yearrell
again.

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But before she can wrap up
the hearing,

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she receives a chat message
from the defendant.

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- Let me just read what she
sent to me directly

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in the chat,
which was inappropriate.

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And her chat says,
"Can you let me know

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"if you're going to lock me up

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so I can get my babysitter
in order?"

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Now, what's interesting to me
is that

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I've not said anything about
locking anybody up.

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So you can unmute, because
what's going to happen is

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if you keep cursing at me,
you are going to get locked up.

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Now--
- That's your goal, anyway.

257
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That's your game plan, anyway.

258
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- You don't know
what my game plan is.

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You don't know anything
about me.

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You don't know
anything about me.

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So we're going to come
in person January 31st.

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Mr. Pernicano, you are
discharged from the case.

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Everyone have a great day.
Stay safe.

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♪ ♪

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- Two weeks later, Yearrell
physically appeared in court

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and pled guilty.

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Her sentence is pending.

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The max she could receive is
93 days in jail

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and a $500 fine.

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- Next, we're in
Troy, Michigan,

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for a sentencing hearing.

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31-year-old Andrew Hall
has pled guilty

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to second-degree murder,

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attempted carjacking,
unlawful imprisonment,

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assault with intent to do
great bodily harm,

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and several other charges.

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Five months earlier,
according to police reports,

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37-year-old Amanda Pasionek
was at her car,

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about to leave
a big-box store,

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when Hall, who already had

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multiple convictions
for domestic violence,

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ordered her at gunpoint
to get into the back seat.

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When Amanda fought back,

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police say Hall began
strangling her.

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After a witness nearby
heard the struggle

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and approached the car,
Hall fled the scene,

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but not before
a security camera captured

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an image of him nearby.

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The victim suffered
a broken bone in her face

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and eventually made
a full recovery.

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Four days later, police say
Hall arranged a meeting

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with 38-year-old Lisa Moffett,

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a sex worker and
mother of four.

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Hall attacked Lisa
in a stairwell,

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beating her to death.

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Again, a security camera
caught footage of Hall

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after leaving the scene.

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Later that day,
a police officer

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spotted Hall walking
near a bus stop

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and recognized him from
the security footage.

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She called for backup,

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and Hall was arrested
without incident.

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He was charged with
killing Lisa

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and for the parking lot
attack.

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He pled guilty to both.

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Today, Hall appears before
Judge Cheryl Matthews

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to hear his sentence.

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But first, Amanda Pasionek,

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the woman Hall assaulted in
the parking lot,

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faces down her attacker

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for the first time
since the incident

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and describes what happened
to the court.

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- On that day,
he ripped open my door

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as I was trying to shut it,

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told me to be quiet,
placed a gun to my head,

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and demanded that I get in
my back seat.

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This was not an option,
so I immediately grabbed

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the gun from my head
and fought.

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During our struggle for control
of the gun,

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he asked me if I was crazy and
then savagely punched me,

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shattering the right side
of my head.

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He forced himself on top of me
and began strangling me

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in order to silence my screams,

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squeezing and pushing
his entire weight onto my neck

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so I couldn't breathe.

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[sobs]
And I was so sad that

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I wasn't going to see
my baby boy turn one,

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but that, thankfully,
at least I got to be his mom

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for 10 months.

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[voice breaking]
As I was dying,

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I stared into his eyes

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because I wanted to make sure

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that he would never forget
my face,

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and I hope it haunts him.

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Please hold him accountable
for his unspeakable acts,

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ensuring that he is never
allowed to inflict pain

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and suffering on another soul
ever again.

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This wasn't just a robbery
or a carjacking.

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Please see this man for
exactly who he is

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and who he chose to be:
a murderer.

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[applause]

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- When she's finished, Hall
offers a very brief statement.

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- And when he's done,

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Judge Matthews has
the final word.

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- For the murder of
Lisa Moffett,

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Hall was sentenced to 40 to
60 years in a state prison.

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And for his attack on Amanda,

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the judge sentenced Hall to
another 27 to 40 years.

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If he serves the minimum,

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Hall will be released
in 67 years,

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when he'd be 98 years old.

354
00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:20,713
- Next, we're in Eureka,
Kansas, for an arraignment.

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♪ ♪

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29-year-old Matthew "MattMan"
Reed has been charged

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with driving without
registration and insurance.

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Today, he appears from work
before Judge Phyllis Webster

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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Representing the county is
attorney Jill Gillett.

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- All right, State of Kansas
versus Matthew D. Reed.

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00:16:46,939 --> 00:16:51,510
"MattMan" Reed appears
in person and pro se.

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Count one,
that is a misdemeanor.

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00:16:54,981 --> 00:16:59,485
Now, the maximum fine on that
would be $2,500.

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00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:01,287
Then there is a possible
sentence

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of 30 days to six months.

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00:17:03,789 --> 00:17:08,995
The next charge, you're looking
at a B non-person misdemeanor.

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00:17:09,095 --> 00:17:12,031
That means your sentence could
be up to six months

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in the county jail,

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00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:18,204
and the law in Kansas does
require at least a $300 fine,

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up to $1,000.

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You also can look into the
diversion if you think that

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that might be something
you're interested in.

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00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:27,914
- Well, I have a perfect
driving record.

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00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:31,684
The smartest thing would be
to get it off my record.

376
00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:33,152
What would be the time frame
on that?

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00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:36,155
Because I've lived in Wichita
my whole life,

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and I moved here for a girl.

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00:17:38,190 --> 00:17:40,159
- You moved to Eureka
for a girl?

380
00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:41,627
- Yeah. Yeah.

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00:17:41,761 --> 00:17:45,698
And I work at the greenhouse,
but it's seasonal work.

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00:17:45,831 --> 00:17:47,967
So I'm off work early.

383
00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:50,036
I've only lived here
about 2 and 1/2 months.

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00:17:50,169 --> 00:17:52,505
I didn't make enough money to
be able to get

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my tags and insurance.
- OK.

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00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,878
- And so I'm having a hard time
finding work.

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00:17:58,978 --> 00:18:02,315
So, yeah, I think filing for
diversion

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would probably be the best bet.

389
00:18:05,985 --> 00:18:08,721
- And Ms. Gillett, if you want
to go with the diversion,

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00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:11,991
her number is 6-2-0...

391
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,793
got a pencil?

392
00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:15,461
G Mm.

393
00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:18,264
No, I got a Dremel instead
but go ahead.

394
00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,400
- A Dremel?

395
00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:22,602
- I do.

396
00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:23,769
[Dremel grinding]

397
00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:27,206
All right, 6-2-0.
- 6-2-0...

398
00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:31,344
8-3...
[Dremel grinding]

399
00:18:34,347 --> 00:18:38,284
[bleep], [bleep], 7-1.

400
00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:39,685
- What is it?

401
00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:44,390
- [bleep], 7-1.
[bleep] 71.

402
00:18:45,257 --> 00:18:48,527
[Dremel grinding]

403
00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,231
- OK.

404
00:18:52,331 --> 00:18:54,200
- Just call that number and
tell them

405
00:18:54,266 --> 00:18:56,869
you'd like to find out
about diversion.

406
00:18:57,003 --> 00:19:00,840
[Dremel grinding]

407
00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:06,045
- I find it interesting
you're using a Dremel.

408
00:19:06,112 --> 00:19:07,813
Because I've suggested lipstick

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00:19:07,913 --> 00:19:10,282
and people have laughed at me
for it.

410
00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:16,088
- OK, now what about
another court date?

411
00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:19,792
- January 5th at 11:00.

412
00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,263
[Dremel grinding]
- You said January 5th?

413
00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:25,598
At what time?

414
00:19:26,932 --> 00:19:28,367
- [laughing]
You're cracking me up, sir.

415
00:19:28,434 --> 00:19:30,403
Nobody has ever done that
before.

416
00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:32,238
- At 11:00.
- 11:00 a.m.

417
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:33,806
- [chuckles]

418
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:36,709
- At 11:00 a.m.?
- Yes, sir.

419
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:39,145
[Dremel grinding]
- OK.

420
00:19:40,446 --> 00:19:43,282
- The judge moves on
to MattMan's bond.

421
00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:46,085
- I'm going to set your bond
at 1,000 OR.

422
00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,354
You won't have to pay the money
on that

423
00:19:48,454 --> 00:19:51,857
unless you fail
to come to court.

424
00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:55,161
OK. Any questions, sir?

425
00:19:55,227 --> 00:19:56,662
- None.

426
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:59,465
Now I'm stuck in
this little town

427
00:19:59,598 --> 00:20:01,834
with no pen and just a Dremel.

428
00:20:01,901 --> 00:20:04,070
- [chuckles]
Yeah.

429
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,671
- Well, OK.

430
00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:07,773
I'm going to let you get back
to your job, Mr. Reed.

431
00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:09,241
- All right.
Good day, ladies.

432
00:20:09,341 --> 00:20:10,976
- Thank you.

433
00:20:11,077 --> 00:20:13,712
- MattMan applied for
the diversion program,

434
00:20:13,846 --> 00:20:15,881
and if he completes it
without incident,

435
00:20:15,981 --> 00:20:18,084
his charges will be dropped.

436
00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:20,119
♪ ♪

437
00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:21,921
That's it for this edition of
"Court Cam."

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00:20:21,987 --> 00:20:24,156
I'm Dan Abrams.
Thanks for watching.

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00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:28,060
♪ ♪