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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're in
Traverse City, Michigan

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for a bond violation hearing.

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44-year-old Shannon Hughey
has pled guilty to the crime

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of attempted unlawful driving
of an automobile,

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while a second similar charge
from the same incident

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was dismissed.

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She was sentenced
to two years probation

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with several conditions,
including

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drug and alcohol testing.

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But after Hughey allegedly
violated her probation,

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she was arrested again
and then released

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on a personal bond.

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And when she failed
to appear at her sentencing,

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she was arrested a third time.

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Today, she appears
without an attorney

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before Judge Michael Stepka

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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- You were before
the magistrate

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earlier this afternoon.
- Yes.

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- You had defense counsel
with you.

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You told both of those people

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you wanted to waive a hearing,
waive a lawyer,

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and plead guilty
to bond violation.

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Is that right, ma'am?

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- Yeah, I guess.

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Whatever I need to do
to get this done.

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- Why can't we do it today?

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Can't you sentence me
right now?

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- Your lawyer isn't here,
ma'am,

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so we can't sentence you.

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- Can I do not guilty, please?

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Can I have a bond, please?

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- So I think you should call
Janet Mistele.

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She's your lawyer.

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We're going to reset your
sentencing that you missed--

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- I'm not going to call her.
Just sentence me.

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Just get this over with.
Sentence me.

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Like, this is not who I am,
and I just want this done.

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I want to move on.

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- So what we're going to do
is enter a not guilty plea

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on the bond violation.

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The bond violation will be set

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at the same time
as sentencing.

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I think we might be able
to give you the date now.

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- That will be April 12th
at 10:00 a.m.

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- So I've got to sit in jail
until April 12th?

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I'm sorry.
- Yeah. Because you failed--

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- I'm having
a hard time hearing.

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- You failed--
you failed to show--

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- So another [beep] 30 days?
Go [beep] yourself!

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I [bleep] hate you.
I hate it!

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- You failed to show--

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- So another [beep] 30 days?
Go [beep] yourself!

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- Hughey suddenly loses it
and smashes the computer.

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Officers quickly
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and subdued the defendant.

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- Why--

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- It seems Hughey has cut
her hands on her cuffs

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during the outburst.

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- After several minutes,
the officers

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remove Hughey from the room
and take her into custody.

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While she was not charged
for the outburst,

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Hughey eventually pled guilty
to violating her probation

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and her bond was revoked.

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She was later sentenced
to a 180 days in jail,

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credit for time served.

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Next, we go to the state
of Pernambuco

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in Northeast Brazil.

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38-year-old Francisco De Moura
has been charged with murder.

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11 years earlier,
De Moura told local police

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he was looking for a donkey
that had strayed from his yard

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when he ended up on the
property of Francisco Alves.

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Police say the men
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and when Alves approached
De Moura with a stick,

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De Moura shot Alves
once in the stomach.

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Alves was taken to a hospital
but died 18 days later.

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De Moura had fled the scene

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and remained at large
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until authorities
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in the city of Salgado,

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about 200 miles
from the crime scene.

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Today, De Moura appears
in court

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for what's called
a jury review hearing.

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Sitting in the back
of the room

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is the victim's
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Cristiano Alves Terato.

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He can be seen here
getting up from his seat,

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making his way
towards the defendant.

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A warning, what we're about
to show you is pretty intense.

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Just as this
unidentified woman

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appears to try to stop him,

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Terato pulls out
a .38 caliber handgun

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and begins firing...

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Hitting De Moura six times.

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Meanwhile, with seemingly
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jurors, court staff,
and spectators

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scramble for safety.

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An injured De Moura
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taking cover behind a desk.

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That's when Terato,
using the butt of his gun,

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strikes De Moura
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And he's not finished.

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Terato then comes
around the desk

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and hits De Moura
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as the same woman
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Finally, Terato
flees the courtroom

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while this bystander
calls for help.

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De Moura was rushed
to a nearby hospital

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and incredibly
survived the attack.

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He was allowed to return home
pending a rescheduled hearing.

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As for Terato,
he was chased down

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and arrested on suspicion
of attempted murder.

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Both his case and De Moura's
are now pending.

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- Next, we're in
Detroit, Michigan

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for a pretrial hearing.

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20-year-old
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has been charged with
disorderly conduct.

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Nine months earlier,
Orlowski was at

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a Detroit Tigers baseball game

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when he decided to do this.

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[whimsical music]

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After he juked a few members
of the Tigers security team...

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[zany whistle]

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And insulted them
with this hand gesture...

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[zany boinging]

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Orlowski seemed
to run out of gas.

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[cheers and applause]

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And after this
security officer

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took him to the ground...

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[cheers and applause]

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Orlowski was taken
into custody

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and officially charged.

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Today, he appears before
Judge Sean Perkins

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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- Where is Mr. Orlowski?

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- Right here.

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- Orlowski's represented
by attorney Elwood Berry.

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If found guilty, he could face
a penalty of up to 90 days

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in jail and a fine of $500.

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- All right, raise
your right hand, please.

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- After swearing him in,
the judge

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wants Orlowski
to explain his actions.

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- Let me draw
your attention back

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to August the 9th, 2023,
at around 7:35 p.m.

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in the city of Detroit.

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Were you in that area
around that date and time?

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- Yes, sir.
- What's over in that area?

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- Tiger Stadium.
- Comerica Park too.

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- And you were in the stadium
at that date and time. Correct?

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- Yes, sir.

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- And is it true that
you jumped over the fence

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and ran across
the playing field

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during the game?

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- Yes, sir.

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- What would possess you
to do something like that?

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- At the time, I was trying
to impress my friends,

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and I was not in
the right state of mind.

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I know that it affected a lot
of people that were there.

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I really apologize for that.

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Since then, I've been
getting closer to God.

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I have a job.
I'm going to college.

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I really have changed
my life around, I feel like,

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because at that time,
clearly that's not something

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that should even happen,
just interfering with a game.

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I know that
it won't happen again.

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- How old are you, sir?
- I'm 20 years old.

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- And when you say to the court

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that you weren't in
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what state of mind were you in?

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- Oh, just pure stupidity
and acting like an idiot.

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- Did anything--
outside forces

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contribute to that?

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- What do you mean
by that, sir?

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- Was there any kind of
mind-altering substances

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that you took
or anything that day?

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- No, sir.
- No alcohol involved?

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- No, sir.

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[tense music]

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- Just a prank, huh?

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- Basically, yeah.
It's not too funny of a crime.

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- I'm going to find him
guilty as charged

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to the disorderly conduct.
You satisfied, counselor?

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- Satisfied, your honor.
- I'm going to fine him $240.

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I'll take it under
a six-month delayed sentence.

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I'm going to have you pay it
in a month though.

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- OK.
Thank you.

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- Sir, have a very good day.

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Best of luck to you, all right?
- You as well.

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- Orlowski paid
his fine of $240,

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and, as long as he stays out
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his case will be dismissed.

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- Next, we head to
Orlando, Florida,

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for a resentencing trial.

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38-year-old Bessman Okafor
has been convicted of murder.

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11 years earlier, police say
Okafor arranged

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to have 19-year-old
Alex Zaldivar

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shot in the head and killed

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because he was scheduled
to testify against Okafor,

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who allegedly robbed him

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and his roommates
four months earlier.

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Okafor pled not guilty,
but was tried and convicted.

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A jury then voted 11 to 1
that he be sentenced to death.

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But a year later,
the Florida Supreme Court

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invalidated
death sentences that were

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not voted for unanimously,

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so Okafor's sentence
was overturned.

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Today, he appears
with his attorneys

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before Judge Mark Blechman

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to hear for the second time

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if he'll be sentenced
to death.

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12 new jurors who've
all been sequestered,

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have just heard
closing arguments

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and are preparing to retire
to their hotel for the night,

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but first, Judge Blechman
has instructions for them.

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- I'm ordering you
not to discuss this case.

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You can only deliberate
when all of you are together.

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Thank you all
so very, very much.

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I'll see you
tomorrow morning at 8:30.

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- Minutes later,
with the defendant

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still in the courtroom,
juror number 370

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asked to speak with the judge.

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- After giving
the juror a microphone,

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Judge Blechman tries to get
a handle on the situation.

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- Tell me what
you know about the case.

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- I know somebody that went
to school with the defendant.

257
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- And how long
have you known this?

258
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- I just found out
a couple of days ago.

259
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- And you spoke about this case
when I ordered you not to?

260
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- It wasn't on purpose.

261
00:12:59,078 --> 00:13:01,114
- Juror 370 claims to have had

262
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a phone conversation
with a friend

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who knew both the victim
and the defendant.

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After sending the juror
to a waiting room,

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Judge Blechman checks in
with the defense.

266
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,561
- My question is,
what do you want to do?

267
00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:17,463
- Judge, we have to move
to strike her

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and ask the court
for a mistrial.

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- State?

270
00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:23,836
- I don't know what else to do.

271
00:13:23,936 --> 00:13:25,805
- State agrees
that the record is clear.

272
00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:27,840
The juror can no longer
be a juror.

273
00:13:27,907 --> 00:13:31,110
We join the defense motion
to strike the juror.

274
00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:35,348
- OK, let's bring
juror 370 in first.

275
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- After the judge officially
declares a mistrial,

276
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juror 370 is brought
back into the courtroom.

277
00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:46,359
- Ma'am, take off your
juror badge, please.

278
00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:50,096
I'm dismissing you
as a juror in this case.

279
00:13:50,229 --> 00:13:53,433
I'm going to find that you're
in indirect criminal contempt,

280
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instruct the State of Florida
to file charges against you.

281
00:13:56,369 --> 00:13:57,570
You'll receive the charges.

282
00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,072
You'll be arrested
on that charge

283
00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:01,841
for intentionally violating
the court's order

284
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and causing
a mistrial in this case.

285
00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:06,279
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286
00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:08,848
You're dismissed at this time.
Please leave.

287
00:14:08,915 --> 00:14:12,985
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288
00:14:13,119 --> 00:14:16,756
- Juror 370,
whose name is Kayla De Pena,

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00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:18,591
was charged with direct

290
00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:21,794
and indirect
criminal contempt.

291
00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:24,063
Over two months later,
De Pena appeared

292
00:14:24,197 --> 00:14:26,499
in court before
Judge Blechman again

293
00:14:26,632 --> 00:14:28,601
and admitted
she was just trying

294
00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:30,837
to get out of jury duty.

295
00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:33,306
- I'm extremely sorry
for lying.

296
00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:35,708
- De Pena blamed depression,

297
00:14:35,842 --> 00:14:37,310
discomfort with
law enforcement,

298
00:14:37,443 --> 00:14:40,113
and financial stress
for her actions.

299
00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:43,049
The judge did not sympathize.

300
00:14:43,116 --> 00:14:45,952
- You thwarted justice
more than anybody I have seen

301
00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:48,755
in my 42 years as an attorney.

302
00:14:48,821 --> 00:14:51,524
Your case deserves
the maximum punishment

303
00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:53,025
that I can impose.

304
00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:57,964
Your actions were
as premeditated

305
00:14:58,064 --> 00:14:59,432
as a first-degree murder,

306
00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:01,267
as somebody putting a gun
to somebody's head

307
00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,202
and pulling a trigger.

308
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:04,837
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309
00:15:04,937 --> 00:15:07,039
- Judge Blechman
then sentenced De Pena

310
00:15:07,106 --> 00:15:08,441
to the maximum,

311
00:15:08,541 --> 00:15:13,045
179 days in jail
and a $500 fine.

312
00:15:13,112 --> 00:15:16,282
As for Okafor,
he was eventually resentenced,

313
00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:20,153
and this time, received
the death penalty again.

314
00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:25,358
♪ ♪

315
00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:26,959
- Next,
we're in Detroit, Michigan

316
00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:28,561
for an arraignment.

317
00:15:28,628 --> 00:15:30,763
♪ ♪

318
00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:35,535
18-year-old Susie Bradley
has been charged with assault.

319
00:15:35,635 --> 00:15:38,271
Six months earlier,
police say Bradley

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00:15:38,404 --> 00:15:41,107
asked a man she met
at a gas station for a ride

321
00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,576
and then
pulled a knife on him.

322
00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,645
The man escaped unharmed,

323
00:15:45,711 --> 00:15:48,815
and after Bradley asked
another customer for money,

324
00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:51,751
police were called
and she was arrested.

325
00:15:51,851 --> 00:15:55,555
Bradley was later released
on $10,000 bond,

326
00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:57,757
but when she failed
to appear at a hearing,

327
00:15:57,824 --> 00:16:01,460
a warrant was issued
for her arrest.

328
00:16:01,594 --> 00:16:05,665
Today, Bradley appears with
an officer from the local jail

329
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:07,667
before Magistrate
William Burton

330
00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,536
to discuss next steps
in the case.

331
00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:12,438
She's represented
by public defender

332
00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:14,307
Jessica Cheaib.

333
00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,642
Right away, there seems
to be some confusion

334
00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:18,911
over the defendant's name.

335
00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:22,882
- All right.
Is this the Elijah Lake?

336
00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:25,985
- This is Susie Bradley.

337
00:16:26,118 --> 00:16:28,187
- Susie Bradley?
- Hi, my name is Sue.

338
00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:30,790
- Susie.
What's the last name?

339
00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:33,459
- Bradley.
Bradley.

340
00:16:33,593 --> 00:16:35,228
- Stop talking.
- They're asking my last name.

341
00:16:35,361 --> 00:16:37,196
I can talk if I want.

342
00:16:37,296 --> 00:16:40,566
- The magistrate
temporarily steps away.

343
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:42,201
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344
00:16:42,268 --> 00:16:45,271
- You like my jacket?
- What's that mean?

345
00:16:45,404 --> 00:16:47,840
- It means bait.
- What's this one mean?

346
00:16:47,907 --> 00:16:51,277
- Oh, this thing?
- NHTO.

347
00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:54,680
- NBHD.
- What's that mean?

348
00:16:54,747 --> 00:16:58,918
- NBHD.
No bitches, hoes, [beep].

349
00:16:58,985 --> 00:17:01,287
♪ ♪

350
00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:03,289
- That's great.
- I know.

351
00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:05,558
♪ ♪

352
00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:09,128
Means no bitches,
hoes, and [bleep].

353
00:17:10,997 --> 00:17:14,634
- Ms. Bradley, it's all part
of the record right now, OK?

354
00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,669
We're still in--
- It's all being recorded.

355
00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:19,071
I know.
- Don't say anything.

356
00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:21,641
- I'm not saying
anything inappropriate.

357
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:23,376
- Just don't say
anything at all.

358
00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:24,844
- OK.
Thank you.

359
00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:26,946
- For your own protection.
OK? Thank you.

360
00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:28,314
- Thank you.

361
00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:31,183
- After a few minutes,
Magistrate Burton

362
00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:33,219
returns to the hearing.

363
00:17:33,352 --> 00:17:36,489
- Ms. Bradley, I'm gonna
ask you to do two things.

364
00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:37,890
- OK.

365
00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:39,592
- First of all,
remove your hoodie.

366
00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:42,128
♪ ♪

367
00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:45,564
Second of all, stand still.

368
00:17:45,665 --> 00:17:47,366
OK.

369
00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:49,602
Go ahead with your argument
as to bond, Ms. Cheaib.

370
00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:52,838
- Your Honor...
- You can put you arms down.

371
00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,473
♪ ♪

372
00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:56,008
Thank you.

373
00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,711
- Your honor,
she lives with her grandma.

374
00:17:58,844 --> 00:18:00,947
She does not know
the complaining witness.

375
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,149
There shouldn't be any issue
with the no contact.

376
00:18:03,282 --> 00:18:06,586
She's employed at Qdoba.
She's 18 years old.

377
00:18:06,719 --> 00:18:08,220
I'm respectfully asking
the court

378
00:18:08,354 --> 00:18:10,356
to release her
to her grandma's house.

379
00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:13,125
- My officer, your thoughts
and recommendation as to bond?

380
00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:14,727
- Well, just to let you know,
Your Honor,

381
00:18:14,827 --> 00:18:16,329
this is a failure to appear.

382
00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,264
So I don't believe
she has any intentions

383
00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:20,232
on taking care of this matter.

384
00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:21,567
- I'm going to go to court.

385
00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:22,969
- You received
a thousand dollar

386
00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,470
10% cash bond.

387
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:26,238
I'm not sure
if that bond was paid.

388
00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:28,107
- It was.
- Or she was just released.

389
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,375
- It was paid.

390
00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:30,643
- I'd have to check
with the court on Monday.

391
00:18:30,710 --> 00:18:34,547
- Ms. Bradley,
please be quiet.

392
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,618
You said that bond
was $1,000, 10%?

393
00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:40,319
- Yes, Your Honor.

394
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:41,554
- And it was paid.

395
00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:45,424
- That was the original bond.
Correct?

396
00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:47,426
- That's correct.

397
00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,463
- And she failed to appear
for a prior court date?

398
00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:53,232
- That's correct.
- Thank you.

399
00:18:53,332 --> 00:18:56,035
The court's going to reinstate
the original bond.

400
00:18:56,168 --> 00:18:58,871
$1,000, 10% cash bond.

401
00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:02,241
No contact with
the complainant witness.

402
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,910
If you're able to post bond,
I'm going to make sure

403
00:19:05,044 --> 00:19:06,412
we're able to track you.

404
00:19:06,512 --> 00:19:08,280
You'll be fitted with
a GPS tether,

405
00:19:08,381 --> 00:19:11,417
no restrictions other than...
- No, I know--

406
00:19:11,550 --> 00:19:13,953
Other than
the no contact provisions.

407
00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:15,721
♪ ♪

408
00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:17,957
- Can I get out?

409
00:19:18,057 --> 00:19:19,658
- Yeah, with a tether.
- Free?

410
00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:21,660
- No. No free.
- For free?

411
00:19:21,794 --> 00:19:24,230
- No free.
Nothing's free for you today.

412
00:19:24,363 --> 00:19:26,632
- OK, Ms. Bradley,
I'm going to call your grandma.

413
00:19:26,732 --> 00:19:30,670
OK?
- She's not going to pay $100.

414
00:19:30,803 --> 00:19:32,872
She just kicked me out.
- OK.

415
00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:35,808
Ms. Bradley?
- Yes?

416
00:19:35,875 --> 00:19:38,878
- Can you be quiet, please?

417
00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:41,547
♪ ♪

418
00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:42,748
All right.

419
00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:44,483
Miss Bradley, your
probable cause conference

420
00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,552
is November 22nd.

421
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,521
Preliminary examination,
November 29th

422
00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:50,756
at 20th District Court
in Dearborn Heights.

423
00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:53,192
- What time do I got to be home
on my tether?

424
00:19:53,292 --> 00:19:55,594
- Shh, shh.

425
00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:58,564
- Just show up for court.
Have a good day.

426
00:19:58,664 --> 00:20:00,232
- I will.
- Thank you, Your Honor.

427
00:20:00,299 --> 00:20:02,268
Have a good day.

428
00:20:02,401 --> 00:20:04,270
- Bradley pled not guilty,

429
00:20:04,403 --> 00:20:07,773
and her grandmother posted
a $100 bond.

430
00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:10,042
Case is pending.

431
00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:11,744
♪ ♪

432
00:20:11,877 --> 00:20:13,879
That's it for this edition
of "Court Cam."

433
00:20:13,979 --> 00:20:16,482
I'm Dan Abrams.
Thanks for watching.

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00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:20,753
♪ ♪