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[dramatic music]

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

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- First, we go to Akron, Ohio,
for a sentencing hearing.

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31-year-old Dacarrei Kinard
has been convicted

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of voluntary manslaughter,
felonious assault,

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and discharging a firearm on
or near a prohibited premises.

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13 months earlier, Kinard was
driving on the freeway

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when he got into
an altercation

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with another driver,
40-year-old George Jensen.

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Kinard pulled up
alongside George's car

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and fired eight rounds
into the vehicle,

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hitting the victim
several times.

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George's car came to a stop
when it crashed

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into a concrete median.

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He died at the scene,
and Kinard fled.

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With the help of eyewitnesses

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and an automatic
license plate reader,

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police arrested Kinard
two weeks later in Columbus,

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about 130 miles from
the scene of the incident.

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He was charged with voluntary
manslaughter and murder

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and pled not guilty, claiming
he acted in self-defense.

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After a trial
lasting five days,

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a jury acquitted
Kinard of murder

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but convicted him
of voluntary manslaughter

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and other charges.

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Today, he appears before
Judge Katherine Michael

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to hear his sentence.

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The state is asking for
20 to 25 years in prison.

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But first, some of
George's friends and family

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deliver victim
impact statements.

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- I hate you, Dacarrei Kinard.

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From the bottom of my soul,
I hate you.

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Jesus may forgive you.

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I will never.

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That's the last time
I'm going to use your name.

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You get a number now.

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Someone will tell you when
and what you can eat,

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when you can pee,
when you can sleep.

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- Next to speak is
George's widow, Allison.

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- I shouldn't have to beg
for you to see that

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what you did was wrong.

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It's not up to me to make you
a better person

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by cataloging
all of my suffering.

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I do ask for the judge
to impose

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the longest sentence possible

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because one day, you will
go home to your family.

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You will walk through
your door again.

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Meanwhile, I will spend
the rest of my life

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waiting for Geo to not
walk through our front door.

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- Before Judge Michael
imposes sentence,

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the defendant delivers his
own statement to the court.

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- When he's finished,
the judge sentences Kinard

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to 15 to 17.5 years in prison.

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He must also serve two
to five years of parole

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upon his release.

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As Kinard leaves the
courtroom, words are exchanged

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between the two families.

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- That's one of
George's relatives,

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arguing with a friend
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- None of the people
involved in the outburst

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were held in contempt.

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- Next, we go to
Ann Arbor, Michigan,

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for a preliminary hearing.

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34-year-old Stephen Ruggs
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with assault
and domestic violence.

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Two months earlier, Ruggs was
arrested and then released

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on $5,000 bond under
the conditions that he undergo

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regular drug testing
and not have any contact

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with the alleged victim.

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This is Ruggs's second
domestic violence charge

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in the last seven months.

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The previous case
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Today, Ruggs appears before
Judge Cedric Simpson

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to discuss next steps
in the case.

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He's represented by
attorney Silvana Reed.

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The prosecutor
is Nicole Peters.

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Before the hearing begins,
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a recent drug test
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- I do.

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Is there a reason
why you were missing?

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You were testing elsewhere,
weren't you?

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- No, sir.

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- If I give you a test today,
are you gonna test--

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- Why are you using that?

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- Can I speak freely?

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- Yes.

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- Your Honor, I'm gonna be
up front and honest with you.

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I used to have a crack
cocaine addiction,

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and I've come a long way.

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I've been through a lot
this past few months,

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and I lost my father
and my grandmother.

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And there's no excuses.

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- Give me an order.

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Okay, he's gonna go over
to community corrections

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to test today.

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I'll get the results,
and then I'll determine

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what his bond will be
as he proceeds up

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because he's told me
what's gonna happen,

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and then we'll figure out
what we're gonna do.

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- As the defendant
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something gets the attention
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- Ruggs and both attorneys
return to the courtroom.

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- What's wrong?

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- Yeah.

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- It's sitting here
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- Your Honor, I have no further
information at this time.

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- Does he admit
to the violation?

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- If you wish.

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- Were you talking to her
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- Judge Simpson
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- Were you sitting next to
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- Courtroom video from
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shows the defendant
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sitting together in
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- You know I can get video
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- You're not to have
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You know that.

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Forget the testing.

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Defendant's bond
at this time is revoked.

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Defendant's remanded.

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- Thank you, Your Honor.

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- Ruggs was taken into custody
and remains in jail.

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His case was bound over to
circuit court and is pending.

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- Next, we head
to Belton, Texas,

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for a child support hearing.

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According to the state,
58-year-old Achalayan Snow

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owes more than $10,000
in child support

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to her ex-husband,
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Back in the year 2000,
the state awarded custody

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of their then
seven-year-old daughter

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to Selden, and Snow
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$100 a month in child support.

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But the state claims
she's failed to comply.

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Today, both parties
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appear before Judge Michael
Nelson to discuss the case.

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- Your Honor, the mother is
claiming direct payment credits

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to Mr. Selden,
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he never received
those payments.

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- Moon screen shares
photocopies

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of what Snow claims are proof
of her payments to her ex.

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- What is this?

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Are these--these aren't
checks or anything.

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How did you--
- Money orders.

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- Oh, they're money orders?

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And they were mailed
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- That--that is correct.

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- Why were you making
direct payments to him

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when it was court ordered to
be paid through the registry

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of the court?

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- I'd like to know which page
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because I'm looking
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and there is no such page here.

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- Page six tells you where
to make the payments.

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- "In this order,
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through the Bell County
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Child Support Office."

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Okay.

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Those payments
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be discounted
because that's money

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out of my household.

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- Well, actually, you didn't
make those payments.

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You're saying your husband
made them, right?

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- That's my household.

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- With tensions starting to
rise, Judge Nelson intervenes.

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- All right,
here's the deal, ma'am.

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Mr. Selden is saying he
didn't receive those funds.

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There's nothing
on these receipts

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to show where they went,
how they went.

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There's no proof
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received those funds, ma'am.

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Do you have anything
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received verification from him
by letter or mail or anything?

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- First of all, no, I don't.

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And I have paid and paid
and paid into this.

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So I'm not going to make
any more payments to him.

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So if you want to send me
to jail, then you can do that.

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Just tell me where to report

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because I'm not
going through this anymore.

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I'm tired of this.
- Order in this court, ma'am!

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You are going to jail, ma'am.

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You hear me? Stop it.

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Here's the deal.
Don't yell at me.

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- I'm not yelling.
I'm simply speaking up.

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- You got served
with a copy of the paperwork.

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You knew what was
gonna happen today.

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The simple question I had,
if you had any proof

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that Mr. Selden
received any of these funds?

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Because right now, ma'am,
I can't even know--

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there's nothing to show

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who these have even
been made out to.

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This is not even
a U.S. postal money order

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that at least lets you
fill in the blanks

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to show who it's being sent to.

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- Okay, well, I didn't
ask to come to court.

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Someone else drug me
into court.

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- Ma'am, that's the way
court works.

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This is a lawsuit
from a long time ago.

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The state's trying
to finalize this

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and get it taken care of

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because it's never been
finished up, ma'am.

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- The judge wraps things up
and makes his ruling.

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- All right, ma'am,
here's the deal.

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I'm gonna reset this
for about 60 days out,

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and I'm gonna go ahead
and reduce the judgment

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for child support.
I got uncharged, ma'am,

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and I'll order repayment
at $50 a month.

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And when we come back to court,

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we'll look at ordering
a different amount.

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That's the best I can do
under these circumstances.

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- Judge Nelson ordered Snow
to begin payments

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of $50 a month until the more
than $10,000 debt is settled.

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- Next, we go
to Painesville, Ohio,

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for a sentencing hearing.

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49-year-old Arnold Teeter
has pled guilty

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to resisting arrest
and animal cruelty.

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Four months earlier,
police say Teeter

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entered a restaurant carrying
a two-foot-long iguana.

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He then laid down in a booth

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and threw a menu
at a waitress.

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So the manager asked him
to step outside.

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That's when,
according to the manager,

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Teeter began swinging
the iguana above his head

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and then threw it at him.

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The throw missed,
at which point

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Teeter picked up
the iguana and left.

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And the manager called 911.

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- After leaving
the restaurant,

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police say Teeter went to
a nearby athletic center

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where he allegedly caused
another disturbance.

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- When they arrived,
police say they found

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Teeter walking in traffic.

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As the officers
placed him in cuffs,

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they found the iguana
under his shirt.

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Teeter was arrested, charged,

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and later released
on $10,000 bond.

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The iguana was taken
to a nearby animal center

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for treatment
and made a full recovery.

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Today, Teeter appears before
Judge Michael Cicconetti

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to hear his sentence.

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- After essentially
setting the defendant free,

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the judge then lays out
a few conditions

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that Teeter must follow
while on probation.

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All right?

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- Teeter was released.

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And in addition to serving
the five years of probation,

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he must pay the animal center
$254.25 restitution

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for the care of
his former iguana.

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As for the iguana,
after spending a few months

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at the Lake County
Humane Society,

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it was placed in a new home.

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- Next, we go to
Wyandotte, Michigan,

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for a jail review hearing.

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55-year-old David Rudolph
has been convicted

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of disorderly conduct.

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Five months earlier,
Rudolph was sentenced

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to 18 months' probation
with conditions that

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he wear an alcohol tether
for 30 days

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and submit to regular
alcohol testing.

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But when Rudolph
violated his probation

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while attending
an out-of-state funeral,

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he was taken back
into custody.

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He pled guilty
and was sentenced

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to five days in jail,
which was suspended

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pending a jail review hearing.

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Today, Rudolph appears before
Judge Elizabeth DiSanto.

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He's represented by
attorney Christopher Shemke.

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Before moving forward,

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the judge wants to hear
from Rudolph

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about why he missed
a recent test.

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- It was an oversight.

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- October 17th
was an oversight.

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I understand that, sir,
which is why Ms. Shawl

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advised you to test
on October 19th.

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Did you go test
on October 19th?

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- Yes, in Lincoln Park
on Ford Street.

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- Okay.

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- I filled out
the paperwork accordingly.

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If you don't have it,
it's not my fault.

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I have a receipt.

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I paid $25 to pee in a bottle.

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- I didn't say
I didn't have it.

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I'm just trying
to make a record.

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- As Judge DiSanto
reviews the test results,

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the defendant
has something to say.

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- Your Honor, I respectfully
want to address the court.

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I left my house at the age
of 17 to join the military,

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to join the military
police corps.

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And that's all I have to say.

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Whatever you wanna
do to me, I don't care.

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It doesn't mean shh--

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crap to me.

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- Well, I appreciate your
restraint in choosing

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your words carefully.

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However, sir--

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- Thank you. All right.

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- There is still a job
that I have to do.

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And so the court had
originally sentenced you

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to 18 months' probation.

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You're eligible
for early discharge.

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So you have
a few more months to go

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if there aren't any violations
for the next few months.

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- Ma'am, with all due respect?

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- Yes.

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- That's not--
that's not acceptable.

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- No, that's not acceptable?

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- No, it's not.

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This is the part where
my lawyer can take up,

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my court-appointed lawyer.

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Shemke, got anything to say?

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Yeah, yeah,
raise your eyebrows.

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- Listen, I am not going to
have you yelling and screaming.

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- I'm not yelling
and screaming!

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This is the way I talk.
I'm half-Italian.

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I'm sorry.

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- Stop.

353
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- I yield--I yield the time
to Mrs. DiSanto.

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- Sir, we are done.

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We are done.
- No, we're not done!

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We're not done.

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- We are adjourning.

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We are adjourning.

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- I'm allowed to voice
my opinion in a court of law.

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- Mr. Rudolph, your behavior
would suggest that perhaps

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you don't respect the court.

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You don't wanna listen
to what this court has to say,

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so we are done.

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- At his next hearing,
Rudolph's case was closed,

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pending the
successful completion

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of his probation.

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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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