1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:04,872 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:11,011 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:11,111 --> 00:00:14,915 - Hi, everyone, I'm Dan Abrams, and this is "Court Cam." 4 00:00:14,982 --> 00:00:17,084 - You should be ashamed of yourself. 5 00:00:17,184 --> 00:00:19,353 - I want dude off my case. [spits] 6 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:20,354 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:20,454 --> 00:00:21,722 - Got a runner. 8 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,624 [people yelling] 9 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:24,791 - Get out! 10 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:28,795 - This is not TV court. This is for real. 11 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:33,700 ♪ ♪ 12 00:00:34,735 --> 00:00:36,703 - First up, we head to Las Vegas, Nevada, 13 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,805 for a plea hearing. 14 00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:40,741 [tense music] 15 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:42,609 18-year-old Dustin Langham 16 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:46,713 has pled guilty to battery by a prisoner. 17 00:00:46,847 --> 00:00:48,181 ♪ ♪ 18 00:00:48,315 --> 00:00:49,583 Two months earlier, 19 00:00:49,716 --> 00:00:52,319 police say Langham bit the hand of an officer 20 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:55,556 inside the Clark County Detention Center. 21 00:00:55,622 --> 00:00:57,991 He was in jail for violating his probation 22 00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:02,496 on a separate, unrelated battery conviction. 23 00:01:02,629 --> 00:01:04,564 Today after pleading guilty, 24 00:01:04,665 --> 00:01:07,167 Langham waits with several other inmates 25 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:10,437 as Judge Bita Yeager goes through her docket. 26 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:17,411 [chains rattling] 27 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:18,946 - Hang tight. 28 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:20,914 - Stay right there. Sit down. - Sit down! 29 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:22,182 - Sit down! 30 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:24,952 - Without warning, Langham attacks 31 00:01:25,052 --> 00:01:29,056 another inmate, 28-year-old Berdon Bridge. 32 00:01:29,189 --> 00:01:30,424 - [screams] 33 00:01:30,557 --> 00:01:32,392 - Langham lands several punches 34 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:35,662 before corrections officers intervene. 35 00:01:35,796 --> 00:01:37,164 Bridge is uninjured 36 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:39,633 and officers quickly remove him from the scene. 37 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:41,435 - Give me your hand. 38 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:43,670 - Langham is less cooperative. 39 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:54,448 - Several additional officers arrived 40 00:01:54,548 --> 00:01:56,249 to help remove the other men. 41 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:03,790 - Officers and courthouse marshals 42 00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:07,594 are finally able to subdue Langham, 43 00:02:07,661 --> 00:02:10,630 as Judge Yeager discusses the incident with her staff. 44 00:02:19,473 --> 00:02:22,242 - Police say they found no motive for the attack. 45 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:25,078 And since Bridge didn't want to press charges, 46 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:28,115 Langham was not charged for the incident. 47 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:30,684 As for his jailhouse battery charge, 48 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:34,755 Langham was sentenced to 364 days in prison. 49 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,590 And for violating his probation, 50 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:39,926 he was given 19 months to four years. 51 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:43,764 Two sentences will run concurrently. 52 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,001 [tense music] 53 00:02:48,068 --> 00:02:51,104 Next, we're in Ann Arbor, Michigan for an arraignment. 54 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:53,573 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,442 43-year-old Ryan Johnson 56 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,277 has been charged with home invasion, 57 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:59,112 assault with a dangerous weapon, 58 00:02:59,246 --> 00:03:01,648 domestic violence, and other charges. 59 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:04,484 ♪ ♪ 60 00:03:04,584 --> 00:03:07,187 Three days earlier, police say Johnson and his associate, 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,658 46-year-old Julius Clay, who were both allegedly armed, 62 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:13,860 forced their way into the home of the mother 63 00:03:13,994 --> 00:03:15,595 of Johnson's two-year-old son 64 00:03:15,662 --> 00:03:19,299 and demanded she hand the child over. 65 00:03:19,433 --> 00:03:21,902 After the two men separated, investigators say 66 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:25,238 Johnson took the child to a nearby hotel. 67 00:03:25,338 --> 00:03:27,107 The next morning, police arrived. 68 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,544 And after a brief standoff, Johnson surrendered. 69 00:03:30,677 --> 00:03:32,879 No one, including the child, was injured 70 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:35,515 during the incident. 71 00:03:35,582 --> 00:03:38,185 Today, Johnson, who has previous convictions 72 00:03:38,318 --> 00:03:40,620 for armed robbery and hijacking, 73 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:44,458 appears from the county jail before magistrate Elisha Fink 74 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:46,193 to hear if he'll make bond. 75 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:49,096 The state prosecutor is Morgen Barroso. 76 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:50,397 Johnson's represented 77 00:03:50,464 --> 00:03:53,233 by public defender Chelsea Vergiels. 78 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:55,235 - We would waive a formal reading of the complaint 79 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:56,803 and stand mute as to the charges 80 00:03:56,870 --> 00:03:58,505 and ask to address bond. 81 00:03:58,638 --> 00:04:00,707 - Ms. Barroso, go ahead when you're ready. 82 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:02,275 - First, I would like to make the request 83 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:07,914 that we are asking for $500,000 cash or surety on this bond. 84 00:04:08,014 --> 00:04:12,352 I do want to emphasize that the defendant has a 2003 conviction 85 00:04:12,452 --> 00:04:15,622 for armed robbery, as well as aggravated vehicle hijacking 86 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:17,591 with a firearm out of Illinois. 87 00:04:17,657 --> 00:04:21,595 He has an extensive number of B&Es with intent, 88 00:04:21,661 --> 00:04:25,198 as well as an R&O and two counts of home invasion, 89 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,634 second, from 2009. 90 00:04:28,802 --> 00:04:30,670 - So-- 91 00:04:33,874 --> 00:04:36,143 - Mr. Johnson, would advise you not to speak at this time. 92 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:38,078 - Mr. Johnson, I don't have to arraign 93 00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:40,847 you if you're uncooperative. 94 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:43,517 It's in your best interest to cooperate with the arraignment 95 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,719 so your case can proceed. 96 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,187 Do you understand? 97 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:54,261 - OK. 98 00:04:54,394 --> 00:04:57,864 We'll--we'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye. 99 00:04:57,998 --> 00:04:59,432 Defendant has refused to be arraigned 100 00:04:59,533 --> 00:05:01,468 by using inappropriate language during 101 00:05:01,601 --> 00:05:03,837 the arraignment proceedings. 102 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,273 - After Johnson spends the weekend in jail, 103 00:05:06,406 --> 00:05:09,009 the parties meet again on Monday. 104 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:12,712 This time, Johnson appears to have a different attitude. 105 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:15,382 - Mr. Johnson, we're going to handle your arraignment today. 106 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:17,217 Ms. Barroso, I don't think we need 107 00:05:17,350 --> 00:05:19,619 to go through everything again. 108 00:05:19,753 --> 00:05:24,457 I think part of what was bothering Mr. Johnson on Friday 109 00:05:24,591 --> 00:05:27,460 is having all of that stuff read out loud, 110 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:28,695 and I can't blame him. 111 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:30,564 It's hard to listen to what other people 112 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,299 are saying about you. 113 00:05:32,432 --> 00:05:33,834 - At this time, I would rest on what was 114 00:05:33,934 --> 00:05:35,669 previously stated on Friday. 115 00:05:35,802 --> 00:05:37,070 - OK, thank you. 116 00:05:37,204 --> 00:05:39,206 - Go ahead, Ms. Vergiels. 117 00:05:39,272 --> 00:05:40,774 - Thank you, Your Honor. 118 00:05:40,874 --> 00:05:43,076 I've gotten a chance to speak with my client a couple times 119 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:46,012 now, and I believe it was an isolated incident. 120 00:05:46,112 --> 00:05:48,882 So I would ask you to consider allowing him to post 121 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:51,818 10% of whatever cash bond. 122 00:05:51,952 --> 00:05:54,955 - Magistrate Fink is ready to make her bond ruling. 123 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:59,826 - So there's a fairly violent criminal history, 124 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:03,430 so that presents a very dangerous situation. 125 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:08,235 The financial component of the bond, bond has two parts to it. 126 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:11,404 One is whether the defendant is a flight risk. 127 00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:14,274 I think what speaks to flight risk, 128 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:16,876 specifically in your situation, 129 00:06:16,977 --> 00:06:18,912 a history of failing to appear in court. 130 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:21,047 More importantly, though, I think we're concerned 131 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:23,750 with danger to the community. 132 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:28,188 So I'm setting the bond at $500 million. 133 00:06:28,288 --> 00:06:30,523 [tense music] 134 00:06:30,624 --> 00:06:34,294 Nope, $5 million. Sorry, too many zeros. 135 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:37,364 $5 million, no 10%. 136 00:06:37,464 --> 00:06:38,632 ♪ ♪ 137 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:40,634 Mr. Johnson, you are all set. 138 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:45,305 When you're ready, you can stand up and walk to the door. 139 00:06:45,438 --> 00:06:49,075 - Johnson was unable to post bond and remains in custody. 140 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:51,077 If found guilty on all charges, 141 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:52,679 he's facing a possible sentence 142 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,881 of 30 years in prison. 143 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:58,685 He has yet to enter a plea. His case is pending. 144 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:00,487 As for Clay, he was eventually 145 00:07:00,587 --> 00:07:02,622 arrested on similar charges. 146 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:05,525 He's being held on $500,000 bond, 147 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:10,630 has yet to enter a plea, and his case is also pending. 148 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:16,770 - Next, we're in Toms River, New Jersey, 149 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:17,871 for a sentencing hearing. 150 00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:21,074 ♪ ♪ 151 00:07:21,207 --> 00:07:24,210 57-year-old Edward Chandler has pled guilty 152 00:07:24,311 --> 00:07:27,213 to aggravated assault. 153 00:07:27,314 --> 00:07:28,682 ♪ ♪ 154 00:07:28,748 --> 00:07:31,184 According to police reports, four years earlier, 155 00:07:31,318 --> 00:07:32,819 Chandler was involved in a fight 156 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:36,423 outside this diner between members of a motorcycle club. 157 00:07:36,556 --> 00:07:38,792 During the fight, Chandler punched 158 00:07:38,892 --> 00:07:41,795 78-year-old Robert Clarke in the face, 159 00:07:41,861 --> 00:07:43,830 knocking him to the ground. 160 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:46,099 Robert was airlifted to a medical center, 161 00:07:46,232 --> 00:07:49,436 but died from his injuries the next day. 162 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:51,371 Prosecutors initially charged Chandler 163 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,073 with aggravated manslaughter, 164 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:56,710 which carries a penalty of ten to 30 years in prison. 165 00:07:56,843 --> 00:07:58,712 But when defense attorneys submitted a report 166 00:07:58,845 --> 00:08:00,480 suggesting Robert's death was related 167 00:08:00,580 --> 00:08:03,350 to a pre-existing medical condition, 168 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:06,786 the charge was reduced to aggravated assault, 169 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,323 which carries a penalty of three to five years in prison. 170 00:08:10,423 --> 00:08:12,392 Chandler then appeared in court 171 00:08:12,492 --> 00:08:14,361 to accept a deal from the state. 172 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:18,665 - On September 30 of 2020, you then did knowingly 173 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:21,401 and purposefully assault Mr. Clarke, correct? 174 00:08:21,468 --> 00:08:22,802 - Correct. 175 00:08:22,869 --> 00:08:25,305 - You understand how your conduct where you assaulted 176 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:27,674 Mr. Clarke knowingly and purposely, 177 00:08:27,807 --> 00:08:31,211 resulting in him experiencing significant bodily injury, 178 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:34,814 that that constitutes a third-degree offense 179 00:08:34,914 --> 00:08:37,050 of aggravated assault? 180 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:38,118 - Correct. 181 00:08:38,184 --> 00:08:40,620 - How do you plead to that offense? 182 00:08:41,788 --> 00:08:43,256 - Today, Chandler appears 183 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:46,826 before Judge Kimarie Rahill to hear his sentence. 184 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,462 The state's recommending three years in prison. 185 00:08:49,596 --> 00:08:51,698 But first, Robert's children, 186 00:08:51,831 --> 00:08:53,400 who have opposed the plea deal, 187 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:56,036 deliver victim impact statements to the court 188 00:08:56,102 --> 00:08:58,972 just a few feet away from Chandler. 189 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:02,876 - My dad was a good man, a solid man 190 00:09:02,976 --> 00:09:06,613 with a great sense of humor, 191 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:10,683 but who did not suffer fools well. 192 00:09:10,784 --> 00:09:14,821 He could be stubborn and he was definitely set in his ways. 193 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:17,657 And he certainly wasn't without his flaws. 194 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:20,794 But all in all, he was a decent, family-loving man 195 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:24,064 who I miss terribly every day. 196 00:09:24,197 --> 00:09:28,368 - Next to speak is Robert's daughter, Kristina Clarke. 197 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:31,004 - This isn't what justice looks like. 198 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:34,307 What kind of precedents are we setting 199 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:36,910 when a 78-year-old man can get sucker-punched 200 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:40,080 by a 54-year-old and dies? 201 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:42,282 [somber music] 202 00:09:42,348 --> 00:09:45,585 Our family does not support this decision 203 00:09:45,718 --> 00:09:48,088 to take this to this plea argument. 204 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:51,791 Ed Chandler, your actions killed my dad. 205 00:09:51,891 --> 00:09:53,793 You are responsible for his death. 206 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:56,062 You know it, your lawyer knows it, 207 00:09:56,196 --> 00:09:57,997 and everyone in this courtroom knows it. 208 00:09:58,064 --> 00:09:59,866 ♪ ♪ 209 00:09:59,999 --> 00:10:01,434 [tense music] 210 00:10:01,568 --> 00:10:03,703 - Before judge Rahill imposes a sentence, 211 00:10:03,837 --> 00:10:07,106 she delivers a message to Robert's family. 212 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,475 - I want to assure you 213 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:11,110 I understand the impact of those words. 214 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:15,548 I came to the law as a survivor of violent crime, 215 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:17,517 the murder of my father, 216 00:10:17,584 --> 00:10:19,786 who would have been 86 yesterday. 217 00:10:19,919 --> 00:10:24,858 But instead, he was killed when he was 34 and I was six. 218 00:10:24,991 --> 00:10:27,994 And I came to the law and I came to the bench 219 00:10:28,061 --> 00:10:31,264 hoping that I could make a difference. 220 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:33,032 And again, when I hear from victims 221 00:10:33,132 --> 00:10:36,803 that you're feeling revictimized by the process, 222 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:37,804 it troubles me. 223 00:10:37,871 --> 00:10:40,874 I'm tearing up. 224 00:10:41,007 --> 00:10:44,077 Sir, in connection with count one of indictment 225 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:48,414 number 2106699, you are hereby sentenced 226 00:10:48,515 --> 00:10:52,085 to three years, New Jersey State Prison. 227 00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:54,354 - As Chandler's removed from the court, 228 00:10:54,420 --> 00:10:57,590 someone from the gallery delivers a parting message. 229 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:09,702 - Chandler was sentenced to three years in prison. 230 00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:14,574 He'll be eligible for parole after serving one year. 231 00:11:18,311 --> 00:11:19,746 - Next, we head to El Dorado, Kansas, 232 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:22,282 for an extradition hearing. 233 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:24,284 ♪ ♪ 234 00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:27,720 44-year-old Anthony Hayden Jr. has been charged 235 00:11:27,787 --> 00:11:30,523 with stalking, violation of a restraining order, 236 00:11:30,623 --> 00:11:35,595 harassing communications, and several other crimes. 237 00:11:35,695 --> 00:11:38,431 A year and a half earlier, according to court records, 238 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:39,966 Hayden showed up unannounced 239 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:41,200 at his ex-girlfriend's apartment 240 00:11:41,267 --> 00:11:43,236 in Western Massachusetts, 241 00:11:43,303 --> 00:11:45,004 where he allegedly began harassing her 242 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:46,873 and demanding money. 243 00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:49,509 His ex reported the incident to local police 244 00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:52,078 and was granted a restraining order. 245 00:11:52,145 --> 00:11:55,481 Hayden moved to Arizona, but his ex told police 246 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,750 he continued to harass and threaten her 247 00:11:57,817 --> 00:12:00,386 over the phone and on social media, 248 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,288 even telling her that he was driving back 249 00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:04,824 to Massachusetts to see her. 250 00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:07,860 The woman reported the alleged threats to local police, 251 00:12:07,994 --> 00:12:09,796 who pinged Hayden's phone. 252 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:11,397 And when it appeared in Kansas, 253 00:12:11,464 --> 00:12:15,835 they contacted Kansas authorities, who arrested him. 254 00:12:15,969 --> 00:12:17,236 ♪ ♪ 255 00:12:17,303 --> 00:12:19,839 Today, Hayden appears without an attorney 256 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:22,809 before Judge David Ricke to discuss next steps 257 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:24,277 in the case. 258 00:12:24,344 --> 00:12:26,412 - I have limited information before me, Mr. Hayden. 259 00:12:26,512 --> 00:12:29,282 But it would appear that the Northampton District 260 00:12:29,349 --> 00:12:32,318 State of Massachusetts has made a demand 261 00:12:32,385 --> 00:12:35,355 for your surrender based on allegations there 262 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:38,191 of threat to commit crime, 263 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:40,593 telephone calls, electronic communications, 264 00:12:40,693 --> 00:12:42,428 harassment, stalking. 265 00:12:42,562 --> 00:12:45,031 - Am I allowed to speak? 266 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:46,899 - Just a moment. - Oh, sorry, sir. 267 00:12:47,033 --> 00:12:50,236 - Your options are to either perhaps seek 268 00:12:50,336 --> 00:12:53,006 a writ of habeas corpus with the assistance of your lawyer, 269 00:12:53,072 --> 00:12:56,476 or you can waive extradition procedures, 270 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:58,878 agree to return to the state of Massachusetts, 271 00:12:58,978 --> 00:13:01,080 and face whatever it is that you face there. 272 00:13:01,147 --> 00:13:02,615 Do you understand that, Mr. Hayden? 273 00:13:02,715 --> 00:13:05,184 - Uh, there's a few words I don't understand. 274 00:13:05,318 --> 00:13:06,686 I'm sorry for that. 275 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:08,955 Uh, habeas corpus, I don't understand what that means. 276 00:13:09,055 --> 00:13:11,824 But I'd just like to make a general statement. 277 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,993 I left there three years ago. 278 00:13:14,093 --> 00:13:15,228 I haven't seen this girl 279 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:17,196 or talked to this girl for three years. 280 00:13:17,263 --> 00:13:19,298 I moved 3,000 miles away. 281 00:13:19,432 --> 00:13:21,000 - All right. This court isn't-- 282 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:23,302 Mr. Hayden, this court is not going to review 283 00:13:23,436 --> 00:13:26,072 the factual circumstances which underlie the crime, 284 00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:28,241 because I can't determine your guilt or innocence... 285 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,243 - Right. - Or take any action on it. 286 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:31,544 - Sorry about that. 287 00:13:31,678 --> 00:13:32,845 - That's on the state of Massachusetts to do. 288 00:13:32,912 --> 00:13:34,480 I just need to determine whether you're 289 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:38,751 agreeing to return to the state of Massachusetts or not. 290 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:43,589 - OK. So if I do agree to go back to Massachusetts 291 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:45,591 for-- by a court date, 292 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:48,394 does that mean I can pick up my dog now and get my trailer 293 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:51,230 and drive to Massachusetts and handle it? 294 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:52,965 [tense music] 295 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:54,200 - It sounds like Hayden 296 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:56,402 has a companion for his long journey. 297 00:13:56,469 --> 00:13:58,905 - No. - No, it does not? 298 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,273 So my dog is in-- 299 00:14:00,406 --> 00:14:02,475 - It--it means our sheriff's office would notify 300 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:04,644 the officials in the state of Massachusetts 301 00:14:04,711 --> 00:14:07,747 that you're available for pickup and transport 302 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,916 to Massachusetts. - OK. 303 00:14:10,049 --> 00:14:12,352 So what about my dog here and my trailer and my truck 304 00:14:12,452 --> 00:14:14,354 and everything I own? 305 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:15,688 I was looking at land down-- 306 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:16,989 - I doubt the state of Massachusetts 307 00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:19,392 is concerned with any of that. 308 00:14:19,459 --> 00:14:21,027 - Well, it's my dog. It's like my daughter. 309 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,195 That's the love of my life. 310 00:14:22,261 --> 00:14:24,797 I mean, I'm concerned about my dog. 311 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:28,167 [chuckling] So, I mean, you put me in a position-- 312 00:14:28,234 --> 00:14:29,635 - That's quite the dedication to your animal. 313 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,872 But the matter that we have before the court today 314 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:35,274 is to determine whether you're going to return 315 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:38,644 voluntarily to the state of Massachusetts or not. 316 00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,947 - Well, I didn't get to speak to an attorney. 317 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,783 But no, I'm not just going to leave my dog out of here 318 00:14:43,916 --> 00:14:45,785 and--and my truck and my car, no. 319 00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:48,588 So no. That's it. - OK. 320 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:49,922 - No. 321 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:52,058 - So you're not going to waive extradition? 322 00:14:52,191 --> 00:14:55,595 - I'm never going to leave my dog behind. 323 00:14:55,661 --> 00:14:57,096 There's no way. 324 00:14:57,230 --> 00:14:59,298 I can lose the truck, I could lose the trailer. 325 00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:02,135 Not Coco. I ain't leaving Coco. 326 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:03,436 [sentimental banjo music] 327 00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,805 - I'm sure Coco appreciates that. 328 00:15:05,872 --> 00:15:07,640 Where's the dog now? 329 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:10,610 - I have no idea where the dog is. 330 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:14,714 - Were provisions made for the animal when you were arrested? 331 00:15:14,847 --> 00:15:16,916 - They took me away while Coco was 332 00:15:17,016 --> 00:15:18,151 sitting in the passenger seat. 333 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,553 I don't know. I'm heartbroken. 334 00:15:20,620 --> 00:15:24,223 I'm very hurt about Coco, and... 335 00:15:24,357 --> 00:15:26,225 I don't want to think about it. 336 00:15:26,359 --> 00:15:28,728 - Do you have the financial resources 337 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,997 to hire your own lawyer to represent you on this? 338 00:15:31,063 --> 00:15:32,632 - No, I don't. 339 00:15:32,698 --> 00:15:35,268 I just want to be left alone, man, 340 00:15:35,401 --> 00:15:38,838 with my dog on my own land that I purchased. 341 00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:40,440 That's it. 342 00:15:40,506 --> 00:15:42,208 - Judge Ricke seems to have heard enough 343 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,343 and wraps up the hearing. 344 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:48,047 - I'm going to set a review date on this case. 345 00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:51,017 The court will not be setting a bond in this case, 346 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:54,153 and he'll be held in custody until his next hearing. 347 00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:56,989 I hope your dog turns out OK. 348 00:15:57,056 --> 00:15:58,391 - Me too. - Mr. Hayden. 349 00:15:58,491 --> 00:15:59,859 - Thank you, guys. 350 00:15:59,992 --> 00:16:01,194 [upbeat country music] 351 00:16:01,294 --> 00:16:03,196 - Hayden later agreed to be extradited 352 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:05,231 back to Massachusetts. 353 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:07,166 He's pled not guilty to all charges 354 00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:09,402 and is being held without bond. 355 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:11,270 If convicted of all charges, 356 00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:14,440 he could be sentenced to at least 20 years in prison. 357 00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:16,576 As for Hayden's dog, Coco, 358 00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:21,147 she was picked up by a no-kill dog and cat rescue in Wichita 359 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,383 and put up for adoption. 360 00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:32,058 - Next, we head to Tampa, Florida, for a plea hearing. 361 00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:33,459 ♪ ♪ 362 00:16:33,593 --> 00:16:34,927 80-year-old Trevor Dooley 363 00:16:35,027 --> 00:16:38,231 is pleading guilty to manslaughter. 364 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:39,398 ♪ ♪ 365 00:16:39,465 --> 00:16:40,666 11 years earlier, 366 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,069 Dooley was at a community basketball court 367 00:16:43,202 --> 00:16:44,904 when he got into an altercation 368 00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:47,707 with 41-year-old David James, who was there 369 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,344 with his eight-year-old daughter, Danielle. 370 00:16:51,477 --> 00:16:53,112 Police say Dooley was upset 371 00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:56,482 that a teen was riding his skateboard on the court. 372 00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:59,318 When David, an Air Force veteran, defended the teen, 373 00:16:59,385 --> 00:17:02,154 the two men began fighting. 374 00:17:02,221 --> 00:17:04,190 That's when Dooley took out a pistol, 375 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:08,761 shot David once in the chest. 376 00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:10,129 As he lay dying, 377 00:17:10,229 --> 00:17:12,565 David told his daughter to call an ambulance. 378 00:17:12,665 --> 00:17:15,334 Paramedics arrived, but it was too late. 379 00:17:15,434 --> 00:17:18,971 David died at the scene. 380 00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:20,640 Dooley was charged with manslaughter 381 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:24,243 and pled not guilty, claiming self-defense. 382 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:26,879 But a jury found him guilty as charged 383 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:30,316 and sentenced him to eight years in prison. 384 00:17:30,449 --> 00:17:32,718 Dooley appealed and two years later, 385 00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:34,754 because of his age and poor health, 386 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:38,257 was released on $100,000 bond. 387 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,660 Then three years after that, 388 00:17:40,793 --> 00:17:43,396 an appeals court overturned his conviction, 389 00:17:43,462 --> 00:17:45,564 citing an error with jury instructions 390 00:17:45,665 --> 00:17:49,936 regarding what constitutes a justifiable use of force. 391 00:17:50,036 --> 00:17:52,438 The state was prepared to retry the case, 392 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,840 but ultimately offered Dooley a deal. 393 00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:57,109 Plead guilty to manslaughter with a weapon 394 00:17:57,243 --> 00:18:00,046 and be sentenced to probation. 395 00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:01,681 ♪ ♪ 396 00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:04,951 Now in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, 397 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:07,420 Dooley appears before Judge Michael Williams 398 00:18:07,553 --> 00:18:11,157 to enter his new plea and hear his sentence. 399 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:13,793 But first, David's daughter, Danielle, 400 00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:17,763 who saw her father killed and who's now 19 years old, 401 00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:20,967 delivers a victim impact statement to the court. 402 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:22,735 - My name is Danielle. 403 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:26,872 When I was in third grade, I lost my dad to a gunshot wound, 404 00:18:27,006 --> 00:18:30,643 but not from a terrorist or enemies far away. 405 00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:32,511 One of our neighbors had gotten mad 406 00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:35,481 and started yelling at the boy on the skateboard, 407 00:18:35,581 --> 00:18:39,018 and my dad stepped up to the man who was being a bully. 408 00:18:39,151 --> 00:18:42,555 But I did hear my dad say, "Call an ambulance. 409 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:43,689 I've been shot." 410 00:18:49,261 --> 00:18:52,865 - Next to speak is David's widow, Kanina Eurez. 411 00:18:52,999 --> 00:18:56,969 - We have awaited justice for 11 years. 412 00:18:57,036 --> 00:19:00,172 That's 11 years of being called back 413 00:19:00,272 --> 00:19:04,944 for the sake of hearing pleas from a reckless egomaniac. 414 00:19:05,077 --> 00:19:06,278 ♪ ♪ 415 00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:09,015 And I will not give any more time or attention 416 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,817 to the man whose name I refuse to say. 417 00:19:11,951 --> 00:19:14,687 ♪ ♪ 418 00:19:14,787 --> 00:19:16,522 - When she's finished, the final word 419 00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:18,624 belongs to Judge Williams. 420 00:19:18,758 --> 00:19:22,828 - To the James family, the court system let you down. 421 00:19:22,962 --> 00:19:25,031 And on its behalf, I apologize. 422 00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:26,766 ♪ ♪ 423 00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:28,200 I still can't get over how 424 00:19:28,267 --> 00:19:32,772 somebody skateboarding on a basketball court 425 00:19:32,872 --> 00:19:35,474 caused you to ruin a family for nothing. 426 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:37,276 ♪ ♪ 427 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:40,413 You know, you didn't have to come back to that court, 428 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:42,648 shoot somebody in front of their eight-year-old daughter. 429 00:19:42,715 --> 00:19:45,551 Who does that? 430 00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:48,754 ♪ ♪ 431 00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:50,923 And in the process, you took away a husband, 432 00:19:50,990 --> 00:19:55,027 father, brother, and son, in one incident. 433 00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:02,134 - I think the victim's family agreeing to this plea 434 00:20:02,234 --> 00:20:05,237 is braver than anything you've ever done in your life. 435 00:20:05,304 --> 00:20:07,773 I'll leave it at that. 436 00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:09,642 The court's adjourned. 437 00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:12,278 ♪ ♪ 438 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:15,648 - The judge sentenced Dooley to three years' probation. 439 00:20:15,714 --> 00:20:20,686 He's also prohibited from ever owning a firearm. 440 00:20:20,786 --> 00:20:22,888 That's it for this edition of "CourtCam." 441 00:20:22,988 --> 00:20:25,658 I'm Dan Abrams. 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