1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:04,872 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:11,011 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:11,111 --> 00:00:14,915 - Hi, everyone, I'm Dan Abrams, and this is "Court Cam." 4 00:00:14,982 --> 00:00:17,084 - You should be ashamed of yourself. 5 00:00:17,184 --> 00:00:19,386 - I want dude off my case. [spits] 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,722 - Got a runner. 7 00:00:21,822 --> 00:00:23,624 [people yelling] 8 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:25,559 - Hey! - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! 9 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:29,596 - This is not TV court. This is for real. 10 00:00:29,663 --> 00:00:34,701 ♪ ♪ 11 00:00:34,835 --> 00:00:37,371 - First up, we go to Skowhegan, Maine, 12 00:00:37,471 --> 00:00:39,806 for a sentencing hearing. 13 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,341 [tense music] 14 00:00:41,475 --> 00:00:44,645 20-year-old Jason Servil has pled guilty to intentional 15 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:48,849 murder and aggravated assault. 16 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,084 Two years earlier, according to court records, 17 00:00:51,184 --> 00:00:53,353 Servil was in a brief romantic relationship 18 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:56,390 with 20-year-old Alice Abbott. 19 00:00:56,490 --> 00:00:59,426 When Alice ended the relationship and Servil 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,762 learned through social media that she was 21 00:01:01,862 --> 00:01:06,033 hanging out with another man, Servil snapped. 22 00:01:06,099 --> 00:01:09,036 Police say he attacked Alice and her friend Nick Rice 23 00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:12,439 inside a camper on her family's property. 24 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:17,744 After Servil attacked Nick, he stabbed Alice 99 times, 25 00:01:17,878 --> 00:01:20,514 killing her before fleeing the scene. 26 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:24,117 Nick made a full recovery and was able to call police. 27 00:01:24,184 --> 00:01:28,422 Servil was arrested the next day. 28 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:30,924 Servil initially maintained his innocence, 29 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:35,095 but ultimately changed his plea to guilty. 30 00:01:35,228 --> 00:01:38,165 Today, he appears before Judge Robert Mullen, who just 31 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:40,667 sentenced him to 45 years in prison 32 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:44,504 when, suddenly, chaos erupts in the courtroom. 33 00:01:44,638 --> 00:01:49,343 [all shouting] 34 00:01:49,476 --> 00:01:51,612 - He deserves to die. 35 00:01:51,712 --> 00:01:53,480 He deserves to die. 36 00:01:53,547 --> 00:01:55,716 He deserves-- 37 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:59,553 - That's Clifford Warren, the victim's 34-year-old brother, 38 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:02,222 attempting to lunge at Servil. 39 00:02:02,356 --> 00:02:06,393 [all shouting] 40 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:08,829 - Within seconds, he's restrained by a court 41 00:02:08,895 --> 00:02:10,831 marshal, a county corrections officer, 42 00:02:10,897 --> 00:02:13,033 and a state police officer. 43 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:16,036 [all shouting] 44 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,472 - He deserves to die. 45 00:02:18,605 --> 00:02:22,275 ♪ ♪ 46 00:02:22,376 --> 00:02:25,545 - That's Warren's wife, Kristen-- 47 00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:26,913 - [shouting indistinctly] 48 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:28,515 - --who's just been thrown to the ground. 49 00:02:28,582 --> 00:02:30,384 - He deserves to die. 50 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:33,120 - And while officers struggle with Warren-- 51 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:34,755 - He deserves to die. 52 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:38,458 - --the victim's mother begins screaming at the defendant. 53 00:02:44,131 --> 00:02:45,165 [bleep]. 54 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:51,271 - A county corrections officer then removes his taser 55 00:02:51,405 --> 00:02:54,141 from its holster as officers continue 56 00:02:54,274 --> 00:02:57,077 to struggle with Warren. 57 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:59,680 - [shouting indistinctly] 58 00:03:05,786 --> 00:03:07,320 - The officers eventually manage 59 00:03:07,387 --> 00:03:09,456 to place Warren in cuffs, and he's 60 00:03:09,589 --> 00:03:13,193 removed from the courtroom. 61 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:16,596 He was charged with assault and issued a summons. 62 00:03:16,663 --> 00:03:18,899 His case is pending. 63 00:03:19,032 --> 00:03:23,236 As for Servil, in addition to his 45-year prison sentence 64 00:03:23,303 --> 00:03:25,639 for the murder of Alice Abbott, the judge 65 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:29,309 also gave him 10 years for the assault on Nick Rice. 66 00:03:29,443 --> 00:03:32,079 Those sentences will run concurrently. 67 00:03:32,145 --> 00:03:35,982 He'll be eligible for parole in the year 2061, 68 00:03:36,116 --> 00:03:39,786 when he'd be 58 years old. 69 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,390 ♪ ♪ 70 00:03:43,457 --> 00:03:46,960 Next, we're in El Dorado, Kansas, for a plea hearing. 71 00:03:47,027 --> 00:03:49,496 ♪ ♪ 72 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:52,799 25-year-old Taran Janet Brown has been charged 73 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:54,901 with possession of cocaine, marijuana, 74 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:57,037 and drug paraphernalia. 75 00:03:57,104 --> 00:03:59,039 Three months earlier, Brown was arrested 76 00:03:59,139 --> 00:04:04,244 and released on $4,000 bond. 77 00:04:04,311 --> 00:04:07,514 Today, she appears before Judge David Ricke to discuss 78 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:09,549 next steps in her case. 79 00:04:09,683 --> 00:04:13,320 But things get off to a rocky start after Brown signs 80 00:04:13,386 --> 00:04:18,458 in late for a hearing she was supposed to attend in person. 81 00:04:18,592 --> 00:04:20,393 - Ms. Brown, I want to address this first. 82 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:23,797 Not only were you late, the court's docket notes indicate 83 00:04:23,864 --> 00:04:26,233 that when you appeared back on April the 8th, 84 00:04:26,299 --> 00:04:28,869 you were ordered specifically to appear at the judicial 85 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:30,237 center for this hearing. 86 00:04:30,303 --> 00:04:32,772 How come you're not there? 87 00:04:32,873 --> 00:04:35,609 - Um, I didn't have a ride, and I 88 00:04:35,709 --> 00:04:38,278 tried to call them and let them know 89 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:43,183 that I did not have a ride. 90 00:04:43,316 --> 00:04:45,819 - That's not an excuse in the view of the court. 91 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:46,820 - How would-- 92 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:48,588 - As a privilege of bond, you're 93 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:51,124 allowed to go to the community, but you 94 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:53,760 have to show up for court, not only 95 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:55,362 when the court tells you to show up, 96 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:58,632 but also where the court tells you to show up. 97 00:04:58,732 --> 00:05:01,802 - The judge checks in with defense attorney Joseph Favre 98 00:05:01,868 --> 00:05:04,004 and prosecutor Brett Sweeney. 99 00:05:04,070 --> 00:05:05,639 - What are your client's intentions 100 00:05:05,705 --> 00:05:07,474 here today, Mr. Favre? 101 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:09,075 - Judge, she intends on waiving her right 102 00:05:09,176 --> 00:05:10,710 to an evidentiary preliminary hearing 103 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:13,280 and then proceeding with a felony plea. 104 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:15,882 - Where are you at right now, Ms. Brown? 105 00:05:15,949 --> 00:05:19,152 - I just got back to my house because I just got off of work. 106 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:20,854 - You're in a car, obviously, right? 107 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:22,155 - Yeah. 108 00:05:22,222 --> 00:05:25,992 This is my homegirl's car that just picked 109 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:28,461 me up from work to bring me home 110 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:32,065 real quick so I could do this. 111 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:36,036 I haven't even went to go pick up my kids yet. 112 00:05:36,102 --> 00:05:37,838 - Well, I hope you're not too inconvenienced 113 00:05:37,938 --> 00:05:40,373 by court, Ms. Brown. 114 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:43,076 - Judge Ricke continues with the hearing. 115 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:45,879 - It's my understanding that you intend to enter a felony 116 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,681 plea today, Ms. Brown? 117 00:05:47,747 --> 00:05:49,115 - Yes, I do. 118 00:05:49,216 --> 00:05:51,985 - Mr. Favre, what would she be pleading to? 119 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:55,188 - Judge, count one of possession of cocaine. 120 00:05:55,288 --> 00:05:56,456 She'll be pleading to that. 121 00:05:56,590 --> 00:05:58,959 The state will dismiss counts two and three. 122 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:01,661 - Is that consistent with your understanding, Mr. Sweeney? 123 00:06:01,795 --> 00:06:03,630 - It is, Your Honor. 124 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:06,066 - Is it consistent with your understanding, Ms. Brown? 125 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,401 - Yes, it is. 126 00:06:08,468 --> 00:06:10,870 - I lost video. 127 00:06:11,004 --> 00:06:15,108 - It appears Brown is having technical difficulties. 128 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:17,611 - You got to turn your video back on, Taran. 129 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:21,281 ♪ ♪ 130 00:06:21,348 --> 00:06:25,151 Judge, she just messaged me and said that her phone was low 131 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:27,921 on power and apparently died. 132 00:06:28,021 --> 00:06:32,125 And then I told her that she needs to get it on a charger, 133 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:34,461 and she has not-- have not heard back from her. 134 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:36,429 So that's it. 135 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:38,398 - With no sign of the defendant, 136 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:40,834 Judge Ricke makes his ruling. 137 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:43,270 - The court is gonna order at this time bond forfeiture 138 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:44,971 and a bench warrant issued for the arrest 139 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:46,573 of Taran Janet Brown. 140 00:06:46,673 --> 00:06:49,142 She defied the court's order, decided 141 00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:54,080 to appear on her own Zoom in her homegirl's car or whatever, 142 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:57,918 and fumbled around with faulty technology that 143 00:06:57,984 --> 00:07:00,887 did not allow her to adequately participate 144 00:07:00,987 --> 00:07:02,989 in this court proceeding. 145 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:05,825 I regret that time has been wasted. 146 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,795 And I don't blame you for this, Mr. Favre. 147 00:07:08,862 --> 00:07:10,297 I do appreciate your attempts to try 148 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:13,099 to get her on the meeting in her homegirl's car 149 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,634 Zoom, whatever. 150 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:17,270 But obviously, that didn't work. 151 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:19,806 And I think we've all waited long enough. 152 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:24,477 So bond forfeiture, bench warrant, no-bond hold. 153 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:26,613 - Brown is yet to appear in court. 154 00:07:26,713 --> 00:07:29,382 A warrant remains active for her arrest. 155 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:32,485 If found guilty on all charges, Brown could be 156 00:07:32,585 --> 00:07:34,754 sentenced to anywhere from probation 157 00:07:34,821 --> 00:07:37,157 to 9 1/2 years in prison. 158 00:07:37,223 --> 00:07:39,225 Her case is pending. 159 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:46,032 - Next, we're in Painesville, Ohio, 160 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:47,968 for a sentencing hearing. 161 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:50,036 ♪ ♪ 162 00:07:50,136 --> 00:07:53,840 43-year-old Emily Smart has pled guilty to aggravated 163 00:07:53,907 --> 00:07:57,644 possession of drugs. 164 00:07:57,711 --> 00:08:00,747 A year and a half earlier, Smart was given a deferred 165 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,982 sentence, put on probation, 166 00:08:03,116 --> 00:08:07,420 and released on a $25,000 bond with several conditions, 167 00:08:07,554 --> 00:08:10,990 including that she undergo regular drug testing. 168 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:12,592 After one of her tests came back 169 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:16,629 positive for methamphetamine, Smart's bond was revoked. 170 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:20,266 And she was ordered to return to court for sentencing. 171 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,369 When she failed to appear, a warrant 172 00:08:22,469 --> 00:08:24,771 was issued for her arrest. 173 00:08:24,871 --> 00:08:27,073 Nine months later, Smart was arrested 174 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:29,743 at a Cleveland health clinic. 175 00:08:29,876 --> 00:08:32,612 And today, she appears before Judge John O'Donnell 176 00:08:32,712 --> 00:08:34,681 to hear her sentence. 177 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:37,884 Smart's represented by attorney Antonio Nicholson. 178 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:41,154 The prosecutor is Alexander Hurd. 179 00:08:41,254 --> 00:08:42,389 - All right. 180 00:08:42,455 --> 00:08:44,391 Ms. Smart, what do you want to tell me? 181 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:51,398 I made a poor decision, and I panicked. 182 00:08:51,464 --> 00:08:52,465 I didn't know what to do. 183 00:08:52,599 --> 00:08:54,634 And I left. 184 00:08:54,768 --> 00:08:58,905 - So what drugs have you been doing in the last year? 185 00:09:03,443 --> 00:09:05,078 - Where are you getting the meth from? 186 00:09:05,178 --> 00:09:06,279 - A drug dealer. 187 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:07,447 - OK. 188 00:09:07,514 --> 00:09:08,782 Who are you getting the meth from? 189 00:09:08,915 --> 00:09:11,017 - Who? - Who? 190 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:12,318 - A drug dealer. 191 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:13,953 - OK, who? 192 00:09:14,054 --> 00:09:15,155 - Oh, you want a name? 193 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,156 - Yeah, I want a name. 194 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:17,390 - Oh, I just-- 195 00:09:17,457 --> 00:09:19,726 I don't know his actual name. 196 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:22,462 - And where do you meet the drug dealer to get your meth? 197 00:09:22,595 --> 00:09:23,463 - I go there. 198 00:09:23,596 --> 00:09:24,998 - Where? 199 00:09:25,064 --> 00:09:26,833 - To his house. - Where? 200 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:27,867 - In Cleveland. 201 00:09:27,967 --> 00:09:29,969 - What street? 202 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:31,404 ♪ ♪ 203 00:09:31,471 --> 00:09:34,240 See, we have all afternoon and into the evening to do 204 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:35,442 this if you want to do it. 205 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:38,711 - No, I'm just trying to remember. 206 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:41,014 - After a quick conference with her attorney, 207 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:44,617 Smart finally gives up the goods. 208 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:45,685 - I go to [bleep]. 209 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:48,021 - [bleep]. 210 00:09:48,154 --> 00:09:51,791 Now, why didn't you just tell me that when I asked you? 211 00:09:51,891 --> 00:09:54,227 Why do you go through this tortured process? 212 00:09:57,831 --> 00:10:00,967 - Why you give a [bleep] about anybody else when you 213 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:03,269 can't take care of yourself! 214 00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:06,806 ♪ ♪ 215 00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:09,042 - Because my daughter is sitting in the courtroom. 216 00:10:09,108 --> 00:10:10,143 - So what. 217 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:12,212 She doesn't know you're a drug addict? 218 00:10:12,312 --> 00:10:15,882 - I always told her don't tell on people. 219 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:17,116 - You always told her what? 220 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:18,151 - Don't tell on people. 221 00:10:18,251 --> 00:10:20,320 - Don't tell on people. 222 00:10:20,386 --> 00:10:24,524 - Judge O'Donnell appears baffled by Smart's response. 223 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:28,228 - So you're more concerned about not telling on people 224 00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:30,630 than you are your own fate? 225 00:10:30,697 --> 00:10:31,698 - No. 226 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:34,601 - Yes, because you just said you 227 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:36,970 don't want to tell on people. 228 00:10:37,070 --> 00:10:39,072 - No, I said because my daughter is in the courtroom, 229 00:10:39,205 --> 00:10:42,642 and I didn't want her to look at me like-- 230 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:43,643 - Like what? 231 00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:45,712 - --I'm a snitch, I don't know. 232 00:10:45,845 --> 00:10:47,614 ♪ ♪ 233 00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:48,882 - Oh, [bleep]. 234 00:10:48,948 --> 00:10:51,951 You got to be kidding me. 235 00:10:52,051 --> 00:10:53,353 That's your concern? 236 00:10:53,419 --> 00:10:56,422 - My concern today is getting a better 237 00:10:56,556 --> 00:10:59,325 relationship with my children. 238 00:10:59,425 --> 00:11:02,762 - How can you have any relationship with your children 239 00:11:02,862 --> 00:11:05,999 if you're running around getting 240 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:11,771 high on meth and ecstasy and whatever else you're taking? 241 00:11:11,871 --> 00:11:13,840 How is that possible? 242 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:14,908 - It's not. 243 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:18,912 - Then your concern should be-- 244 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:22,916 - --on not taking that stuff and getting your act together. 245 00:11:22,982 --> 00:11:26,352 That should be your concern. 246 00:11:26,452 --> 00:11:29,789 - The judge moves on and announces his decision. 247 00:11:29,856 --> 00:11:31,024 - I'm gonna place you on community 248 00:11:31,157 --> 00:11:33,259 control for four years. 249 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:37,463 You're gonna serve 79 days in the Lake County Jail 250 00:11:37,597 --> 00:11:40,166 with credit for 19. 251 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:42,835 You're to have no drugs or alcohol and be screened. 252 00:11:42,902 --> 00:11:45,471 But unless you have a radical change of attitude, 253 00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:47,774 I don't think you're going to make it. 254 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:50,476 So if you don't, then when you come back, 255 00:11:50,577 --> 00:11:53,880 then you'll go to prison for 12 months. 256 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:55,281 ♪ ♪ 257 00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:57,617 - In addition to the four years' probation 258 00:11:57,750 --> 00:12:01,754 and 60 remaining days in jail, the last 30 days 259 00:12:01,854 --> 00:12:03,456 of Smart's sentence will be served 260 00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:06,326 in a drug treatment center. 261 00:12:10,029 --> 00:12:11,864 - Next, we head to Olympia, Washington, 262 00:12:11,998 --> 00:12:16,336 for a traffic violation hearing. 263 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:19,973 30-year-old Aiesha Steward has been charged with speeding. 264 00:12:20,073 --> 00:12:22,308 ♪ ♪ 265 00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:24,010 A month earlier, Steward was clocked 266 00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:28,848 going 83 miles an hour in a 60-mile-an-hour speed zone. 267 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:30,316 ♪ ♪ 268 00:12:30,383 --> 00:12:33,152 Today, she appears before Judge Kalo Wilcox 269 00:12:33,252 --> 00:12:34,921 to challenge the ticket. 270 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:37,790 - OK, so this is all about a speeding ticket 271 00:12:37,890 --> 00:12:40,059 from January 28th it's alleged. 272 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:43,997 And you asked for a contested hearing. 273 00:12:44,063 --> 00:12:47,500 Just so you know, you qualify for a deferral. 274 00:12:47,634 --> 00:12:49,035 A deferral would allow the court 275 00:12:49,168 --> 00:12:52,505 to dismiss that speeding ticket altogether in six months. 276 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:59,078 It would require a $150 fee and good driving for six months. 277 00:12:59,178 --> 00:13:00,480 If that's of interest to you, 278 00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:01,881 we can grant that, 279 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,917 because it looks like you qualify for that. 280 00:13:04,984 --> 00:13:07,387 - Yeah, I don't think I was speeding. 281 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,823 - So you want to go through a contested hearing instead. 282 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:14,160 - Yeah, so my car was in self-drive. 283 00:13:14,227 --> 00:13:16,596 It was in auto self-drive. 284 00:13:16,663 --> 00:13:19,432 ♪ ♪ 285 00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:22,201 So I was just rolling with the car. 286 00:13:22,268 --> 00:13:23,803 - You were the driver? 287 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:26,572 - Yeah, I was the driver, but when 288 00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,608 it's in self-drive, like, my foot's not 289 00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:29,842 on the gas or anything. 290 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,817 - How does that absolve you of responsibility 291 00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:39,886 for the speed of the vehicle? 292 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:42,021 - Because my foot wasn't on the gas. 293 00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:43,623 I wasn't controlling the speed. 294 00:13:43,756 --> 00:13:46,793 I had literally put my car in self-drive 295 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:50,396 because I was driving from work and I was tired. 296 00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:54,701 - The judge doesn't seem to be buying Steward's excuse. 297 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:57,904 - Yeah, you're totally responsible for that. 298 00:13:58,037 --> 00:14:00,840 You are completely and utterly responsible for the speed 299 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:03,242 of that vehicle, whether it's in self-drive 300 00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:06,045 or handicapped mode or-- 301 00:14:06,112 --> 00:14:08,848 yeah, that's up to you. 302 00:14:08,915 --> 00:14:12,218 You have to pay attention, and I don't see 303 00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:13,986 that as a defense in any way. 304 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:15,488 You're the one who's responsible for how 305 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:17,790 fast that vehicle was going. 306 00:14:17,890 --> 00:14:19,358 That make sense? 307 00:14:19,425 --> 00:14:21,994 - But I thought-- 308 00:14:22,061 --> 00:14:24,397 - But you thought what? 309 00:14:24,464 --> 00:14:26,632 - I thought that the car was gonna adjust 310 00:14:26,733 --> 00:14:29,602 to the speed on its own. 311 00:14:29,669 --> 00:14:32,038 That was the whole point of me putting it in self-drive. 312 00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:34,907 - So you thought that it would somehow understand what 313 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,443 the speed was in that range and then slow 314 00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:39,145 down to the correct speed? 315 00:14:39,278 --> 00:14:41,280 - Yeah. 316 00:14:44,016 --> 00:14:47,286 - You can appeal my decision. 317 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:50,189 But, you know, the deferral would 318 00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:54,394 allow you to get a dismissal in six months 319 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:56,329 if you wanted to do a deferral. 320 00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:58,398 You only get one of those every seven years. 321 00:14:58,464 --> 00:15:01,200 You have to have good driving from after you enter 322 00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:03,469 the deferral, pay the $150. 323 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:05,371 It's more expensive, but sometimes 324 00:15:05,471 --> 00:15:07,173 it's worth it to folks. 325 00:15:07,273 --> 00:15:09,709 So that's one way to get it off your record. 326 00:15:12,111 --> 00:15:13,479 - That's the way. 327 00:15:13,546 --> 00:15:15,448 [chuckles] 328 00:15:18,985 --> 00:15:20,420 - OK. All right. 329 00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:22,522 Just call, and the clerks will help you through it. 330 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:23,623 It's $150. 331 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:24,924 - OK. 332 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:26,192 - And you have time to pay that if you need it. 333 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:27,193 - OK. 334 00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:28,428 Thank you, Miss. 335 00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:29,428 - All right. 336 00:15:29,562 --> 00:15:31,397 So long. 337 00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:34,233 - Steward paid the $150 for the deferral. 338 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:37,703 And if she keeps her driving record clean for six months, 339 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:41,307 the violation will be removed from her record. 340 00:15:45,578 --> 00:15:47,346 - Next, we go to Centreville, Michigan, 341 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,317 for a sentencing hearing. 342 00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:53,986 40-year-old Danielle Walker has pled guilty 343 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,458 to driving while intoxicated. 344 00:15:58,591 --> 00:16:02,195 Two months earlier, police say Walker, a single mother of two 345 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:06,165 with previous DWI offenses, left a local bar, 346 00:16:06,265 --> 00:16:10,269 got in her car, and sped past two state troopers. 347 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:13,306 She then veered off the road, nearly hitting a tree, 348 00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:16,209 before swerving back onto the road. 349 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:17,610 The troopers pulled her over. 350 00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:20,112 And after Walker failed a number field sobriety 351 00:16:20,246 --> 00:16:23,249 tests and refused to take a breathalyzer, 352 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,885 she was arrested and charged. 353 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,788 Later, troopers conducted a blood alcohol test, 354 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:34,427 and Walker's level came back at 0.235, nearly three times 355 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,297 the legal limit. 356 00:16:38,431 --> 00:16:41,300 Today, Walker appears with her attorney, Ross Truckey, 357 00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:43,169 to hear her sentence. 358 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:47,607 But when Judge Jeffrey Middleton notices her attire, 359 00:16:47,673 --> 00:16:49,709 he is not pleased. 360 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:51,444 - I'm disappointed you showed up 361 00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:54,413 looking like you're ready to mow the lawn or something. 362 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:57,416 You dressed very casually for a court proceeding 363 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:59,986 in short shorts and a T-shirt. 364 00:17:00,119 --> 00:17:04,357 And it's like you're not giving this 365 00:17:04,423 --> 00:17:07,827 the gravity that it deserves. 366 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,796 So, Ross, let's start with you. 367 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:12,265 - Thank you, Your Honor. 368 00:17:12,398 --> 00:17:16,202 Ms. Walker, she came through here, worked the program. 369 00:17:16,269 --> 00:17:18,571 I think she was a fairly successful 370 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:20,840 sobriety court attendee. 371 00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:27,079 And since then, a relapse happened. 372 00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:29,482 I would ask the court to recognize that Ms. Walker is 373 00:17:29,582 --> 00:17:32,418 a person that has the will to succeed 374 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:36,689 and the drive to succeed and needs a little bit more 375 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:38,424 than the average bear. 376 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:39,759 ♪ ♪ 377 00:17:39,825 --> 00:17:42,461 - Well, that's why I've been troubled about this. 378 00:17:42,595 --> 00:17:46,866 She quit drinking, and she wrote me a wonderful letter 379 00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:49,402 expressing how she was doing. 380 00:17:49,468 --> 00:17:52,371 And I shared it with the people in sobriety court. 381 00:17:52,471 --> 00:17:56,809 But she went out in flames on this night. 382 00:17:56,876 --> 00:18:01,080 So she needs something extra, but I don't know what to do. 383 00:18:01,147 --> 00:18:04,350 - If jail time is instituted, if the possibility 384 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:07,019 of scheduled jail time could exist 385 00:18:07,153 --> 00:18:10,089 as she is the primary caregiver for her children-- 386 00:18:10,189 --> 00:18:11,557 - Which is always the question. 387 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:14,226 What did you think was gonna happen today? 388 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:15,995 This is the sentencing day. 389 00:18:16,062 --> 00:18:18,364 Have you made any provision for your kids 390 00:18:18,464 --> 00:18:21,500 if you have to go to jail? 391 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,169 - Yeah, I've thought about it. 392 00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:25,037 ♪ ♪ 393 00:18:25,137 --> 00:18:26,038 - All right. 394 00:18:26,138 --> 00:18:29,275 What do you think I should do? 395 00:18:29,408 --> 00:18:30,676 - I don't know. 396 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:32,645 - Well, you don't want probation. 397 00:18:32,712 --> 00:18:33,946 - No, I didn't say that. 398 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,014 - Well, all right. 399 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:36,682 You don't want sobriety court. 400 00:18:36,749 --> 00:18:38,884 - I can't afford sobriety court. 401 00:18:38,985 --> 00:18:40,086 - It's a-- 402 00:18:40,186 --> 00:18:43,089 - However, if it's going to 403 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:47,760 lessen my jail, 404 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,428 is that a possibility? 405 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:53,232 - That's not a good enough reason. 406 00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:55,334 Everybody wants to do sobriety court because they 407 00:18:55,434 --> 00:18:57,003 don't want to go to jail. 408 00:18:57,069 --> 00:18:58,804 So, no, that's not a very enthusiastic-- 409 00:18:58,871 --> 00:18:59,805 - That's not what I meant. 410 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:01,040 - --endorsement. 411 00:19:01,107 --> 00:19:02,608 - That's not what I meant, because jail 412 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:05,845 is going to take money out of my bills and my kids. 413 00:19:05,911 --> 00:19:08,447 - Well, somehow you put that on me. 414 00:19:08,514 --> 00:19:09,682 That's not my fault. 415 00:19:09,749 --> 00:19:10,816 - No, no, no. 416 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:12,752 - I mean, you screwed up royally. 417 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:15,755 And there's a consequence. 418 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:19,759 - Judge Middleton sentences Walker to 60 days in jail 419 00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:21,961 plus two years of probation. 420 00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:25,965 - You're going to jail tomorrow for 60 days. 421 00:19:26,065 --> 00:19:30,169 I'm gonna give you the day to get your situation straightened 422 00:19:30,236 --> 00:19:31,871 out with your kids. 423 00:19:32,004 --> 00:19:34,240 - Walker is not happy with her sentence. 424 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:38,110 - Are you kidding me? 425 00:19:38,244 --> 00:19:39,612 I mean, what did you think was gonna happen? 426 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:40,613 - I didn't think-- 427 00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:41,881 - You don't have an answer. 428 00:19:41,981 --> 00:19:42,915 "My life's a mess. 429 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,784 "My kids are at risk. 430 00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:46,819 "I nearly killed myself and a couple 431 00:19:46,952 --> 00:19:48,354 "of state police troopers. 432 00:19:48,421 --> 00:19:51,357 "I was a total horse's ass to the police and the hospital 433 00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:53,793 staff, and I said I'm sorry." 434 00:19:53,893 --> 00:19:55,628 Well, that ain't good enough. 435 00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:56,996 ♪ ♪ 436 00:19:57,096 --> 00:20:00,032 So, yeah, you're going to jail tomorrow at 7:00. 437 00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:02,735 ♪ ♪ 438 00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:04,670 You're good to go. 439 00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:07,973 ♪ ♪ 440 00:20:08,074 --> 00:20:10,242 - Walker failed to report to jail, 441 00:20:10,309 --> 00:20:15,081 and the judge issued a bench warrant for her arrest. 442 00:20:15,181 --> 00:20:17,083 That's it for this edition of "Court Cam." 443 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:18,350 I'm Dan Abrams. 444 00:20:18,451 --> 00:20:19,585 Thanks for watching.