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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Hi, everyone, I'm dan abrams,
and this is "courtcam."
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- I'm ready to take the plea.
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[group shouting]
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- [screaming]
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- I'll kill all you [bleep]
[bleep]!
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- I hope you die in prison
as well.
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- They cut up their bodies,
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Severing the heads,
their arms, and their legs.
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- First up, we're
in springfield, massachusetts,
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Where the last
of three co-defendants
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Is about to learn his fate
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For his role
in a gruesome triple homicide.
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That man is caius veiovis,
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The defendant's
bizarre appearance,
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Including
implanted devil horns
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And satanic facial tattoos
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Featuring the numbers 666,
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Drew media attention.
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Released this mug shot
of the time of his arrest.
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Veiovis was charged
with three counts
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Of first-degree murder,
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Kidnapping,
and witness intimidation.
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According to the prosecution,
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Veiovis helped adam hall
and another accomplice,
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David chalue,
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Kidnap, torture, and murder
three men.
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One was scheduled to testify
against adam hall
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In an upcoming trial,
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And the other two,
according to police,
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Just in the wrong place
at the wrong time.
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And that wasn't all.
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- Each of the three men's
heads, arms, and legs
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Were cut off
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And that the torsos
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Of david glasser
and ed frampton
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Were cut in half,
in the middle.
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After they had cut
david glasser's head off,
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He held it up, laughed,
and made jokes
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About how ugly he looked.
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Both adam hall
and david chalue
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Were found guilty
on all charges
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And sentenced
to life in prison
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Without parole.
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Now, after a three-week trial,
caius veiovis
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Is also found guilty
on all counts,
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And the newly convicted
murderer
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Has a message for the jury.
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- I'll see you all
in hell, too.
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You remember that.
Every [bleep] one,
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I'll see you in hell.
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- Three days later, veiovis
is back in the courtroom
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For sentencing, and,
when given a chance to speak,
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He proclaims his innocence.
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- Caius veiovis was then
sentenced to life in prison
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Without the possibility
of parole
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For his involvement
in the grisly murders
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Of the three men.
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A later appeal of the case
was denied
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By the massachusetts
supreme court.
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Veiovis' two co-defendants
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Were also convicted
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And sentenced to life
without parole.
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Next, we head
to rochester, new york,
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For a probation hearing.
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The defendant,
judge leticia astacio,
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Is usually behind the bench,
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Not in front of it.
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Almost a year
and a half earlier,
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She was charged with dwi,
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A misdemeanor,
while on her way to work.
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She was found guilty
and sentenced
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To a year of probation.
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She also agreed to show up
for court appearances,
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Abstain from using alcohol,
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And use an interlock device
on her car.
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But there was
one small problem:
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She missed
a scheduled court appearance,
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A violation of her probation,
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Because she was in thailand.
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She soon headed back
to the u.S.
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When she returned,
she's placed in custody
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And later brought before
judge stephen aronson
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To explain herself.
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- I was not drinking,
and I was not driving,
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And so I anticipated
that I wouldn't be
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In this position again,
but here I was.
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In the most respectful
possible way,
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I'm in jail.
This court cannot punish me
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Any more than it has.
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My reputation cannot be
any more tarnished
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Than it has been.
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- But tears aren't what
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The judge is looking for.
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- Nowhere in your presentation
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Did I hear one word of remorse
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Or contrition
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For the acts that you
were found guilty of.
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- He increases
astacio's probation
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From one to three years.
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- Her attorney argues
it will be meaningless
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Since astacio won't stick
to the terms.
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- Judge, she is not going
to probation.
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She will violate probation
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The moment you put her
on probation.
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- What she wants, mr. Young,
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Is irrelevant.
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She will be sentenced
to probation.
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She will be having someone
monitor her in the future.
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- The judge extends
astacio's probation,
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But that's not all.
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He also sentences her
to 60 days in jail,
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And this gets the attention
of someone in the gallery:
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Astacio's daughter,
who is not pleased.
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- She's quickly removed
from the court.
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- No, please.
- [indistinct]
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- He's holding my daughter.
- I understand
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The compassion
of your family member,
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And I don't agree
with a word that's said.
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- Astacio's taken to jail,
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But the story is not over.
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Three months later,
astacio's arrested twice:
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Once for leaving the county
to visit a casino,
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And then for not using
her alcohol monitor.
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She's brought
before a new judge,
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Elisabeth toole,
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Who's even less sympathetic
than the previous judge.
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- Your actions show
that you do
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Whatever you wanna do,
whenever you wanna do it,
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And it stops today,
and it stops now.
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Resentencing you
to 180 days in jail,
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Starting now,
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To ponder what you've done,
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And I hope you've learned
your lesson.
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[smacks gavel]
case closed.
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- As for astacio's
judicial career,
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She was suspended without pay
for her probation violations.
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And after further violations,
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State judicial
conduct commission
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Recommends astacio be removed
from the bench.
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She is,
by the state supreme court.
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- Next, we're
in denver, colorado,
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For a first advisement
hearing.
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The purpose of the proceeding
is for the judge to explain
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To the defendant
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Why he's being held in custody
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And to outline
upcoming legal procedures
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Even though the defendant
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Has not been
officially charged.
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Today, things
are being laid out
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For anthony waller.
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He was taken into custody
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On suspicion
of multiple crimes,
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Including false imprisonment
and assault
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On a female victim
at a local motel.
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Judge doris burd
then explains
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He'll be held in custody
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While the case
is being investigated.
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- The investigation
for false imprisonment,
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Assault in the third degree,
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Assault as a class ii felony,
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And a misdemeanor charge
as well
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In possession
of drug paraphernalia.
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- But before the judge can
give waller an explanation,
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A deputy gives him a nudge
from behind.
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- Waller, who's fully shackled
in handcuffs,
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Leg irons, and a belly chain,
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Asked the judge
for clarification.
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- Deputy brady lovingier,
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Then places his hand
on waller's back.
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Lovingier claimed that because
the judge had brought
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The hearing to a close,
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He was directing waller
to the clerk
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To sign paperwork
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And prevent him from stalling
the proceeding.
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- But after waller turns
towards him,
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The deputy grabs waller
by his uniform and belly chain
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And slams him, face first,
into a metal window frame.
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- As waller's dragged
into a hallway,
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He tells deputies
that he's injured.
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- Anthony waller suffered
a head wound and broken teeth
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From the deputy's takedown.
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He was denied bail.
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After witnessing
the incident firsthand,
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Judge doris burd filed
an excessive force grievance
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Against the deputy
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To the denver department
of public safety.
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The agency found there was not
an imminent threat
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To the safety of anyone
in the court
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When lovingier used
excessive force on waller.
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Following the investigation,
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Deputy lovingier was suspended
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For 30 days
by the city of denver.
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Anthony waller would later win
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A $50,000 civil suit
against lovingier
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And the city.
A federal jury determined
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His constitutional rights
were violated
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By the excessive force
used against him.
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As to waller's original crime,
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He was found guilty
of third-degree assault
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And sentenced to two years
in county jail.
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- I hope that no other family
has to endure
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Anything like we have had to.
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Kristopher griffey
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Has completely destroyed
my life.
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- Next, we're in idaho falls
for a sentencing hearing.
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36-year-old kristopher griffey
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Pled guilty
to felony domestic battery
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And attempted strangulation
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For violently attacking
his then-girlfriend
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While high
on methamphetamine.
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Griffey admitted to punching,
choking,
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And threatening to kill
the victim
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In front
of her seven-year-old son.
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Now, before learning
his punishment,
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The victim shares
the lasting effects
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Griffey's traumatic abuse
had on her and her son.
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- Can't express completely
how mine and my son's lives
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Have been adversely affected
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By this incident
with kristopher.
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Kristopher completely
broke me down
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Until I didn't even know
who I was anymore.
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I have developed a fear
of the dark that is so intense,
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I have to sleep
with the lights on.
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When I go to sleep,
I still wake up screaming
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Or crying.
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- As the victim continues,
it appears her words
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Are having a profound effect
on griffey.
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- I could not understand
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Why I was treated this way
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By somebody who made me believe
that he loved me.
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[sniffs]
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I could not understand
what I could've possibly done
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To have my son and I
both deserve
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To have these things done
to us.
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We trusted him.
I put our safety in the hands
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Of a man that I should've
never been alone with.
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Kristopher griffey has
completely destroyed my life.
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♪ ♪
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- Griffey then lets
the court know
264
00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,574
He's not without remorse
265
00:11:49,643 --> 00:11:51,309
For the damage he's done.
266
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♪ ♪
267
00:11:52,578 --> 00:11:54,245
- I'm not a monster.
268
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♪ ♪
269
00:11:56,850 --> 00:11:57,982
I'm more than willing
to face this,
270
00:11:58,050 --> 00:12:00,050
And you don't need to give me
any less time.
271
00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,787
You give me as much
as you feel you need to give me
272
00:12:02,856 --> 00:12:04,922
And I'll go up there,
and I'll face it,
273
00:12:04,991 --> 00:12:06,191
And I'll get as much help
as I can get up there.
274
00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:08,860
♪ ♪
275
00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,795
- More than just addressing
his crimes,
276
00:12:10,864 --> 00:12:12,330
Griffey makes
an emotional apology
277
00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:14,598
To the victim.
278
00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:18,669
- Apologies are such a sham.
279
00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:20,738
I'm sorry for how
everything went.
280
00:12:20,807 --> 00:12:23,007
I couldn't keep my promise
to...
281
00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:26,811
And all this time,
I've wanted to say an apology.
282
00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,480
- And despite
the horrific crimes
283
00:12:28,682 --> 00:12:30,482
Perpetrated against her,
284
00:12:30,684 --> 00:12:31,816
The victim interjects
285
00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,985
And validates
griffey's feelings.
286
00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:38,156
- And you're
my best friend, too.
287
00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:41,893
- Now, with griffey facing
up to 25 years in prison,
288
00:12:41,961 --> 00:12:44,562
It's time for
judge dane watkins, jr.,
289
00:12:44,631 --> 00:12:45,697
To hand down the sentence.
290
00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:47,765
- It's been
an emotional sentencing,
291
00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:50,901
And I want you to know,
mr. Griffey,
292
00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:53,704
That the court watched you
very carefully.
293
00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,774
You made
some important statements
294
00:12:56,843 --> 00:12:58,642
Of accountability
and submissiveness
295
00:12:58,711 --> 00:13:01,646
To the judgment of this court,
296
00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:04,449
And I, too, feel the weight
297
00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:05,850
Of this sentence.
298
00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:09,387
It is a dramatic thing
that we're discussing
299
00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:11,589
On your shoulders.
300
00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:12,524
I sense that from your comments
301
00:13:12,726 --> 00:13:14,592
That it's clear to the court
302
00:13:14,661 --> 00:13:17,461
That you have taken ownership.
303
00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,731
The court pronounces
304
00:13:19,933 --> 00:13:23,134
On the domestic violence
felony matter
305
00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:25,737
Two years fixed, followed
by eight years indeterminate,
306
00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:29,073
For a unified sentence
of ten years,
307
00:13:29,276 --> 00:13:32,810
On the attempted strangulation,
three years, determinate,
308
00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:35,213
With ten years
of indeterminate time.
309
00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:37,015
♪ ♪
310
00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:38,883
- That means
kristopher griffey's sentence
311
00:13:38,951 --> 00:13:41,953
Will be at least 3 years
and up to 13.
312
00:13:42,021 --> 00:13:43,955
During that time,
his parole eligibility
313
00:13:44,024 --> 00:13:46,491
Will be determined
by the state parole board,
314
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Beginning in 2023.
315
00:13:52,833 --> 00:13:54,832
- This is
justice verda colvin.
316
00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:56,901
In her courthouse today
are 20 teens
317
00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:59,837
Who are part of
the bibb county sheriff's
318
00:13:59,906 --> 00:14:01,172
Consider the consequences
program.
319
00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,708
And she's got a few words
for these troubled teens,
320
00:14:03,776 --> 00:14:06,010
Words they won't soon forget.
321
00:14:07,781 --> 00:14:12,583
- Now, the ultimate
experience.
322
00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:14,853
You can be in this body bag,
323
00:14:15,055 --> 00:14:15,920
And the only way someone
will know you're in here
324
00:14:15,989 --> 00:14:20,525
Is by this tag
that'll have your name on it.
325
00:14:20,593 --> 00:14:22,594
What do you wanna do?
326
00:14:22,796 --> 00:14:23,794
- Judge colvin speaks directly
327
00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,930
To the teens sitting
in her court
328
00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:28,198
To remind them
that certain choices they make
329
00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:31,469
Can bring on the consequences
that may lead to trouble,
330
00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,471
Jail, or even death.
331
00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:36,541
- 'cause listen to me.
332
00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:38,475
The way you're going,
333
00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:40,811
You will go to jail,
334
00:14:40,881 --> 00:14:43,815
Or you will get dumped
in this body bag.
335
00:14:44,017 --> 00:14:47,285
One of two things.
What do you wanna do?
336
00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:49,820
Young ladies,
337
00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,822
Whether anyone
has ever told you before,
338
00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:55,560
You're special,
you're uniquely made.
339
00:14:55,762 --> 00:14:57,762
Stop acting like you're trash
340
00:14:57,830 --> 00:14:59,497
And putting pictures
of yourself
341
00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:00,298
Up on the internet.
342
00:15:00,367 --> 00:15:02,567
Stop being disrespectful
to your parents.
343
00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:04,836
Care about your future.
344
00:15:04,904 --> 00:15:06,838
Be somebody.
Anybody can be nothing.
345
00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,307
It doesn't take anything
to be nothing.
346
00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:10,642
Be something.
347
00:15:10,844 --> 00:15:12,010
Do you understand
what I'm saying?
348
00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:15,780
- It certainly appears
the judge's words
349
00:15:15,848 --> 00:15:18,449
Are being heard
loud and clear.
350
00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:19,717
- Care about yourselves.
351
00:15:19,786 --> 00:15:20,985
The fact
that you're shedding tears
352
00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:23,254
Means you wanna be better
and you wanna do better.
353
00:15:23,322 --> 00:15:24,788
Do it.
354
00:15:24,857 --> 00:15:26,858
The only person stopping you
is you.
355
00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,926
Do better than what
you've been doing.
356
00:15:28,995 --> 00:15:31,929
Do you understand me?
Do you understand me?
357
00:15:31,998 --> 00:15:33,598
I don't expect to ever see
the three of you all
358
00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:34,732
Back in my courtroom like this.
359
00:15:34,801 --> 00:15:36,801
One day, I want you
to come tell me,
360
00:15:37,003 --> 00:15:39,804
"judge colvin--"
when I got gray in my hair
361
00:15:39,872 --> 00:15:40,538
'cause I can't even
cover it anymore
362
00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:41,605
'cause there's so much gray.
363
00:15:41,674 --> 00:15:42,807
I want you to come tell me,
364
00:15:43,009 --> 00:15:44,542
"judge colvin, I graduated
from college.
365
00:15:44,744 --> 00:15:46,077
"you might not remember me,
366
00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:49,881
But you said something to me
that made a difference."
367
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:52,083
- And the judge
is just getting warmed up.
368
00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:54,419
As this deputy steps
out of the way of the judge,
369
00:15:54,621 --> 00:15:56,688
Who's on a mission.
370
00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:59,557
- Don't let me see
you here again.
371
00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:02,626
Anybody can do nothing.
372
00:16:02,696 --> 00:16:04,562
Why would you wanna do nothing?
373
00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:06,230
Anybody can do and be nothing.
374
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:07,765
♪ ♪
375
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:09,300
Who thinks they're better
than that?
376
00:16:09,368 --> 00:16:12,704
♪ ♪
377
00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:13,637
Down slow.
Okay, put your hand down.
378
00:16:13,706 --> 00:16:14,772
Now, slow raising
your hand,
379
00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,307
Let me tell you folks
something.
380
00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:17,508
You are special,
381
00:16:17,710 --> 00:16:19,977
And you are uniquely made,
382
00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:21,645
And nobody else can do
what you're supposed to do
383
00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,848
In this world.
Nobody can.
384
00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:26,184
And if you don't do it,
we won't have it.
385
00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:27,785
♪ ♪
386
00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,520
- As a member
of the courtroom staff
387
00:16:29,589 --> 00:16:30,521
Reaches for the tissues,
388
00:16:30,589 --> 00:16:32,457
The judge closes out
389
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:33,524
An unforgettable speech
390
00:16:33,593 --> 00:16:35,659
With a final thought.
391
00:16:35,728 --> 00:16:37,461
- And when I see
you are hurting,
392
00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:39,930
It makes me hurt, too,
393
00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,866
Because I don't even know
you all personally,
394
00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:43,267
But I love each
and every one of you.
395
00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:45,937
♪ ♪
396
00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:47,805
And I don't want you to come
here in my courtroom
397
00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,406
And I have to sentence you as an
adult
398
00:16:49,475 --> 00:16:52,410
At the age of 17.
399
00:16:52,479 --> 00:16:53,811
I don't want that.
400
00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:55,880
I don't want to experience that
myself,
401
00:16:55,949 --> 00:16:58,082
And I don't want you all
to experience that.
402
00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:00,818
- Judge colvin says
she can measure the success
403
00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:03,087
Of the consider
the consequences program
404
00:17:03,155 --> 00:17:06,557
Seeing those kids
who were once in the courtroom
405
00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:08,993
Find community today.
406
00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:17,902
- Next we go to a hearing
in douglas county, georgia.
407
00:17:17,971 --> 00:17:21,238
The defendant is
32-year-old sahara fakhir.
408
00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:22,906
♪ ♪
409
00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:24,575
She's been charged
with armed robbery,
410
00:17:24,643 --> 00:17:26,043
Burglary, and murder.
411
00:17:26,112 --> 00:17:28,913
The victim was 66-year-old
local businessman
412
00:17:29,115 --> 00:17:31,449
Jerry wheeler, who was stabbed
in his home
413
00:17:31,651 --> 00:17:32,516
While making dinner.
414
00:17:32,585 --> 00:17:33,918
Wheeler was the father
415
00:17:33,987 --> 00:17:36,520
Of a douglas county
sheriff's office deputy
416
00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:37,788
Who discovered the body.
417
00:17:37,857 --> 00:17:39,724
Fakhir didn't know
the victim,
418
00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,325
And there was
no apparent motive
419
00:17:41,528 --> 00:17:44,662
For the crime.
420
00:17:44,864 --> 00:17:45,530
She's in court
to hear charges,
421
00:17:45,598 --> 00:17:46,930
And from the start,
422
00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:49,534
Doesn't seem to appreciate
the magnitude
423
00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:50,735
Of what she's facing
424
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:53,003
- You're charged
with the murder
425
00:17:53,073 --> 00:17:57,008
Of jerry franklin wheeler.
Do you understand that?
426
00:17:57,076 --> 00:17:59,743
- In the masonic courthouse.
I understand that.
427
00:17:59,812 --> 00:18:00,878
I understand
that this courthouse
428
00:18:00,947 --> 00:18:03,214
Is a cursed courthouse.
Yes, I understand.
429
00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:04,015
- Okay...
430
00:18:12,292 --> 00:18:13,891
♪ ♪
431
00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,028
- The judge takes the claim
in stride,
432
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,830
But as the topic shifts
to legal representation,
433
00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:22,500
That's when things get
really bizarre.
434
00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:24,701
- Do you have a lawyer?
435
00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:26,904
- Allah is my lawyer
right now.
436
00:18:26,972 --> 00:18:27,638
- Are you--
- he's speaking through me.
437
00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,307
- Are you going to get
a lawyer?
438
00:18:29,375 --> 00:18:30,707
♪ ♪
439
00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:32,577
- Allah is my lawyer
right now,
440
00:18:32,779 --> 00:18:34,845
And if you do not release me,
441
00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:37,915
Allah will have his vengeance
on you,
442
00:18:37,984 --> 00:18:40,518
Like he did in 2009,
when he sent that flood.
443
00:18:40,587 --> 00:18:42,987
It's only gonna get worse.
444
00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:47,524
- It's unclear what flood
the defendant is referring to,
445
00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:49,793
So the judge carries on.
446
00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:52,997
- Well, if you cannot employ
a lawyer,
447
00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:56,000
Then you can apply with
the public defender's office
448
00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:58,536
For an appointment with one
at no cost to you.
449
00:18:58,604 --> 00:18:59,937
- I mean what I said.
450
00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:03,207
- I'm just trying to inform you
of your rights.
451
00:19:03,275 --> 00:19:06,210
- Now, I better be released
from that masonic courthouse.
452
00:19:06,412 --> 00:19:07,678
♪ ♪
453
00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:09,547
- Unfazed by fakhir's demands
454
00:19:09,749 --> 00:19:11,682
And divine proclamations,
455
00:19:11,884 --> 00:19:13,951
The judge tries
to finish up.
456
00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:16,820
- Grand jury will meet,
and it will determine
457
00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:18,556
Whether or not to proceed
with this case.
458
00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:19,890
Do you understand that?
459
00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:22,293
- If they disbelieve,
they better not proceed.
460
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:23,227
♪ ♪
461
00:19:23,296 --> 00:19:24,695
- Okay.
462
00:19:24,763 --> 00:19:27,431
Bond will not be granted today.
463
00:19:27,634 --> 00:19:28,832
If you want such a bond,
464
00:19:28,902 --> 00:19:30,368
You can make application
and have a hearing
465
00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:31,435
As to that matter.
466
00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:32,703
Do you understand?
467
00:19:32,771 --> 00:19:34,839
- Why can't I get a bond today?
468
00:19:34,907 --> 00:19:35,506
- I'm not going to grant
a bond today.
469
00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:36,707
- Why?
- This is just
470
00:19:36,775 --> 00:19:37,908
An initial appearance.
- Why?
471
00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:40,444
- Because it's going to have
to have a hearing
472
00:19:40,512 --> 00:19:42,446
To have a bond.
473
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:44,315
Anything else, miss?
474
00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:45,583
♪ ♪
475
00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:46,651
- Perhaps out of frustration,
476
00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,986
Fakhir moves on
from the judge
477
00:19:49,054 --> 00:19:51,455
And begins criticizing
a local news station
478
00:19:51,658 --> 00:19:52,990
Covering the hearing.
479
00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:02,667
- They're a member
of the public.
480
00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:03,934
They can film
in the courthouse.
481
00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:05,335
- They're a member
of the disbelieving public.
482
00:20:05,404 --> 00:20:07,538
- All right.
483
00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:09,207
- Thank you, your honor.
484
00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:10,274
♪ ♪
485
00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:13,010
- Fakhir's case
eventually goes to trial.
486
00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:15,346
She's found guilty
of murder and armed robbery
487
00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:16,813
And burglary.
488
00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:18,482
She's currently
in a state prison
489
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:19,750
Serving a life sentence
490
00:20:19,819 --> 00:20:21,819
With no possibility
of parole.
491
00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:24,755
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."
492
00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:26,991
I'm dan abrams.
Thanks for watching.