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[dramatic music]

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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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[people 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 go to Henderson,
Nevada, for an arraignment.

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36-year-old Darryl Smith
has been charged

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with DUI resulting in death,

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and reckless driving
resulting in death.

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Four days earlier,
police say Smith

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smashed his pickup
into a vehicle

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that was waiting
at a red light.

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[tires squeal, metal crunches]

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Inside the car was
38-year-old Rebecca Post

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and her two sons,
six-year-old Achilles

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and five-year-old Leo.

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Rebecca and Leo
died at the scene.

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Achilles was taken
to a hospital

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but died later that night.

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Police responding to the scene
said that Smith

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appeared to be intoxicated.

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When asked
if he'd been drinking,

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he told them he'd had
three glasses of wine

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and some cough syrup.

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Smith was treated
at a nearby hospital

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and then taken into custody.

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Today he appears before
Justice of the Peace Kam Brian

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to discuss bond.

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- The state is
requesting a higher bond

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based on recently released
toxicology reports

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from the night of the crash.

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- The judge schedules another
bond hearing for a later date.

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But as spectators
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the victim's partner has
some words with a member

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of the defendant's family.

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Marshals step in
to escort him out

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and try to calm the situation.

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[indistinct arguing]
- Let's go.

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- The victim's partner
leaves the courthouse.

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Once outside, he gets
involved in another skirmish.

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And marshals once again
step in

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as a witness records
the incident on his phone.

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- Move! Move!

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[Taser fires]
- [yelling]

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[officers shouting]

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- One of the marshals
uses a Taser

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to subdue
the victim's partner.

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[Taser fires]
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- Who immediately
falls to the ground.

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The man's father records
the moment on his phone

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and shares his frustration
with the marshals.

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- The victim's partner
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and was not charged
in the incident.

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As for Smith, the judge
kept his bond at $255,000.

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He remains in custody
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If convicted, the max
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is 72 years in prison.

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His case is pending.

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Next we're in
Crawford, Michigan,

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for a probation
violation hearing.

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30-year-old William Lamott
has been charged with assault.

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Police say that
five months earlier, Lamott,

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who was already on probation
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got into
a physical altercation

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with his 73-year-old father
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Lamott struck her in the face.

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He was arrested and released
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Today Lamott appears
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to find out if this
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is a violation
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- Okay, we're on the record in
People versus William Lamott.

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- Prosecutor Ciera Pope
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the defendant's wife, Bethany
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- Can you tell me
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- And did this appear to you
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or a consensual interaction?

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- How did this incident
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- Next, defense attorney
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calls Lamott's father
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- You've been in the courtroom,
and you heard the testimony

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that was given
by Bethany Lamott, correct?

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the prosecutor has a few
of her own questions.

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- After hearing from the state
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Judge Mertz is ready
to make his ruling.

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- Judge Mertz dismissed three
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but agreed with the state
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in assaultive behavior in the
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with his father
in violation of his probation.

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Lamott is in jail
and awaiting sentence.

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- Next we head to Royal Oak,
Michigan, for a plea hearing.

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49-year-old Felipe Godinez
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with domestic violence.

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Two months earlier,
police say Godinez

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got into
a physical altercation

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with his live-in girlfriend
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Today he appears before
Judge Derek Meinecke

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to enter a guilty plea.

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He's represented by
attorney Joey Phillips.

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The victim is also
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but her camera's turned off.

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- Mr. Godinez,
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given the opportunity
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in the Spouse Abuse Act.

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You have to complete
a probationary period,

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but you could be in line
to potentially keep this charge

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off of your record.

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Mr. Godinez, you had a question

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before I go forward
with the plea taking?

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- What?

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What was it?

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- It sounds like the defendant
just made a marriage proposal.

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- So if you're trying to send
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that would be
violating your bond

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right in front of the judge.

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- Yeah, that's not--

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- At this point, the victim,

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who's already heard
the marriage proposal,

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appears on the call,
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continues with the hearing.

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- All right, Mr. Godinez,
I'm directing your attention

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to November 4th of this year.

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Did you make an assault
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upon one [bleep]?

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- So you agree that
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is that correct?

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- Noticing that
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Judge Meinecke
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- Mr. Godinez,
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your statement generated a huge
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that feels purposeful,
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doesn't take it lightly at all.

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In fact, the court could
violate you right now

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just for making that kind
of statement

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because it's obviously
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a huge emotional response
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for the victim.

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And so my frustration level
extraordinarily high.

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Ma'am, I will say this,
if you feel threatened

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in any way, shape, or form,
please let me know.

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- Ma'am, I'm with you.

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It felt to me
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to be
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- Godinez doesn't seem
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- Mr. Godinez, no, listen,

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you don't get to determine
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to your statements, okay?

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Whatever your intent was,

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that doesn't mean anything
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What matters to me
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that I'm clearly seeing it
on [bleep] face.

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So I can't reinforce
this enough, Mr. Godinez,

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you've been given a gift of an
opportunity by the prosecutor.

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- All right?

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You've been given a gift
of an opportunity.

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If I get any sort of sense
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any type of further
manipulation,

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attempt to contact her,
attempt to reach out to her,

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it's over, it's done.

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Not only will you lose
that gift of a deal

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where you have a chance to keep
this charge off your record,

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you're going to jail.

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Stay away from her.

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No contact with her whatsoever,
okay?

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Are we on the same page
with this, sir?

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- You're on the edge
of a knife right now.

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Don't push me.

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- Judge Meinecke scheduled
the sentencing hearing

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for a later date.

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Godinez remains free on bond.

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- Next, we're in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

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for a sentencing hearing.

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39-year-old Matthew Willmann
has pled guilty

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to disorderly conduct.

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A year and a half earlier,
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a Milwaukee police officer,
was off duty

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and having lunch with his wife

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while a group of protesters
were marching

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outside the restaurant.

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Willmann's wife says
she heard the marchers

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make an anti-police comment,

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so she threw her drink
in their direction.

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That's when police say
the protesters confronted her.

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Willmann came over
to intervene.

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Willmann can be seen
in this footage

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swinging at 22-year-old
photographer Sean Kafer,

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whose camera
flew to the ground.

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After more words
were exchanged,

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a second photographer,
52-year-old LaTasha Lux,

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followed the couple
back to the restaurant.

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According to police reports,

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Willmann slapped Latasha's
camera out of her hand,

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prompting several of the
protesters to confront him,

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one of them even shoving
Willmann to the ground.

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No punches were thrown,
but after a heated standoff,

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Willmann and his wife went
back inside the restaurant.

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LaTasha claimed she suffered
a concussion

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and emotional distress.

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Sean Kafer was uninjured,
but his camera needed repair.

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Willmann was later charged
with battery

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and disorderly conduct

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and suspended from the force
for 45 days without pay.

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The case looked to be headed
for trial until Willmann

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decided to take a deal
and, in exchange

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for his battery charge being
reduced to disorderly conduct,

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pled guilty.

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Today he appears
before Judge Jack Dávila

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to hear his sentence.

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But first,
the two victims deliver

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impact statements
to the court,

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beginning with LaTasha Lux.

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- Hello, Matthew.

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We've never been
formally introduced.

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I'm LaTasha.

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On July 5, 2020,
our paths collided.

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I walked away from that
encounter forever changed.

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I hate that people
see me as a victim.

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I am no longer your victim,
Matthew Willmann.

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- Next to speak is Sean Kafer.

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- Watching Matthew Willmann
leaving that bar,

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approaching me,
breaking my camera lens,

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knocking it to the ground,
throwing punches at me,

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that night I didn't sleep.

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The anxiety
that I have to this day

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after that incident is great.

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And finding out that
Mr. Willmann

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was a police officer in the
Milwaukee Police Department

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made me lose a lot of faith.

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- When they finished,
Willmann speaks to the court.

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- My wife became
involved in an incident

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while we were out to lunch.

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Fearing for her safety,
I intervened.

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Looking back on this day,
I believe I could have used

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better judgment and restraint.

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I apologize that
my actions that day

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have brought discredit
to not only my family

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but my department.

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- Before imposing sentence,

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Judge Dávila
has a statement of his own.

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- There is no question
that what occurred was serious.

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And when he turned around
and he struck the camera,

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you know, that, to me,
seemed like a violent act.

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It was a violent act.

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It was a roundhouse.

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And you made contact
with the camera,

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which is close enough
to her face,

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that, you know,
you should have recognized

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that punching
at her camera at that point

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was like punching her.

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It's understandable
that you would want

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to go out and, you know,

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protect your wife
and try to bring her back in.

291
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But, at some point, you also
engaged with the protesters.

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So I can't ignore
the fact that, you know,

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this is really instigated
by you.

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You could have gone back
into the bar, but you didn't.

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You have a good record.

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Other than this offense,

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you don't have any
prior convictions.

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I think a fair sentence
in this case is as follows.

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As to count one on misdemeanor
disorderly conduct,

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I'm going to impose
the maximum fine of $1,000.

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I am going to order
that you pay restitution

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in the amount of $1,099.

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As to count two, the citation
for disorderly conduct,

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I will also impose
the maximum fine of $250.

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- Willmann was ordered
to pay a total of $2,349.

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He remains an officer with the
Milwaukee Police Department.

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- Next we go to Panama City,
Florida, for an arraignment.

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51-year-old Richard Earl Brown
has been charged

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with driving
with a suspended license.

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Today he appears before
Judge Wade Mercer

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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Brown, who already has two

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driving without a valid
license charges on his record,

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is late for his hearing,
and the judge is not happy.

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- Mr. Brown, you are over
45 minutes late for court.

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So why were you late for court?

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- Came from Tennessee?

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- You were in Tennessee
yesterday or last night?

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- Okay, so when did you
get to Florida?

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- Today?

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You came--so you came from--

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you were in Tennessee
yesterday.

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Last night.

328
00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:14,860
- So where did the
Greyhound bus bring you to?

329
00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:18,230
- Okay, and how did you get
from Dothan down here?

330
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- All right,
where's the friend at?

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- Okay.

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I don't believe you.

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00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:28,274
I don't have any reason--
you give me no reason

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to believe you at all.

335
00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:30,643
It just sounds
like a whole lot--

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little suspicious, if anything.

337
00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:33,245
What about the friend
that brought you,

338
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can we call him or her
and verify they brought you?

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00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:36,482
You got his or her number?

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00:18:38,584 --> 00:18:40,152
- Okay, listen,
you do have their number?

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00:18:41,253 --> 00:18:42,388
- All right, let's see
if we can call them then.

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- Because if I verify that
you got transportation,

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I'm gonna believe your story.

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But so far I don't.

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I don't know that it's very
credible or believable.

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- Brown complies
and dials up his friend.

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00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,668
- Just tell him you're
in court and the judge

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wants to talk to him.

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- Don't tell him--
don't tell him anything

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other than judge
wants to talk to him.

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00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:10,049
- Let me see it here.

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- The bailiff hands the phone
over to the judge.

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- How are you doing, sir?

354
00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:18,758
- Good.
We just Mr, um...-

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Mr. Brown was late
for court this morning.

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00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:22,461
He said you may have
some information on that.

357
00:19:22,595 --> 00:19:24,230
Can you tell us,
what do you know about him

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coming to court today?

359
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:38,110
- Okay, so you didn't
bring him to court?

360
00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:40,880
- Okay, all right.

361
00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,615
We appreciate it, sir.
Thank you very much.

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363
00:19:45,217 --> 00:19:46,786
All right, Mr. Brown,
anybody else you can think of

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00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:48,521
that may have brought you
besides Mr. Williams?

365
00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:51,157
- All right, I'm gonna find
that you're late for court.

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00:19:51,257 --> 00:19:52,425
I'm gonna take you
into custody,

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00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:53,759
I'll see you at first
appearance tomorrow.

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00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:54,994
You haven't given me
any reasonable explanation

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00:19:55,061 --> 00:19:56,228
for why you're late.

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00:19:56,362 --> 00:19:57,596
In fact, I believe you
just tried to mislead me.

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00:19:57,663 --> 00:19:59,165
You need to go
with the deputy for failure

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to appear at court on time.

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We'll see you
tomorrow morning, okay?

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00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:02,401
- All right.

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- For failing
to appear on time,

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00:20:06,939 --> 00:20:10,042
Brown was sentenced to one day
in the county jail.

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Two days later, Brown returned
to court on time

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and pled no contest to driving
with a suspended license.

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He was sentenced
to 27 days in jail.

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That's it for this edition
of "Court Cam."

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I'm Dan Abrams.
Thanks for watching.

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