1 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,636 (dejvi speaking) 2 00:00:24,191 --> 00:00:26,525 (georgia speaking) 3 00:00:26,676 --> 00:00:27,818 (dejvi speaking) 4 00:00:32,033 --> 00:00:32,865 Dejvi: We were like... 5 00:00:42,043 --> 00:00:43,784 (georgia speaking) 6 00:00:43,878 --> 00:00:45,627 (dejvi speaking) 7 00:00:55,281 --> 00:00:58,057 Georgia: Dejvi was acting in self-defense. 8 00:00:58,284 --> 00:01:00,801 He absolutely thought there was no other way to stop his family 9 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:03,812 From getting shot or stabbed or hurt or injured or killed. 10 00:01:09,144 --> 00:01:12,312 Georgia: The prosecution is trying to say that he should have backed away. 11 00:01:12,464 --> 00:01:14,889 And I'm worried for him. 12 00:01:14,983 --> 00:01:17,150 I never thought something like that was gonna happen to me, 13 00:01:17,244 --> 00:01:19,486 But it did happen 14 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:22,539 And this is a nightmare that I can never wake up from. 15 00:01:26,754 --> 00:01:28,587 (dramatic music playing) 16 00:01:40,676 --> 00:01:42,417 My name is georgia nixon. 17 00:01:42,511 --> 00:01:46,663 I'm a criminal defense attorney and I represent dejvi velia. 18 00:01:46,756 --> 00:01:49,274 He's been accused of stabbing mr. Horne, 19 00:01:49,426 --> 00:01:52,260 The alleged victim, three times with a screwdriver. 20 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:54,446 He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, 21 00:01:55,282 --> 00:01:56,764 With intent to kill, 22 00:01:56,859 --> 00:01:58,617 Inflicting serious injury, 23 00:01:58,844 --> 00:02:01,361 Which is basically attempted murder. 24 00:02:01,513 --> 00:02:05,082 And the maximum sentence is 23 years in prison. 25 00:02:09,797 --> 00:02:13,690 Back in April, 2019, dejvi was a senior in high school. 26 00:02:13,783 --> 00:02:16,635 He was working at the gas station, which is owned by his family, 27 00:02:16,862 --> 00:02:18,428 And he was there with his mother and his brother. 28 00:02:20,624 --> 00:02:23,867 Mr. Horne came into the gas station 29 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,311 And a dispute started over money. 30 00:02:26,463 --> 00:02:31,466 Dejvi's brother and mother went outside with mr. Horne. 31 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:36,638 When dejvi looks up, mr. Horne had knocked his brother unconscious. 32 00:02:36,732 --> 00:02:38,382 Dejvi feels he has to intervene. 33 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,234 He runs outside to defend his brother. 34 00:02:41,387 --> 00:02:44,054 Sees mr. Horne running to his vehicle. 35 00:02:44,072 --> 00:02:47,407 Dejvi believes he's gonna get a weapon and shoot him or stab him. 36 00:02:47,559 --> 00:02:49,242 So they get into a tussle. 37 00:02:49,395 --> 00:02:51,745 And at some point, 38 00:02:51,839 --> 00:02:54,840 Mr. Horne is stabbed three times with the screwdriver and his lung is punctured. 39 00:02:58,086 --> 00:02:59,678 Fortunately, mr. Horne survived, 40 00:02:59,905 --> 00:03:02,906 But he did receive some significant injuries. 41 00:03:02,925 --> 00:03:06,668 The prosecution is trying to say that dejvi should have backed away 42 00:03:06,762 --> 00:03:08,645 And should have left the matter alone. 43 00:03:11,433 --> 00:03:13,341 Cases like this keep me up at night 44 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,862 Because I truly believe that he acted in the only way 45 00:03:17,089 --> 00:03:19,423 He thought was possible to protect his family. 46 00:03:19,441 --> 00:03:22,943 But the prosecution does not see it that way. 47 00:03:23,095 --> 00:03:26,263 I feel like the jury may lean more towards the alleged victim. 48 00:03:26,281 --> 00:03:27,447 Mr. Horne is from here. 49 00:03:27,541 --> 00:03:28,498 He's a local boy. 50 00:03:29,935 --> 00:03:34,028 Dejvi, being from albania, he is different. 51 00:03:34,122 --> 00:03:36,289 The jury may not warm to him. 52 00:03:36,442 --> 00:03:38,717 Dejvi's a good kid and I'm worried for him. 53 00:03:47,636 --> 00:03:48,727 -How are you? -Woman: I'm good. How are you? 54 00:03:48,954 --> 00:03:49,728 Good. 55 00:03:59,073 --> 00:04:02,632 I work at my family store, which is a gas station. 56 00:04:02,651 --> 00:04:05,077 My dad owns it and we all work here. 57 00:04:07,656 --> 00:04:09,306 Albania, it is tough. 58 00:04:09,399 --> 00:04:10,415 I left from there when I was 16. 59 00:04:13,645 --> 00:04:15,328 My idea of america when I was in albania 60 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:17,047 Was like american dream. 61 00:04:17,925 --> 00:04:18,757 Have a good day. 62 00:04:20,002 --> 00:04:21,218 We came here for a better life. 63 00:04:25,841 --> 00:04:28,492 At first when we moved here, we got the gas station. 64 00:04:28,585 --> 00:04:29,768 Everything was going perfect. 65 00:04:29,995 --> 00:04:32,253 We were having a great time with each other. 66 00:04:32,347 --> 00:04:34,848 Store was busy, all that stuff. 67 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,184 Out of nowhere, one night working and everything changed. 68 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,779 The american dream turned into the american nightmare. 69 00:04:45,527 --> 00:04:47,268 Now I'm looking at prison. 70 00:04:47,362 --> 00:04:49,913 What I was trying to do was to protect myself and my family. 71 00:04:53,035 --> 00:04:54,851 This case has destroyed my life 72 00:04:54,870 --> 00:04:57,111 Because after the incident happened, 73 00:04:57,131 --> 00:04:58,588 Every time somebody walks in, 74 00:05:00,116 --> 00:05:01,550 I've got to pay attention to them. 75 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:04,886 Every time we come here, 76 00:05:06,865 --> 00:05:08,623 We come here with that idea 77 00:05:08,717 --> 00:05:11,384 That something might happen. 78 00:05:11,478 --> 00:05:16,706 We have to be more cautious on everything that we do now. 79 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,650 Dejvi: I never thought something like that was gonna happen to me, 80 00:05:20,136 --> 00:05:21,636 But it did happen, 81 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:24,114 And this is a nightmare that I can never wake up from. 82 00:05:37,229 --> 00:05:38,912 -Dejvi: Hey. -Hey. You wanna come on back? 83 00:05:39,064 --> 00:05:40,005 -Dejvi: Yeah. How are you? -Okay. 84 00:05:40,156 --> 00:05:41,340 -Thanks for coming in. -Thank you. 85 00:05:50,258 --> 00:05:52,333 This case is very serious. 86 00:05:52,353 --> 00:05:54,686 You are charged with assault with a deadly weapon, 87 00:05:54,838 --> 00:05:57,189 With intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. 88 00:05:57,416 --> 00:06:01,026 And you're facing 23 years in prison. 89 00:06:01,177 --> 00:06:04,604 I want you to go through the events of that night, 90 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:06,531 Starting with the two men coming into the gas station. 91 00:06:30,874 --> 00:06:31,640 Georgia: So now you're left alone? 92 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:39,231 Can you remember what he said when he made the threat? 93 00:06:57,066 --> 00:06:59,066 All right, so they're threatening you? 94 00:06:59,161 --> 00:07:03,046 They're lying about the money and lying about the gas? 95 00:07:15,084 --> 00:07:15,934 All right. What happened from there? 96 00:07:20,999 --> 00:07:22,357 -You knew something was not good? -Yes, yes. 97 00:07:43,021 --> 00:07:44,111 Okay. 98 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:45,464 (dejvi speaking) 99 00:07:50,028 --> 00:07:51,303 So you were trying to prevent him 100 00:07:51,530 --> 00:07:52,804 -From getting a weapon out of the car? -Yes. 101 00:07:59,629 --> 00:08:01,062 So in your mind, he's killed your brother? 102 00:08:04,634 --> 00:08:05,484 What happens next? 103 00:08:20,242 --> 00:08:21,166 How did it make you feel? 104 00:08:29,417 --> 00:08:32,085 Dejvi, I believe you did the right thing. 105 00:08:32,179 --> 00:08:34,738 You were acting in self-defense. 106 00:08:34,756 --> 00:08:37,907 But you have to take it seriously. You're facing prison. 107 00:08:38,001 --> 00:08:39,759 As you know, mr. Horne has been charged 108 00:08:39,853 --> 00:08:41,686 With simple assault for striking your brother. 109 00:08:42,597 --> 00:08:44,414 I'll keep an eye on that, 110 00:08:44,432 --> 00:08:46,841 Make sure you are apprised of when you need to come to court. 111 00:08:46,935 --> 00:08:48,818 We'll meet again soon to discuss the next steps in your case. 112 00:08:51,773 --> 00:08:56,609 Dejvi did what he did because he felt his family was in imminent danger. 113 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:59,020 I really wish that that was enough to convince a jury, 114 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:02,690 But mr. Horne was stabbed with a screwdriver, 115 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:05,001 And juries just want someone to pay for that. 116 00:09:17,115 --> 00:09:19,132 Dejvi: After meeting with georgia, I'm a little worried 117 00:09:19,284 --> 00:09:20,725 Because you never know what is gonna happen. 118 00:09:23,046 --> 00:09:25,897 My life has been on hold for three years now. 119 00:09:28,126 --> 00:09:29,734 It stopped me from going to college, 120 00:09:29,961 --> 00:09:32,386 I couldn't travel to see my girlfriend. 121 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,297 She's albanian, just like me, 122 00:09:34,316 --> 00:09:36,866 And we know each other for two years now. 123 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,374 To be in a long-distance relationship is really hard. 124 00:09:49,164 --> 00:09:50,980 She knows about what happened 125 00:09:51,074 --> 00:09:54,759 And she never looked at me different. 126 00:09:54,911 --> 00:09:57,244 I've been trying to forget about it, 127 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,656 But that night is on my mind. 128 00:09:59,749 --> 00:10:02,659 I don't forget any part of that night. 129 00:10:02,677 --> 00:10:04,436 I hope I get my life together after this, 130 00:10:04,663 --> 00:10:07,088 Because I'm not wrong for what I did. 131 00:10:07,182 --> 00:10:08,589 I was just protecting my family. 132 00:10:08,609 --> 00:10:11,109 But I think the worst sometimes. 133 00:10:13,672 --> 00:10:15,614 I just try to keep the prison out of my mind 134 00:10:15,841 --> 00:10:18,283 Because it's not a place that I want to be 135 00:10:18,510 --> 00:10:20,785 And I know it's gonna destroy all my future. 136 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:26,249 I don't like crying, but it's... 137 00:10:32,466 --> 00:10:33,298 Just stop, please. 138 00:10:43,368 --> 00:10:45,793 Georgia: I represent dejvi velia. 139 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:49,147 He's charged with assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to kill, 140 00:10:49,374 --> 00:10:51,040 Which is basically attempted murder, 141 00:10:51,059 --> 00:10:54,152 And the maximum sentence is 23 years in prison. 142 00:10:56,639 --> 00:10:58,657 I am headed the short distance 143 00:10:58,884 --> 00:11:01,885 From my office to the scene of the incident 144 00:11:01,903 --> 00:11:04,478 To talk to dejvi today. 145 00:11:04,572 --> 00:11:09,316 I hope to get him more comfortable with his testimony. 146 00:11:09,411 --> 00:11:11,628 I need to know that I know everything that there is to know. 147 00:11:19,328 --> 00:11:21,571 Georgia: Hey, how's it going? Dejvi: Good, how are you? 148 00:11:21,589 --> 00:11:24,574 So, from here, where was your brother and your mom? 149 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:25,642 They were right over there. 150 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,928 And I was in the middle of the store 151 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:31,431 And he just punched him and he fell right there. 152 00:11:31,525 --> 00:11:33,358 You came running out of the store towards the vehicle? 153 00:11:33,585 --> 00:11:35,084 Yes. 154 00:11:35,103 --> 00:11:36,920 The guy turned back on me 155 00:11:37,013 --> 00:11:39,513 And we started fighting together. 156 00:11:39,533 --> 00:11:42,516 So when you and he are wrestling here, 157 00:11:42,610 --> 00:11:44,703 Where is the screwdriver? 158 00:11:44,854 --> 00:11:46,446 The screwdriver was in my pocket. 159 00:11:46,598 --> 00:11:50,041 Okay. So nothing really happened here except pushing and shoving. 160 00:11:50,268 --> 00:11:52,526 You end up on the ground with the guy. 161 00:11:52,620 --> 00:11:55,121 -Yes. -Do you even remember pulling out the screwdriver? 162 00:11:55,273 --> 00:11:56,047 I don't. 163 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:59,125 I know how it ended now. 164 00:11:59,277 --> 00:12:02,554 Mr. Horne was stabbed with the screwdriver. 165 00:12:02,781 --> 00:12:05,615 But tell me why you go towards the car. 166 00:12:05,708 --> 00:12:07,967 I just, I didn't think. I was just... 167 00:12:08,119 --> 00:12:09,635 I just jumped to close the door 168 00:12:09,788 --> 00:12:11,637 So he couldn't reach for the gun, 169 00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:15,291 Because I saw my brother on the ground and all I thought was he got shot. 170 00:12:15,384 --> 00:12:17,718 So, if your brother got shot, 'cause that's what you know at this juncture, 171 00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:19,237 -Yes. Yeah. -...'cause he's still not up, 172 00:12:19,464 --> 00:12:21,388 Then you think he still has the weapon. 173 00:12:21,483 --> 00:12:22,407 -Yes. -(clears throat) 174 00:12:24,302 --> 00:12:26,152 Now what they might ask you, the prosecution, 175 00:12:26,304 --> 00:12:27,746 If you thought he had the weapon, 176 00:12:27,973 --> 00:12:29,414 What would he be reaching for in the car? 177 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:39,424 If he had the gun already, what would he be reaching for in the car? 178 00:12:42,596 --> 00:12:43,428 I don't know. 179 00:12:46,508 --> 00:12:48,841 Well, probably, he was reaching for another gun. 180 00:12:48,994 --> 00:12:50,435 Maybe he was trying to hide it, or I don't know. 181 00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:57,609 He said he thought mr. Horne was reaching for a gun, 182 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:58,926 But he also thought that mr. Horne 183 00:12:59,020 --> 00:13:01,004 Had already shot his brother. 184 00:13:01,097 --> 00:13:02,855 I just pointed that out to him 185 00:13:03,008 --> 00:13:04,449 And he sort of gave me a reaction 186 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,843 That was almost like a deer in the headlights. 187 00:13:06,861 --> 00:13:11,014 He was stunned and he had to sort of backtrack. 188 00:13:11,032 --> 00:13:14,851 It's difficult when anybody changes their story. 189 00:13:14,869 --> 00:13:17,703 Going over the testimony today with him step-by-step 190 00:13:17,856 --> 00:13:19,113 Just heightens my concern 191 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:20,632 Of how he'll do in front of the jury. 192 00:13:36,632 --> 00:13:37,982 (arjan speaking) 193 00:14:02,825 --> 00:14:03,842 (indistinct chatter) 194 00:14:03,993 --> 00:14:05,677 (arjan speaking) 195 00:14:58,623 --> 00:15:00,473 Georgia: This is my parents' restaurant, 196 00:15:00,625 --> 00:15:02,400 The pavilion, in greensboro, north carolina. 197 00:15:08,742 --> 00:15:11,743 (speaking greek) 198 00:15:11,970 --> 00:15:12,969 (in english) my mom and dad moved here 199 00:15:13,062 --> 00:15:14,412 From greece to north carolina, 200 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:16,748 And then eventually, they had four kids. 201 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:22,495 They made sure all four of us had a job. 202 00:15:22,647 --> 00:15:24,905 I've done everything you can possibly do in the restaurant, 203 00:15:24,925 --> 00:15:27,091 Which is probably the reason I went to law school. 204 00:15:32,006 --> 00:15:36,175 Dejvi's parents came here in search of the american dream just like my parents did. 205 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:39,162 My family worked really hard to get where they were 206 00:15:39,180 --> 00:15:42,498 And I feel like the velia family has done the same, 207 00:15:42,517 --> 00:15:45,518 And I just hope that race doesn't become a factor in this case. 208 00:15:45,670 --> 00:15:48,095 I do believe it might. 209 00:15:48,189 --> 00:15:52,358 Generally, we worry about a black defendant with a white jury. 210 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:59,031 Now I've got to worry about an immigrant from albania and what stigma that carries. 211 00:15:59,184 --> 00:16:02,368 Honestly, I don't know what it's like not to be an immigrant in north carolina, 212 00:16:02,462 --> 00:16:05,612 So it makes me feel really close to dejvi. 213 00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:07,190 He's just here trying to earn a living, 214 00:16:07,208 --> 00:16:09,283 Trying to get an education, trying to better himself, 215 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,469 And he finds himself staring down 20 years. 216 00:16:28,563 --> 00:16:29,821 We went out to the scene, 217 00:16:30,048 --> 00:16:31,731 And dejvi was making a few statements 218 00:16:31,883 --> 00:16:34,400 That could be perceived as being contradictory. 219 00:16:34,552 --> 00:16:36,643 I need him to look at the cctv footage 220 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:38,454 And really pin down exactly what he was thinking. 221 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,500 (dejvi speaking) 222 00:17:05,767 --> 00:17:06,691 Georgia: Okay. 223 00:17:09,437 --> 00:17:10,770 Now mr. Horne's back. 224 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:12,679 Dejvi: Yes. Georgia: Now it's two of them. 225 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,091 And your mom comes out to be with you while engjell's in the back? 226 00:17:15,109 --> 00:17:16,325 Yes, yes. Yeah. 227 00:17:19,430 --> 00:17:21,280 Can you explain what's happening there? 228 00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:22,540 (dejvi speaking) 229 00:17:25,861 --> 00:17:26,860 Georgia: They still won't leave. 230 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:28,212 (dejvi speaking) 231 00:17:30,608 --> 00:17:31,716 Georgia: Tell me what happened right there. 232 00:17:31,867 --> 00:17:35,111 (dejvi speaking) 233 00:17:35,129 --> 00:17:37,704 Georgia: The prosecution's theory is that you grabbed it 234 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:41,284 Before any of your family members were threatened. 235 00:17:41,302 --> 00:17:43,135 But the fact that you put it in your pocket, 236 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,563 To me, suggests that you just took it for protection. 237 00:17:51,053 --> 00:17:52,719 Georgia: All right, so your brother tells you to go in. 238 00:17:52,814 --> 00:17:54,572 Dejvi: Yes. Georgia: So it happens very quickly. 239 00:17:54,723 --> 00:17:57,575 You're barely back to the door, but you do make it back in. 240 00:17:57,726 --> 00:17:59,410 (dejvi speaking) 241 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:29,849 Georgia: Wow. 242 00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:33,778 All right, now, it looks like he's running from you, 243 00:18:33,929 --> 00:18:36,839 And you're chasing him right there. 244 00:18:36,858 --> 00:18:38,282 Are you trying to make sure he doesn't get away 245 00:18:38,509 --> 00:18:39,600 'cause he's just hurt your brother? 246 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,767 (dejvi speaks) 247 00:18:40,862 --> 00:18:41,619 Georgia: That bothers me. 248 00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:45,957 I am a little concerned that the d.A. Is gonna say 249 00:18:46,108 --> 00:18:48,459 You could have disengaged. 250 00:18:48,611 --> 00:18:50,611 They may think it looks as if you pursued him. 251 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:51,462 That's a problem. 252 00:19:09,540 --> 00:19:12,299 It looks like he's running from you 253 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:15,044 And you're chasing him right there. 254 00:19:15,062 --> 00:19:18,639 The d.A. Is gonna say you could have disengaged. 255 00:19:18,733 --> 00:19:20,065 But if he had a gun, 256 00:19:20,218 --> 00:19:21,734 He'd just be in a better position to shoot you. 257 00:19:21,886 --> 00:19:24,053 Dejvi: Yeah. 258 00:19:24,146 --> 00:19:25,621 Georgia: He's trying to get in the car to get away. Dejvi: Yeah. 259 00:19:27,483 --> 00:19:28,499 Georgia: Right. He opens the door again. 260 00:19:30,912 --> 00:19:33,229 Georgia: And he gets back out? 261 00:19:33,247 --> 00:19:34,672 Dejvi: Yes. Georgia: You have any idea what you're picking up there? 262 00:19:34,823 --> 00:19:37,157 (dejvi speaking) 263 00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:40,160 Georgia: It looks like when he first comes towards you, you use it. 264 00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:43,330 Georgia: And then he tries to run you over again. Dejvi: Yeah. 265 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:46,425 Mr. Horne had the ability to get into the vehicle twice. 266 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:49,078 He did not take the opportunity to leave the scene. 267 00:19:49,096 --> 00:19:52,081 We have no idea what his intentions are. 268 00:19:52,099 --> 00:19:54,600 The car is a deadly weapon, and it's coming right at you 269 00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:56,527 At a high rate of speed. 270 00:19:56,754 --> 00:19:58,029 It's clearly justified use of force. 271 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:01,866 I really like having the footage. 272 00:20:02,017 --> 00:20:03,517 There are certain things 273 00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:04,760 That are good for us, 274 00:20:04,853 --> 00:20:05,778 But there are certain things 275 00:20:05,930 --> 00:20:07,020 That the prosecutor 276 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,113 Will use against us. 277 00:20:08,266 --> 00:20:10,266 At this juncture, my guess is 278 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,211 That they're gonna say that horne tried to get away twice. 279 00:20:13,362 --> 00:20:15,771 And I think it's clear from the video, 280 00:20:15,790 --> 00:20:18,441 Dejvi is going after mr. Horne. 281 00:20:18,459 --> 00:20:21,010 But mr. Horne has no intention of leaving, he's reaching for a weapon. 282 00:20:27,042 --> 00:20:28,559 (indistinct chatter) 283 00:20:33,882 --> 00:20:36,067 Dejvi: We're driving to work right now. 284 00:20:36,294 --> 00:20:38,477 We're a little bit late, like always, 285 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,129 Because of my brother. 286 00:20:40,147 --> 00:20:43,407 Because he was still asleep and I had to wake him up. 287 00:20:43,559 --> 00:20:45,034 Engjell: He looks out for me, I look out for him. 288 00:20:46,913 --> 00:20:50,806 You know, we do mostly everything together. 289 00:20:50,825 --> 00:20:53,233 But when it comes to talk about his girlfriend. 290 00:20:53,327 --> 00:20:56,921 Then we don't talk about that 'cause that's all off-limits. 291 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,170 Engjell: In high point, there's a lot of shootings. 292 00:21:05,265 --> 00:21:08,491 There's a lot of drugs. There's a lot of guns. 293 00:21:08,509 --> 00:21:09,267 There's a lot of everything. 294 00:21:10,252 --> 00:21:12,995 Like, shootings every day. 295 00:21:13,088 --> 00:21:15,773 Dejvi: Especially on this store over here, there's a lot of shootings. 296 00:21:19,003 --> 00:21:20,185 Engjell: The danger is there every day. 297 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,763 I mean, whenever we open the door in the morning 298 00:21:22,857 --> 00:21:24,949 Until we close the door at night, the danger is there. 299 00:21:32,016 --> 00:21:34,366 The night shift is not for our parents. 300 00:21:34,519 --> 00:21:36,702 So that's why it's me and my brother during the night over there 301 00:21:36,854 --> 00:21:39,613 Because during the day is lot of nice people. 302 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:42,258 Their attitude changes like this at night. It just... 303 00:21:43,619 --> 00:21:44,760 Boom. Just like that. 304 00:21:50,292 --> 00:21:54,219 Dejvi: I don't really feel safe here because everybody has a gun. 305 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:56,772 You never know when it's coming, and from where. 306 00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:11,329 Georgia: Hey. 307 00:22:11,556 --> 00:22:13,164 -Hey. -How's the afternoon been going? 308 00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:28,737 Georgia: I just got back from the courthouse 309 00:22:28,831 --> 00:22:30,514 With dejvi's brother engjell. 310 00:22:30,741 --> 00:22:34,810 Mr. Horne was convicted of punching out engjell 311 00:22:36,004 --> 00:22:37,646 And he got probation. 312 00:22:38,507 --> 00:22:40,265 So when he testifies, 313 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:44,253 I will use that conviction as well as others on his record 314 00:22:44,271 --> 00:22:47,439 To impeach him as a credible witness. 315 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:51,702 When the judge sentenced mr. Horne to probation, 316 00:22:51,929 --> 00:22:53,371 Engjell got a little bit emotional. 317 00:22:55,099 --> 00:22:56,932 He stormed out of the courtroom 318 00:22:56,951 --> 00:23:00,694 And he actually had to apologize to judge davis. 319 00:23:00,788 --> 00:23:02,605 Rebecca: Oh, my goodness. 320 00:23:02,698 --> 00:23:05,107 What happened in court that he had to go back and apologize for? 321 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:10,721 When he saw the video, he just kind of lost it and got angry. 322 00:23:10,873 --> 00:23:13,849 The judge indicated to me that he was gonna hold engjell in contempt. 323 00:23:15,953 --> 00:23:18,470 If he does that in dejvi's trial, 324 00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:21,857 He may be the reason that dejvi gets convicted. 325 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,385 It was unacceptable. 326 00:23:25,479 --> 00:23:29,632 If you can get engjell in so we can go over his testimony 327 00:23:29,650 --> 00:23:31,391 And his emotions and keeping them in check, 328 00:23:31,411 --> 00:23:32,818 That would be of great help to me. 329 00:23:32,970 --> 00:23:33,911 Rebecca: Perfect. I'll get on it. 330 00:23:34,062 --> 00:23:34,912 -Thank you so much. -You're welcome. 331 00:23:38,734 --> 00:23:41,252 Georgia: It's so important that mr. Horne got a conviction today, 332 00:23:41,479 --> 00:23:44,329 Because if anybody is to be convicted out of this incident, it's mr. Horne. 333 00:23:44,482 --> 00:23:46,239 He's the one who came in looking for trouble, 334 00:23:46,259 --> 00:23:48,317 He's the one who found the trouble, 335 00:23:48,410 --> 00:23:50,410 And I have no doubt in my mind 336 00:23:50,504 --> 00:23:53,505 That he was gonna cause way more trouble than what was caused 337 00:23:53,658 --> 00:23:55,433 If dejvi had not stopped him. 338 00:24:14,195 --> 00:24:15,694 I was on the fence 339 00:24:15,846 --> 00:24:17,288 About whether to call engjell as a witness. 340 00:24:17,515 --> 00:24:19,790 He is very upset about the incident, 341 00:24:19,942 --> 00:24:22,017 Even though it has been three years. 342 00:24:22,110 --> 00:24:23,686 But I have no choice now. 343 00:24:23,704 --> 00:24:25,254 We're gonna have to get his emotions in check. 344 00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:28,466 Okay. (sighs) 345 00:24:30,303 --> 00:24:32,361 So the district attorney's office has notified me that 346 00:24:32,379 --> 00:24:34,029 They are gonna put you under subpoena 347 00:24:34,048 --> 00:24:39,143 Because they want to introduce the video from your gas station. 348 00:24:39,294 --> 00:24:42,371 I know when you see the video, it's gonna upset you again. 349 00:24:42,389 --> 00:24:44,982 It's fine if you get a little bit emotional, 350 00:24:45,209 --> 00:24:46,558 But you know what I'm talking about. 351 00:24:46,652 --> 00:24:48,652 At mr. Horne's hearing, you got really upset. 352 00:24:48,879 --> 00:24:50,062 Mmm-hmm. 353 00:24:50,214 --> 00:24:51,972 He was lying the whole time in that case. 354 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:54,216 He said that I was threatening him. 355 00:24:54,235 --> 00:24:56,719 He he said that I was trying to hit him. 356 00:24:56,812 --> 00:24:57,811 He was scared for his life. 357 00:24:57,905 --> 00:24:58,904 None of it is true. 358 00:24:59,056 --> 00:25:00,739 I just need you to make sure 359 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:04,576 You try to keep your composure as best as possible. 360 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:07,320 It's very bad when you're in your own store 361 00:25:07,414 --> 00:25:11,157 And you're scared for your life every single day. It is-- 362 00:25:11,252 --> 00:25:15,237 That's what I need for you and dejvi to convey to the jury. 363 00:25:15,256 --> 00:25:18,849 And sometimes, you want to be the tough guy. 364 00:25:21,503 --> 00:25:23,428 Well, see, when you come there 365 00:25:23,523 --> 00:25:25,147 And you ask for trouble, trouble you're gonna get it. 366 00:25:27,268 --> 00:25:28,600 I understand that. 367 00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:30,176 I'm a little worried about the jury, though. 368 00:25:30,271 --> 00:25:31,529 I... I mean, I am. 369 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,346 Saying something like, 370 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,199 "if they come in looking for trouble, they're gonna get it," 371 00:25:35,350 --> 00:25:37,442 Is a little problematic. 372 00:25:37,595 --> 00:25:39,036 Don't try to be a macho man. 373 00:25:39,187 --> 00:25:41,038 Tell the truth. Tell how you felt. 374 00:25:41,189 --> 00:25:42,831 Okay. I agree with that. 375 00:25:44,285 --> 00:25:47,953 My biggest concern about engjell is that 376 00:25:48,105 --> 00:25:51,106 He's still very emotional about what happened. 377 00:25:51,125 --> 00:25:54,034 I think he feels a little bit that he let his brother down 378 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:56,111 And I don't want him to make up for that on the stand. 379 00:25:56,130 --> 00:25:58,389 I want him to stick to the facts and how he felt. 380 00:26:24,325 --> 00:26:26,825 Dejvi: I've been dating my girlfriend for two-and-a-half years now, 381 00:26:26,977 --> 00:26:29,645 And this situation with the trial has been, 382 00:26:29,738 --> 00:26:30,754 It's been with us that whole time. 383 00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:36,652 She helps me a lot, and she's more positive than I am. 384 00:26:36,745 --> 00:26:38,596 So she's been there for me. 385 00:26:41,508 --> 00:26:43,492 How's your day going? 386 00:26:43,510 --> 00:26:45,994 Pretty good. I'm just waiting for the trial. 387 00:26:46,088 --> 00:26:47,104 I hope everything goes well. 388 00:26:48,441 --> 00:26:50,590 -You don't have to worry. -Hmm. 389 00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:52,776 I'm pretty positive about the whole thing, so. 390 00:26:55,097 --> 00:26:58,098 Going through what I've been through with the incident, 391 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:00,451 I think having her is the best thing that I've ever had. 392 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,580 That's why I decided to ask her to marry me. 393 00:27:08,185 --> 00:27:10,202 I mean, I feel great. I mean, I got a "yes." 394 00:27:10,296 --> 00:27:11,520 (chuckles) 395 00:27:11,613 --> 00:27:13,797 From the person that I love, so. 396 00:27:13,949 --> 00:27:15,466 I can't wait to come and see you. 397 00:27:18,028 --> 00:27:19,786 Drikeda: Everything will be over and then... 398 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:20,763 We'll get married. 399 00:27:21,882 --> 00:27:23,215 We'll be pretty happy. 400 00:27:23,309 --> 00:27:24,308 (chuckles) 401 00:27:27,462 --> 00:27:30,463 Dejvi: Now that I have her, I have a lot more to lose. 402 00:27:30,557 --> 00:27:32,875 She's part of my family too now. 403 00:27:32,893 --> 00:27:36,044 I want to beat this for her, 404 00:27:36,063 --> 00:27:39,231 Myself and our future together here. 405 00:27:39,383 --> 00:27:41,450 We will go through this stronger. 406 00:27:58,010 --> 00:28:01,494 Prior to today, I didn't have any any medical records. 407 00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:04,330 All I know is that mr. Horne 408 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:07,167 Elected to check himself out against medical advice. 409 00:28:07,261 --> 00:28:08,744 We'll see how bad it is. 410 00:28:08,837 --> 00:28:10,187 Rebecca, can you come in here? 411 00:28:14,527 --> 00:28:16,694 Here are the pictures. They're not the best, but... 412 00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:21,681 That's... 413 00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:22,866 Georgia: Puncture wound on the chest. 414 00:28:23,610 --> 00:28:24,535 Rebecca: Right. 415 00:28:27,598 --> 00:28:29,856 It's hard to see, but I think that's a laceration right there. 416 00:28:29,875 --> 00:28:30,708 Rebecca: I see it. 417 00:28:34,288 --> 00:28:37,047 Georgia: I'm afraid that's probably where his lung collapsed... 418 00:28:37,199 --> 00:28:39,550 Rebecca: Okay. Georgia: ...And they've got the bandage packed on it. 419 00:28:42,947 --> 00:28:46,131 And then we've got the medical records here. 420 00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:49,952 They do determine that it was life-threatening injuries. 421 00:28:50,045 --> 00:28:52,712 "patient arrives as a level-one trauma." 422 00:28:52,732 --> 00:28:56,358 I do know that a level-one trauma is the worst to be in. 423 00:28:58,220 --> 00:29:00,386 Which, that's a little bit of a surprise to me 424 00:29:00,481 --> 00:29:05,225 Because everything I read before these medical records came in 425 00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:09,638 Indicated that he checked himself out. 426 00:29:09,731 --> 00:29:12,416 So overall, would this result be good or bad for us, you think? 427 00:29:12,567 --> 00:29:14,142 Yeah, the prosecution is gonna say 428 00:29:14,161 --> 00:29:15,994 Because he punctured a lung, he intended to kill, 429 00:29:16,146 --> 00:29:19,423 But I don't think he ever intended to puncture the lung. 430 00:29:20,651 --> 00:29:22,818 I think the pictures look bad. 431 00:29:22,836 --> 00:29:26,412 The prosecution's gonna blow up the picture and use it to say, 432 00:29:26,432 --> 00:29:27,931 "look how bad his injuries were." 433 00:29:28,158 --> 00:29:29,767 So, you know, a couple of weeks ago 434 00:29:29,994 --> 00:29:31,343 I was feeling a little more confident. 435 00:29:31,495 --> 00:29:33,395 I love having these at the last minute. 436 00:29:34,832 --> 00:29:36,256 I'm worried about the pictures. 437 00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:38,016 It makes him look sympathetic. 438 00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:41,094 He's this young kid sitting in the hospital. 439 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:45,357 The prosecution has always been adamant that dejvi intended to kill him, 440 00:29:45,509 --> 00:29:48,434 And they're gonna use the injury to back that up. 441 00:29:48,529 --> 00:29:51,363 But dejvi is the most gentle soul I've ever seen. 442 00:29:51,515 --> 00:29:54,199 He's young, and he's shy. 443 00:29:54,351 --> 00:29:55,459 He didn't intend to kill anybody. 444 00:30:04,804 --> 00:30:06,804 Georgia: We are two weeks away from the trial 445 00:30:07,031 --> 00:30:09,364 And it's coming down to the wire. 446 00:30:09,383 --> 00:30:12,717 I need to assess whether dejvi can take the stand, 447 00:30:12,870 --> 00:30:14,460 Whether he needs to take the stand, 448 00:30:14,555 --> 00:30:17,055 And whether it's in his best interests to take the stand. 449 00:30:17,207 --> 00:30:21,485 All right, so, I think it's extremely important 450 00:30:21,636 --> 00:30:24,379 That if we decide we're gonna have to put you on the stand, 451 00:30:24,472 --> 00:30:26,156 You've got to be very confident. 452 00:30:27,642 --> 00:30:28,492 Georgia: Okay. 453 00:30:29,403 --> 00:30:30,661 I'm a little scared 454 00:30:30,888 --> 00:30:32,737 Of the prosecutor cross-examining you. 455 00:30:32,890 --> 00:30:34,164 They're gonna try to trip you up. 456 00:30:34,316 --> 00:30:36,058 The d.A. Is not gonna be nice to you. 457 00:30:36,151 --> 00:30:39,244 So if they come at you hard with, 458 00:30:39,396 --> 00:30:41,487 "you knew you were gonna grab a screwdriver. 459 00:30:41,582 --> 00:30:45,734 "you grabbed a weapon to go after him, to hurt mr. Horne." 460 00:30:45,827 --> 00:30:46,635 What's your response to that? 461 00:31:02,086 --> 00:31:03,919 This is what I'm worried about. 462 00:31:03,937 --> 00:31:07,680 I really need you to be very clear in your story. 463 00:31:07,774 --> 00:31:10,258 All right? You just gotta kind of get that through your head. 464 00:31:10,277 --> 00:31:12,035 -You gotta be strong about that. -Yeah. 465 00:31:12,262 --> 00:31:13,370 A lot of it's gonna depend on you. 466 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:15,764 (dejvi speaking) 467 00:31:15,782 --> 00:31:18,041 Uh... It's up to you. You have to do your best. 468 00:31:20,437 --> 00:31:24,272 I'm worried, and I feel like jurors don't really understand self-defense. 469 00:31:24,366 --> 00:31:27,776 And I have to find a way for them to understand that you had no choice. 470 00:31:27,869 --> 00:31:29,628 Did you try to kill mr. Horne? 471 00:31:29,780 --> 00:31:30,962 No. 472 00:31:31,115 --> 00:31:32,389 Did you even try to hurt mr. Horne? 473 00:31:38,455 --> 00:31:41,899 I need you to explain to the jury, you weren't just guessing that he had a gun. 474 00:31:42,126 --> 00:31:43,291 He told you he was gonna kill you. 475 00:31:43,385 --> 00:31:46,294 So, everything they said, you believed. 476 00:31:46,313 --> 00:31:48,130 And then you go out and look 477 00:31:48,223 --> 00:31:50,223 And your brother's laying on the ground, and you think he's dead. 478 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:52,725 And you see him reaching for something 479 00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:54,036 And you know that you're gonna be next. 480 00:31:55,973 --> 00:31:57,472 I know you want this over with. 481 00:31:57,491 --> 00:31:59,583 I know you do. I want it over with too. 482 00:31:59,734 --> 00:32:00,918 (dejvi speaking) 483 00:32:13,490 --> 00:32:14,264 Wow. 484 00:32:16,009 --> 00:32:17,267 I hope you make that ticket. 485 00:32:19,329 --> 00:32:20,771 -All right, I will see you. -Thank you so much. 486 00:32:22,516 --> 00:32:23,774 I'll talk to you later. 487 00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:29,279 Dejvi is certain that we're gonna get a not guilty. 488 00:32:29,431 --> 00:32:31,597 He's so certain he booked a ticket 489 00:32:31,692 --> 00:32:34,693 To visit his fiancee in albania the week after the trial. 490 00:32:34,845 --> 00:32:35,911 I wish I could be as certain. 491 00:32:38,849 --> 00:32:40,865 I'm a little worried about how it went. 492 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,534 I'm just not sure he's going to be able 493 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:45,704 To convey just how chaotic it was that evening. 494 00:32:45,798 --> 00:32:50,783 I think after today I'm even more apprehensive about putting him on the stand. 495 00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:53,095 It's just getting real. It's getting down to the wire. 496 00:32:54,214 --> 00:32:55,138 It's a lot on my shoulders. 497 00:33:22,984 --> 00:33:26,503 The d.A. And I started talking about scheduling for the trial, 498 00:33:27,914 --> 00:33:28,839 And he made a plea offer. 499 00:33:32,327 --> 00:33:36,662 If you get convicted of what you're charged with, you will do prison time. 500 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:39,591 So he's offering a definite probationary sentence, 501 00:33:39,685 --> 00:33:41,351 Non-prison term. 502 00:33:41,503 --> 00:33:42,686 Generally 36 months. 503 00:33:44,581 --> 00:33:45,355 I'm shocked. 504 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:48,099 Me too. 505 00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:51,677 But there's a couple of problems with taking the plea. 506 00:33:51,772 --> 00:33:54,197 You would be a convicted felon. 507 00:33:54,424 --> 00:33:57,108 You can't vote, you cannot bear firearms, 508 00:33:57,261 --> 00:33:59,352 And I don't think you could work in the store, 509 00:33:59,446 --> 00:34:01,687 Because you sell alcohol. 510 00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:06,935 And I cannot travel, go to europe to see my fiancee? 511 00:34:06,953 --> 00:34:09,713 You would have to get permission for every time you travel until you were off probation. 512 00:34:11,942 --> 00:34:13,717 I don't know. I don't know what to say now. 513 00:34:13,868 --> 00:34:15,944 Are you thinking about taking it? 514 00:34:15,962 --> 00:34:17,537 -Do you not wanna take it? -Engjell: No! 515 00:34:17,631 --> 00:34:19,372 Georgia: No, no. You're not the one who does the prison time. 516 00:34:19,466 --> 00:34:20,965 We're not taking nothing. 517 00:34:21,118 --> 00:34:21,892 Georgia: You stop for a minute. 518 00:34:23,044 --> 00:34:24,119 I don't want the prison time. 519 00:34:24,137 --> 00:34:24,895 Georgia: I know you don't. 520 00:34:26,214 --> 00:34:28,231 I'm hoping to win, but I may not. 521 00:34:28,383 --> 00:34:30,125 This is offering you a guarantee. 522 00:34:30,143 --> 00:34:31,068 Well... 523 00:34:32,629 --> 00:34:35,980 This is the land of opportunities, I guess. 524 00:34:36,133 --> 00:34:37,649 We come here, we work hard, 525 00:34:37,743 --> 00:34:39,076 And this is what we get. 526 00:34:40,412 --> 00:34:42,412 We get this? No. 527 00:34:45,309 --> 00:34:46,083 We're not taking it. 528 00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:48,734 Again... 529 00:34:48,829 --> 00:34:50,087 I know it's him, but... 530 00:34:51,148 --> 00:34:51,922 No. 531 00:34:55,001 --> 00:34:56,051 This is straight (bleep). 532 00:34:58,746 --> 00:34:59,838 Georgia: You don't have to tell me now. 533 00:34:59,990 --> 00:35:01,080 Take the night to think about it, 534 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:02,557 And we'll deal with it in the morning. 535 00:35:03,751 --> 00:35:05,268 All right, I will see you tomorrow. 536 00:35:06,254 --> 00:35:07,771 Thank you. (sighs) 537 00:35:12,669 --> 00:35:16,929 Georgia: I think dejvi is considering the possibility of the plea, 538 00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:19,507 But engjell's not gonna let him take it. 539 00:35:19,526 --> 00:35:21,100 He's got dejvi's life in his hands, 540 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,178 Which is a bad situation for dejvi, 541 00:35:23,196 --> 00:35:25,013 But it's dejvi's decision. 542 00:35:25,031 --> 00:35:26,272 They're a tight-knit family 543 00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:28,125 And the family will have a lot of input 544 00:35:28,276 --> 00:35:29,459 On whether or not he takes the plea. 545 00:35:31,688 --> 00:35:33,613 I'm not saying I think dejvi wants to take it, 546 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,132 But if he doesn't take the plea... 547 00:35:36,951 --> 00:35:37,968 It's an incredible gamble. 548 00:35:42,048 --> 00:35:43,431 I'm sorry, I'm still just processing it. 549 00:36:03,737 --> 00:36:06,329 Dejvi: I was offered a plea agreement to get probation. 550 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:11,393 After thinking about it overnight, I'm not gonna take the plea 551 00:36:11,411 --> 00:36:12,502 Because I'm not a felon. 552 00:36:14,322 --> 00:36:15,897 I'm taking the risk. 553 00:36:15,916 --> 00:36:19,342 And if it doesn't pay off, I'm ready for it. 554 00:36:21,905 --> 00:36:23,162 I've been waiting for three-and-a-half years, 555 00:36:23,182 --> 00:36:24,681 So it's finally time. 556 00:36:31,857 --> 00:36:36,418 Georgia: It's very difficult to be offered no prison time and turn it down. 557 00:36:36,436 --> 00:36:40,363 That has just ramped up my anxiety on this case. 558 00:37:07,059 --> 00:37:08,967 Georgia: Engjell's testimony was a big worry for me. 559 00:37:09,061 --> 00:37:10,802 It really helped that the state called him 560 00:37:10,896 --> 00:37:13,638 Because I could ask him the leading questions. 561 00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:16,233 So he ended up doing a lot better than I expected. 562 00:37:26,970 --> 00:37:30,822 Georgia: Mr. Horne's testimony is a little problematic for me. 563 00:37:30,974 --> 00:37:33,416 He made the velias seem to be very aggressive 564 00:37:33,568 --> 00:37:35,418 And that he was just, just there. 565 00:37:37,147 --> 00:37:39,147 Mr. Horne worrying you a little bit? 566 00:37:39,165 --> 00:37:41,549 I mean, he's worrying me, but at the same time, he's lying for everything. 567 00:37:42,744 --> 00:37:44,094 I just have to prove he's lying. 568 00:37:44,321 --> 00:37:45,745 Yeah, I know you have to prove that. 569 00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:48,673 But to me, whenever I hear him talking I'm like, "no." 570 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:51,159 -Because you know what happened that night. -Yeah. 571 00:37:51,177 --> 00:37:53,344 I have to make sure the jury knows. 572 00:37:53,497 --> 00:37:56,439 You're gonna have to testify tomorrow, um, 573 00:37:56,591 --> 00:38:00,777 About threats he was making, and why you did what you did. 574 00:38:02,172 --> 00:38:03,947 Dejvi is very soft-spoken 575 00:38:04,174 --> 00:38:07,767 And still quite emotional about all this. 576 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,177 Look, he just turned down a plea deal 577 00:38:09,195 --> 00:38:11,179 That would have given him probation, 578 00:38:11,272 --> 00:38:13,681 And now we're in it all the way. 579 00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:16,126 And he doesn't know whether he's gonna go to prison 580 00:38:16,277 --> 00:38:19,462 Or go get to see his fiancee Monday. 581 00:38:19,614 --> 00:38:21,947 So I'm really worried about dejvi, 582 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:24,634 But I think he has to take the stand. 583 00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:36,538 Dejvi: Today is finally my time to testify. 584 00:38:36,631 --> 00:38:40,966 And I'm gonna do my best because it's my life in the line, so. 585 00:38:41,061 --> 00:38:44,988 The other guy is only lying so that's kind of a problem, 586 00:38:45,139 --> 00:38:46,823 Because I don't know if they're gonna believe him or me. 587 00:39:10,757 --> 00:39:13,016 Georgia: I think it went okay. 588 00:39:13,243 --> 00:39:16,260 The charging officer admitted that he had only been on the job for a couple of months, 589 00:39:16,413 --> 00:39:17,520 And did zero follow up. 590 00:39:18,598 --> 00:39:21,191 But I do have concerns. 591 00:39:21,342 --> 00:39:24,527 Dejvi's gotta do a great job because everything rests on his testimony. 592 00:39:25,422 --> 00:39:26,196 It's all up to him. 593 00:39:28,108 --> 00:39:29,107 -All right, you ready? -Yeah. 594 00:39:29,259 --> 00:39:30,033 All right, let's go. 595 00:39:57,804 --> 00:40:00,455 Georgia: Dejvi did a phenomenal job testifying today. 596 00:40:00,548 --> 00:40:02,899 He was straight to the point. 597 00:40:03,050 --> 00:40:04,901 He sounded credible to me. 598 00:40:06,053 --> 00:40:07,812 He did an amazing job. 599 00:40:07,964 --> 00:40:09,964 I did get a lot of emotions 600 00:40:09,983 --> 00:40:11,574 Because I had to talk about 601 00:40:11,726 --> 00:40:13,484 What me and my brother had to go through that night. 602 00:40:13,637 --> 00:40:15,153 And we've been going through that 603 00:40:15,305 --> 00:40:16,079 For three-and-a-half years now. 604 00:40:16,306 --> 00:40:17,639 So... 605 00:40:17,732 --> 00:40:19,416 I had to get emotional. Um... 606 00:40:20,644 --> 00:40:22,160 I just... 607 00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:24,587 I'm just waiting for tomorrow. I hope everything goes well. 608 00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:41,563 I may end up in jail for, like, 20 years or something, 609 00:40:42,348 --> 00:40:44,607 Or be free again. 610 00:40:44,759 --> 00:40:47,277 If I did end up in jail, 611 00:40:47,504 --> 00:40:48,611 It's gonna be the end of my life, I guess. 612 00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:58,846 I hope I've done everything that I can possibly do 613 00:40:58,865 --> 00:41:00,457 To help him walk out of the courtroom with me. 614 00:41:23,056 --> 00:41:24,314 I... I made it. 615 00:41:29,896 --> 00:41:32,547 He never do anything wrong. He just protect his family. 616 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,157 (voice breaking) and that's it, nothing. 617 00:41:34,384 --> 00:41:36,159 (crying) 618 00:41:36,310 --> 00:41:37,885 God was with me today. 619 00:41:37,904 --> 00:41:38,953 (arjan sobbing) 620 00:41:41,241 --> 00:41:42,165 Oh, my god. 621 00:41:45,061 --> 00:41:47,061 Georgia: I love the fact that I was able to get you a not guilty. 622 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:49,321 I would love to say I was confident the whole time, 623 00:41:49,341 --> 00:41:50,840 But I didn't sleep a wink last night. 624 00:41:54,996 --> 00:41:57,013 (speaking albanian) 625 00:42:02,078 --> 00:42:04,187 (in english) three-and-a-half years has been hell for me, 626 00:42:04,338 --> 00:42:06,356 Hell, since that day. 627 00:42:06,583 --> 00:42:07,982 Finally gonna live my life again. 628 00:42:09,769 --> 00:42:11,343 What did I tell you? 629 00:42:11,363 --> 00:42:13,087 You told me not to worry about it. 630 00:42:13,180 --> 00:42:14,922 I told you not to worry about anything, 631 00:42:15,016 --> 00:42:16,440 Everything is gonna be fine. 632 00:42:16,593 --> 00:42:17,759 You are a free man. 633 00:42:17,777 --> 00:42:18,701 I'm a free man. 634 00:42:21,856 --> 00:42:22,930 Drikeda: (on phone) dejvi? 635 00:42:22,949 --> 00:42:24,857 I have a great news for you. 636 00:42:24,876 --> 00:42:26,768 I'm gonna make that trip on the 6th, 637 00:42:26,861 --> 00:42:28,770 I'm coming to you, to see you. 638 00:42:28,788 --> 00:42:33,532 And they found me not guilty, so finally, finally, finally. 639 00:42:33,626 --> 00:42:35,034 Drikeda: I'm so happy. 640 00:42:35,128 --> 00:42:37,111 I love you so much. 641 00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:38,388 -And I cannot wait to see you in a week. -I love you, too. 642 00:42:39,724 --> 00:42:41,966 -Bye. -Bye. 643 00:42:42,060 --> 00:42:43,968 Not going away, I'm gonna be with her in a week, 644 00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:46,229 And we're gonna have fun for the rest of our life.