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- Hi, everyone, I'm dan abrams,
and this is "courtcam."
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- You ready to take the plea?
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[group shouting]
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- [bleep] you!
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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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- First up, we're at
the oklahoma county courthouse
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In oklahoma city.
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[suspenseful music]
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The man seen here
in the brown jacket
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About to enter the courtroom
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Is david knight.
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The 30-year-old's
in court today
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For a hearing regarding
drug possession charges.
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But he's unaware
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There's also
an outstanding warrant
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For his arrest.
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So before deputies
can take him into custody,
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Knight slips out
of the courtroom.
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His exit is perfectly timed--
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Hitting the elevator
just as the doors are opening.
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[elevator dings]
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On the ground floor,
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Knight steps out
of the elevator,
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Gets his bearings, then...
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Makes a break for it.
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[music intensifies]
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It looks like he might
slip out under the radar.
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But now comes
the toughest part--
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Getting past
the last security checkpoint
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And this deputy.
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With the officer on his heels,
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Knight bursts through the exit
and out onto the street.
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It's a flat-out
footrace for freedom.
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And the winner is...
The deputy, who,
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Just out of the camera's view,
catches knight
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And brings him down
with a tackle
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In front
of some curious bystanders.
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He was taken into custody
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And charged
with obstructing an officer.
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He'd later plead guilty
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And was given a one-year
suspended sentence--
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Meaning jail time is deferred
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As long as he abides by
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The conditions
of his probation.
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Next,
we're in pontiac, michigan,
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For the sentencing
of breianna smart.
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The 22-year-old was convicted
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Of fleeing and eluding police,
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Resisting and obstructing
a police officer
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Causing injury,
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Assault with a deadly weapon,
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And driving
with a suspended license
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After she fled a traffic stop.
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Now before judge hala jarbou
hands down a sentence,
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She offers smart
a chance to address the court.
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- Yes, you--
no, let's back up.
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You did.
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'cause your actions
were all deliberate, okay?
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This isn't a time
to make excuses
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Or to justify
anything you did.
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You need to own it.
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- What smart must
own up to is this:
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[police radio chatter]
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She's driving the vehicle
making a left turn here.
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Behind her,
an auburn hills police officer
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Runs her plate and discovers
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Smart is the registered
driver of the vehicle.
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And that she has
a suspended license.
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After pulling the car over,
he confirms
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That smart
is behind the wheel.
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- Why?
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- Smart refuses
the officer's order--
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Put down her cell phone--
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And continues
talking to the person
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On the other end.
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- After resisting
being handcuffed,
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Smart pushes her way
back into the vehicle.
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The officer then tries
to pull her from the car.
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And smart
attempts to drive off.
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- [muffled yell]
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[police radio static]
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With the officer still
holding onto her arm,
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Smart throws the car
in reverse
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And hits the gas.
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Her open door
slams into the officer...
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Pushing him backwards,
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Nearly crushing him
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Between it
and the front of his cruiser.
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Luckily for the officer...
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Smart's car was
brought to a stop
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When it slams into his car
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Before he gets pinched
in-between.
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Smart fled the scene
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And was arrested
later that night.
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The officer was treated
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For minor injuries
at the hospital
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And released.
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Now at sentencing, it's clear
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Judge jarbou
has little patience
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For smart's disregard
for the law.
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- What you did was deliberate.
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You not only
rammed into that officer,
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You rammed into his vehicle,
and then you took off.
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The only thing that you were
concerned about was yourself.
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And getting out
of that situation.
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This is my first time
in trouble.
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And I understand
that I made a bad choice.
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[crying]
I do understand my--and I do.
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I just wanna go home
to my kids.
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I just wanna be a good mother
to my kids.
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Not only did you endanger
his life--
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- The 22-year-old
is facing several charges
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For an incident where she fled
the scene of a traffic stop.
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Now standing before
judge hala jarbou,
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She just finished
making her final plea
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And awaits her sentence.
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- You need to grow up.
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So you have two young kids,
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But you are still acting
like you're that age.
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The only reason
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That you are not
gonna go to prison today
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Is because you don't
have a criminal history.
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But you're gonna stay
in the oakland county jail.
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And there are gonna be
a slew of conditions.
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You're sent
to two years' probation,
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365 days jail,
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56 days credit.
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- Typically,
sentences of under a year
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Are served at a county jail
rather than state prison.
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Smart is also
ordered to complete
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100 hours
of community service,
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Accept
mental health treatment,
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And attend an anger management
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Program.
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Judge jarbou
also makes it clear
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That smart's behavior
will be under the microscope
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Every day moving forward.
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- I'm promising you this today:
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If you come back
on the slightest violation--
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Whatever that is--
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If that means
that probation department
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Tells you to show up at 8:30
and you show up at 8:45,
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You are going to
the department of corrections.
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You will go to prison.
Do you understand that?
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- Next, we're in
fort lauderdale, florida,
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For a bond hearing.
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28-year-old tyra vanzant
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Is facing
a long list of charges
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Including grand theft
and resisting arrest
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After she was caught stealing
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More than $400 in jewelry
and purses
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From a department store.
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- Hello, ma'am.
- Hi, how are you doing, sir?
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- Today, judge john hurley
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Will decide
if she's eligible for bond.
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But as vanzant waits
for the hearing to start,
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She begins pleading her case
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To a higher court.
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- Unfortunately for vanzant,
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The "ultimate judge"
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Is not presiding
over this hearing.
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Instead, it's judge hurley,
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Who seems caught off guard
by the defendant's prayers.
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- Before judge hurley
dives into vanzant's charges,
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Questions about
her professional life
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Take center stage.
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- Pure platinum
might be considered
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A place of "heavenly bodies,"
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Just not
in the biblical sense.
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By the way,
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I don't know anything
about where you work.
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I just--what people say
in here,
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I--I don't know anything
about anything like that.
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- As judge hurley continues
to read more details
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About the severity
of vanzant's crimes,
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The tone of the hearing
begins to sour.
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- Wow.
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They had to tase the defendant
to bring her down.
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She wouldn't stop.
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- A closer look at vanzant's
recent criminal history
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Also reveals
this isn't her first time
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Facing very serious charges.
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- You've been arrested
eight times
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In the matter
of a couple years.
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I don't know.
- Yes, sir.
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- It's like every time
you go out your front door,
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You know,
you're getting arrested.
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So she gets arrested--
you said in June?
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She got arrested in June
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For obstruction,
for cannabis and cocaine.
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And now she has to get tasered
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In a--what, a walmart?
- [bleep]
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- And she wants me
to let her out
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And have a second chance.
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Huh, interesting.
- Please.
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I'm asking you
for a second chance, sir.
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Please, so I can
get my life together.
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- I wonder
what you told the judge
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After the first,
the second, the third arrest,
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The fourth arrest, the fifth--
- [sighs]
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Please, I'm in--
listen, I'm in a ch--
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I'm in a christian
unit program here, sir.
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And I've come to found god.
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And I'm really
changing my life.
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And I just want a chance
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To be able
to go to a rehab, sir.
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- Right.
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- Please have mercy on me,
judge.
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[emotional music]
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- After a brief pause,
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Judge hurley makes his ruling.
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Thank you.
- Oh, my god.
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[crying]
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- Tyra vanzant later
pleaded "no contest"
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To grand theft
in the third-degree,
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Resisting arrest
without violence,
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Possession of an unlawfully
issued driver's license,
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And criminal use
of personal id information.
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She was sentenced
to 180 days in jail
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And three years' probation.
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- Oh, my god.
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[cries]
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- We now head
to stillwater, oklahoma,
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For a lesser-known aspect
of the legal system
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That we rarely touch
here on "courtcam."
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The potentially dangerous
business of bail bonds.
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Seated behind the desk
of signature bail bonds
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Is owner 41-year-old
chasity carey.
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A week earlier,
she was hired by this man,
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Brandon williams.
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Carey paid his $35,000 bond
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So he could be released while
waiting to return to court
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To face charges
of second-degree burglary,
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And possession of marijuana.
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The third person in the office
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Is chasity carey's
19-year-old son,
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And the butt
of williams' jokes.
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- [laughs]
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- No.
- No, I don't. I'm joking.
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- But this
is no laughing matter.
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Williams is unaware
that carey and her son
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Are planning
to revoke his bond
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And take him into custody
after they learned
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He was planning on
leaving the state
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For a trip to florida
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To attend
his mother's funeral.
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- [indistinct speech]
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- Williams quickly realizes
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Carey isn't playing around.
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[gunshot]
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[dramatic music]
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- After williams is blocked
from leaving through the door,
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- He tries climbing
out a window just off camera
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And onto a balcony below.
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That's when carey grabs
a loaded handgun
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From her desk
and fires a single shot--
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Striking williams
in the lower back.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- On the phone,
carey reaches 911.
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- Police and paramedics
arrive shortly after.
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But williams is pronounced
dead at the scene.
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[dramatic music]
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In the police interviews
that followed,
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Carey claimed she was
acting in self-defense--
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That williams had attempted
to take the gun away from her
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Right before
she pulled the trigger.
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The video, however,
appeared to tell
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A different story.
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Carey was later arrested
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And charged with
first-degree murder.
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♪ ♪
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Cameras were not allowed
in the courtroom
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During
the four-day murder trial,
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But the surveillance video
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Would be
a key piece of evidence
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For both the prosecution
and the defense.
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The state argued carey
was not acting in self-defense
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Because the video
showed williams
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Trying to get away from her
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When she shot him in the back.
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The defense, however, said...
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And what that means is
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To convict carey
of first-degree murder,
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Jurors would need to believe
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That she deliberately intended
to kill williams.
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Ultimately, the jurors decided
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The state's case did not meet
that burden of proof.
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Carey was found not guilty
of first-degree murder.
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The victim's ex-wife has since
filed a civil lawsuit
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Against carey.
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♪ ♪
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- Your honor,
we have mr. Casavant.
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- Next, we're in
fort lauderdale, florida,
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For a video bond hearing.
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The defendant, 24-year-old
francisco casavant,
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Was arrested after
a homeowner's security camera
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Captured him doing
more than just trespassing.
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00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:06,965
- He was found
in the front yard
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Of a woman's house,
caught on video masturbating.
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♪ ♪
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- Here's casavant,
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Who lives
just two blocks away,
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Prowling the yard
for nearly two hours--
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Exposed.
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And looking into windows
of the home,
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Including one
which the homeowner said
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Gave him a direct view
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Of her 7-year-old daughter
inside.
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♪ ♪
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After police were called,
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Casavant was found
hiding in a nearby shed
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And arrested.
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He was charged with
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An unnatural
or lascivious act,
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Resisting an officer
without violence,
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And burglary
of an unoccupied dwelling
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For removing a landscaping
paver from the yard
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That he was using to stand on.
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♪ ♪
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- All right, good morning,
mr. Casavant.
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- Now at his bond hearing.
363
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Judge tabitha blackmon learns
this isn't the first time
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He's been arrested
for this type of crime.
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- Mr. Casavant
has a lengthy history
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Of indecent exposure cases
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Starting back with 2017 cases.
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He actually has one, two,
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Three, four,
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Five priors
for indecent exposure.
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- As it turns out,
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At the time
of the incident in question,
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Casavant was still
on probation
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And awaiting trial
for another case.
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00:17:20,974 --> 00:17:22,506
He was also
supposed to be wearing
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A gps ankle monitor.
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00:17:23,977 --> 00:17:26,777
- Mr. Casavant
was not released from custody
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Until February 25th
of this year.
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At which time, by March 17th,
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He cut off
that electronic monitor
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And a pre-trial warrant
was issued.
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After that monitor was cut off,
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He clearly went out
and committed this offense.
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Based on his lengthy history
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Of indecent exposure offenses
very similar to this case,
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The escalating pattern
of behavior,
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The state would be asking
that you continue to hold him
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No bond on those no bond holds.
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- The judge agrees.
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- At this time,
the court is maintaining
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The no bond holds.
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Sir, you're ordered
to have no contact
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With the alleged victim,
direct or indirect,
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And not to return
to her listed property.
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00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:06,551
- But as judge blackmon
lays out pretrial conditions,
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Casavant seems disinterested
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And can be seen talking
to someone off camera.
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- [indistinct speech]
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00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,994
- Mr. Casavant,
are you listening to me?
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00:18:18,564 --> 00:18:20,231
- What did I just say?
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♪ ♪
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00:18:23,970 --> 00:18:26,571
- Looks like casavant
is once again
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Caught with his pants down.
404
00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:30,908
- Okay, so I'm gonna
do it again, sir.
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If you don't listen
to my release conditions,
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I could change them
because you're not listening.
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00:18:34,314 --> 00:18:38,115
♪ ♪
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- Francisco casavant
was being held without bond
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Until his next court hearing.
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Joining me now
is janel drayton,
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The homeowner who captured
casavant's crime
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On her home security camera.
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00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:50,394
Janel, thanks so much
for joining us.
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00:18:50,462 --> 00:18:51,328
Appreciate it.
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00:18:51,397 --> 00:18:52,196
- No problem.
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- How'd you first notice
that he was there
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Just outside your home?
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00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:56,800
- I found out when my son--
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Who'd gone out
to take the trash out--
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He noticed
that one of the pavers
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00:19:01,541 --> 00:19:02,806
That's in our backyard
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00:19:02,876 --> 00:19:05,542
That we use as a step
was missing.
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00:19:05,611 --> 00:19:06,877
And I initially thought
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00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:10,480
Maybe some kids
playing around took it.
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00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:11,882
Or, uh, you know,
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00:19:11,951 --> 00:19:14,552
Somebody just being
absent-minded
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Came by and moved it.
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00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:17,555
- What was your reaction
when you first saw him
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00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:19,490
On the home security camera?
430
00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,292
- [sighs]
just chills.
431
00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:22,994
I was afraid.
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00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:25,997
Uh...
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00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,433
[emotional music]
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00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:30,902
[chuckles uncomfortably]
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00:19:31,104 --> 00:19:35,173
It's difficult to put
my feelings into words.
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00:19:35,375 --> 00:19:37,307
But...
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00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:39,010
I think...
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00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:41,646
The best way
that I could put it
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00:19:41,714 --> 00:19:42,780
Is I was--
I was scared.
440
00:19:42,982 --> 00:19:45,783
- That must have been
pretty upsetting.
441
00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:47,451
- Yeah, I've moved
since that incident
442
00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,587
Because it's--it's--
443
00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:51,389
It's really--
it was scary.
444
00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:53,056
I don't think
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00:19:53,125 --> 00:19:56,793
I've ever been through
a situation like that before.
446
00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:59,730
But I--
I have relocated since then
447
00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:03,334
Just because of
the vulnerability
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00:20:03,536 --> 00:20:04,735
Of that area.
449
00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:06,470
- Well, janel,
I am so glad to hear
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00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:07,805
That you and your family
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00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:09,473
Are happy and safe
in your new home.
452
00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:10,874
And thanks so much
453
00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:12,410
For taking the time
to speak with us.
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We appreciate it.
455
00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:14,878
- You're welcome.
456
00:20:14,948 --> 00:20:17,348
- That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."
457
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I'm dan abrams.
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Thanks for watching.