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- Hi, everyone,
I'm dan abrams,
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And this is "courtcam."
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- You ready to take the plea?
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[group shouting]
- don't run.
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- [bleep] damn!
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- I'm killing all you [bleep]!
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- I hope you die in prison
as well.
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[subdued music]
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- First up, we're at
the meigs county courthouse
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In decatur, tennessee,
for a family court case.
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33-year-old rashad hawkins
was just given jail time
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For failing
to pay child support.
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But before he could be
taken into custody...
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[music intensifies]
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He dips out
of the second-floor courtroom,
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Drops by the reception desk,
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Then makes his way
to the exit.
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Since it looks like
there's nowhere to run,
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This deputy follows
in leisurely pursuit.
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But hawkins hops over
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The second-floor
balcony railing,
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Quickly lowers himself down,
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Then "drops by"
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On an unsuspecting
potted plant below.
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The deputy appears
to be weighing his options.
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But following hawkins down
is not one of them.
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Amazingly,
after the second-story drop,
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Both hawkins
and the potted plant
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Bounce back into place
as if nothing happened.
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Then hawkins--
who miraculously
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Never lets go of
the paperwork he's holding--
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Simply disappears.
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Back above,
the deputy and others
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Look around in disbelief.
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And below,
a few people peek out
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To see what the commotion's
all about.
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[dramatic music]
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For the next 20 days,
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Hawkins was a wanted man
on the run.
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But his vanishing act
came to an end
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More than 200 miles away,
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When an officer responded
to a trespassing complaint
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From neighbors reporting a man
spotted in their backyards.
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According to
the police report,
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Hawkins again ran
to avoid capture,
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But was eventually arrested
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Following an altercation
with an officer.
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In addition to his outstanding
warrant in tennessee,
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Hawkins was hit with
a long list of new charges,
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Including
criminal trespassing,
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Resisting arrest,
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And third-degree assault
on a police officer.
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Hawkins is being held
without bail
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Until his next court hearing.
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- Milton watts?
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- Next, we're in
berea municipal court.
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The defendant--
21-year-old milton watts--
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Has turned himself in
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After a warrant
was issued for his arrest
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For failure to appear
on a domestic violence charge.
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- You were supposed
to be here last month.
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You did not appear.
Why weren't you here?
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- My mom didn't show up.
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Somebody died in the family.
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There was no reason
for me to be here.
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- Well, it's not
an engraved invitation, son.
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It's a court order.
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- Things are clearly
off to a rocky start
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Between watts
and judge chris green.
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But watts seems comfortable
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Handling the situation
on his own.
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- Your attorney withdrew,
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So you'll have to hire
an attorney.
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- You're a lawyer?
- Nope.
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- Unfortunately for watts,
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His grasp on the legal process
seems spotty at best.
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- Do you want to talk to me
of having a bond with me?
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What do you want to tell me?
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- Bond.
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- Judge green, who's known
for his no-nonsense style,
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Doesn't seem particularly
receptive to the attitude.
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- That's gonna cost you
30 days in the county jail
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For contempt.
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Cuff him.
If you've got the cuffs.
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- Hold on,
it's $5,000 cash surety bond
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Subject to
the temporary protection order.
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- Watts' remarks
have already cost him dearly.
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And now he doubles down.
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- He just swore at the judge.
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Can I give you
a piece of advice?
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- What?
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- You can either make life easy
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Or you can make life hard.
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- That's 60.
You wanna go for 90?
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- That's 90 more.
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- Stop it. Milton.
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- That's 180.
- Milton.
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- That's 360.
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- Yeah,
I'm at about a year right now
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In contempt, so...
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- Watts' mother and sister
attempt to intervene,
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But there is no stopping
the foul-mouthed tirade.
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- I don't care.
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- Okay.
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- Okay. Okay.
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- [bleep] [bleep]
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- [bleep] [bleep] son of
[bleep].
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- Stop it.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- Stop.
Just let him
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Do whatever he wants him to.
- Listen. Listen.
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- Deputies
and other court staff
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Quickly arrive
at the courtroom for backup.
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- Milton!
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- Despite the judge going
all the way up to 360 days
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In the heat of the moment,
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Once watts calmed down,
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The judge ultimately decided
to reduce the sentence
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To 90 days in jail--
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Or four days
per four-letter word.
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For the initial
domestic violence charge
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He was originally
in court for,
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He later pled no contest
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And was sentenced
to five days in jail.
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- Next,
we're in tampa, florida,
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For a zoom court hearing.
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- All right, so we're here on
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State of florida v.
Jennifer carvajal.
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- The 24-year-old's
facing serious charges--
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Including dui manslaughter--
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After a passenger in her car
was killed
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And two others
severely injured
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In a high-speed car accident.
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This police dashcam video
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Shows the car
driven by carvajal
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Traveling at
111 miles per hour
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On a florida highway.
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[traffic noises]
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[police siren blaring]
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After clocking her speed,
the officer hits the lights
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And begins the pursuit.
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[intense music]
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Down the freeway,
he catches up.
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But as he closes in
to pull carvajal over,
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She whips the car
onto the shoulder,
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And then skids out of control.
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[tires screeching]
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[crashes]
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After the car
jerks to the right,
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A second camera
on the officer's cruiser
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Shows carvajal's car
speeding off the highway
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And hitting an embankment,
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Sending it airborne.
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After flying over a fence,
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The car crash-lands
into a car dealership lot,
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Hitting a parked truck
and then a light pole.
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[crashes]
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[siren blaring]
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At the scene,
emergency personnel discover
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That two passengers
were ejected from the car.
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Another
was seriously injured inside.
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And jennifer carvajal--
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The only one
wearing a seatbelt--
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Had just minor injuries.
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Her blood alcohol level
was later recorded at .10,
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Slightly above
the .08 legal limit.
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One of the passengers
thrown from the car,
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Carvajal's 22-year-old cousin,
did not survive.
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[dramatic music]
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Now at the hearing,
judge catherine catlin
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Will determine if carvajal
should continue
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To be held without bond.
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- So ms. Carvajal,
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On the one count
of dui manslaughter
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That still did not
have a bond on it,
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I'm gonna grant the state's
motion for pretrial detention
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And hold you without bond
on that one count.
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- Part of
the state's recommendation
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To hold carvajal in custody
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May be because
this is not the first time
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She's faced
a dui manslaughter charge.
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The entire situation's
a horrific flashback
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To seven years earlier
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When, at 16,
carvajal pleaded no contest
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To a charge
of dui manslaughter
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In an adult court,
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And faced sentencing
two years later
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After she turned 18 years old.
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Carvajal was sentenced
to five years in prison
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With an additional
five years of probation,
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Probation
that was still in effect
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When the second incident
occurred.
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In addition to having
carvajal held without bond,
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The state
then makes another request.
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- The state is requesting
that the defendant be ordered
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Not to make contact
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With either
of the two living victims
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Or to the mother
of the deceased victim
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In this case--pedro carvajal.
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And his mother is present
with us today, your honor.
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- Both carvajal
and the victim's mother
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Can be seen wiping away tears
as the family tragedy
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And no contact order
is discussed.
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[emotional music]
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- 'cause it's family,
obviously some people
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Without even controlling the
wrong with good intentions
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Just trying to check on people
may very well run afoul
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Of unintentionally violating
a court order
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But it's not because of
my client's directing anyone.
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- It is gonna be part
of the order from today.
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So ms. Pizarro, if you'll just
add it to the written order
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So there's no confusion.
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- Judge catlin would approve
the no contact order.
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Jennifer carvajal
was held without bond,
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And her trial
is currently pending.
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[dramatic music]
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Next, we head to family court
in syracuse, new york.
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[lighthearted music]
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The plaintiffs are
mark and christina rotondo
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Who have filed a suit
against michael rotondo--
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Their own son.
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The offense?
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The 30-year-old has been
living with his parents
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Rent-free for eight years,
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And they want him out.
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So instead of serving him
another home-cooked meal,
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They've served him
five letters
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Asking him to please leave.
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But rotondo claims
he's no deadbeat--
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That he just needs
more time to find a job,
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Which he says he needs
to support his young son
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Who lives
with the boy's mother.
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The parents even
offered rotondo $1,100
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To help him pay
for a new place to stay--
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Which he gladly accepted,
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But promptly used
for living "expenses."
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So mom and dad take
their boomerang kid to court.
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The millennial whose story
was thoroughly covered
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By a local news crew
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Is representing himself,
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While his parents
have hired an attorney.
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- They have no obligation
to provide support.
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He's well over the age of 21.
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♪ ♪
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- Rotondo's asking
judge donald greenwood
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For six months
before he has to leave.
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♪ ♪
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- The petitioner
is required to serve
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A six-month notice to quit
onto me for--
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To seek removal of myself
from the premises.
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And the reason for this
is because
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Anyone who is not the tenant
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Who is a family member
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Who is depending
on the homeowners for support
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Requires six months
to basically
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Procure the means
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So that they may support
themselves on their own.
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- While his parents look on,
seemingly wondering,
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"why doesn't michael
put this much effort
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Into finding a job?"
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It looks like rotondo may
have the judge on his side.
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- A six month notice to quit
is a reasonable amount of time
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For someone who has been
depending on
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Persons for support--
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You need six months to procure
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What you would need
to support yourself.
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- They're supporting me
with housing.
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- After both sides
present their case,
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Judge greenwood
makes his decision.
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That somebody
in this day and age
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Could be
in somebody else's home
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With a six-month notice
before they have to leave.
295
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- The judge rules
against rotondo,
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Who has no choice now
but to box up his stuff
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And move into an airbnb.
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♪ ♪
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On the bright side,
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He's also offered
a store-level job
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By the coo
of a national pizza chain.
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It is unclear
whether rotondo accepted it.
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[car horn honks]
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- I want ms. Davis
to know I do not hate her.
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I have forgiven her.
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[intense music]
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- Next,
we're in cincinnati, ohio,
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For the sentencing
of samantha davis.
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♪ ♪
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The 28-year-old
was found guilty
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Of two counts
of aggravated drug possession
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And two counts
of vehicular homicide
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00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:15,860
After she lost control
of her truck
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And sent it careening
off an overpass--
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Crushing
an oncoming car below.
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♪ ♪
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Inside that vehicle,
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A 67-year-old woman
and her adult daughter
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Were killed instantly.
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♪ ♪
321
00:13:31,945 --> 00:13:32,810
Davis was ejected
from her truck
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But survived
with minor injuries.
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At the time, she was driving
on a suspended license,
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And investigators believe
she crushed and snorted
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Prescription pain pills
prior to the accident.
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♪ ♪
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00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:49,093
Now at sentencing,
everett miller,
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Whose ex-wife and daughter
were killed in the accident,
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00:13:51,898 --> 00:13:54,232
Shares
a victim impact statement.
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♪ ♪
331
00:13:55,902 --> 00:14:00,104
- Losing a child in any case
is painful.
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00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:04,576
My children have lost both
their mother and their sister,
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00:14:04,778 --> 00:14:06,176
And every day it is difficult.
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00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:09,380
I live with the knowledge that
I will not get to hold her,
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00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:10,514
Or to hug her,
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00:14:10,584 --> 00:14:11,649
Or to hear her say to me,
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00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,451
"hey, dad,"
when she greeted me.
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00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,519
[emotional music]
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00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:16,854
- Amid his own grief,
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00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:18,989
Miller then acknowledges
samantha davis,
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00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:21,926
Who can be seen crying
just a few feet away.
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00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:24,461
- I want ms. Davis to know
I do not hate her.
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00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:26,998
I have forgiven her.
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00:14:29,001 --> 00:14:32,203
I think justice, however,
needs to be served.
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♪ ♪
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- Britney miller, who lost her
mother and grandma,
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00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:39,010
Then addresses the court.
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00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:41,679
- I have gone through
many emotions
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00:14:41,748 --> 00:14:43,948
In regards
to samantha davis.
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00:14:44,017 --> 00:14:46,618
I have compassion
for her children and family,
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00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:48,553
And I would never
wish on anyone
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What she's going through.
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00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:53,758
I also feel that there
needs to be consequences
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00:14:53,826 --> 00:14:55,994
For what her actions
have caused.
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- Before learning
her sentence,
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00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:01,966
Samantha davis
gives a tearful apology.
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00:15:02,168 --> 00:15:03,768
- I want to apologize
to both your family and mine
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00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:06,638
For the ripple effect
this has caused.
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00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,505
All the pain,
heartache, grief,
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00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:09,840
And all the lost time.
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00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:12,376
All the tears
and the sleepless nights.
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00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:13,578
All the prayers.
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00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,013
So much you'll never get back.
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00:15:16,049 --> 00:15:17,915
I can't pretend to know
the pain or hardships
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You have all endured
these last three years.
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Although I may have my own,
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00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:23,454
My mind is always
flashing back to you
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00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,856
And reminding myself that
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Regardless how bad
I might think I have it,
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You guys definitely
have it worse.
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- Facing a possible
maximum sentence
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Of 18 years in prison,
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Davis' fate
is now in the judge's hands.
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00:15:39,205 --> 00:15:44,008
- It's very hard to assign
a number for someone's life.
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I'm looking at the role
where her actions caused
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Reckless behavior.
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The number
for counts two and four
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Of the ohio
department of correction:
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Four.
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Total: Eight.
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[dramatic music]
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- Samantha davis'
total sentence
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Is eight years in prison.
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Four years for each count
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Of aggravated
vehicular homicide.
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00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:10,901
She was also sentenced
to two years
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00:16:10,971 --> 00:16:13,571
For the aggravated
drug possession charge,
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To be served concurrently.
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00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:18,109
Davis later
filed a successful appeal--
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Getting her vehicular homicide
convictions thrown out
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00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:24,248
Based on ineffective
assistance of counsel.
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A new trial will be conducted
unless prosecutors succeed
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00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:31,989
In getting the appeals court
to reconsider its decision.
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00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:34,993
Until then, samantha davis
remains in custody.
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- [crying]
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[breathlessly]
I'm so sorry.
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[sobs]
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00:16:45,005 --> 00:16:46,804
- Next, we take you
to wilson county, texas,
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Where the man on trial
is typically
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On the other side
of the witness stand.
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00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,811
Attorney mark benavides
has been charged
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00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,214
With six counts
of human trafficking.
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00:16:56,416 --> 00:16:57,949
♪ ♪
404
00:16:58,151 --> 00:17:01,018
Human trafficking involves
the use of force,
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00:17:01,087 --> 00:17:04,555
Fraud, or coercion
to obtain some type of labor
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00:17:04,623 --> 00:17:06,991
Or commercial sex act.
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00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:09,827
Benavides,
a married father of two,
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00:17:09,896 --> 00:17:12,963
Allegedly traded
legal representation
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00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:16,567
For sexual favors
over a period of six years
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00:17:16,635 --> 00:17:18,002
With at least six women.
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00:17:19,973 --> 00:17:21,039
The first to officially
accuse the attorney
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00:17:21,241 --> 00:17:25,109
Claimed benavides asked her
for sex in a jury room
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00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:28,846
Just minutes before
she pled guilty to a felony.
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00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:32,383
- He had me go in the back
in the jury room
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00:17:32,585 --> 00:17:35,119
And we had, um, sex.
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00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:37,855
And then, like, afterwards,
we washed up in the bathroom.
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00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,257
He said that I had
to keep my attorney happy.
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00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:42,126
♪ ♪
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00:17:42,328 --> 00:17:44,929
- Along with the allegations
came some hardcore evidence
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00:17:45,131 --> 00:17:48,532
In the form of dvd recordings
benavides made
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00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:50,001
Of the alleged trysts.
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00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:53,137
When police brought him in
for questioning,
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00:17:53,205 --> 00:17:55,473
Benavides snuck in a desperate
call to his brother
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00:17:55,675 --> 00:17:57,741
In an attempt to destroy
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00:17:57,810 --> 00:18:00,011
The potentially
damning videos.
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00:18:07,286 --> 00:18:08,486
♪ ♪
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00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:10,754
- But it was too late.
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00:18:10,824 --> 00:18:12,890
When police search
benavides' home,
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00:18:12,958 --> 00:18:16,227
They discover
246 pornographic dvds.
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00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:18,162
♪ ♪
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00:18:18,231 --> 00:18:19,764
Because the state believed
benavides coerced the women
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00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:21,832
Into having sex
for legal services,
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00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:24,235
He was charged
with human trafficking.
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00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:26,837
♪ ♪
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00:18:26,906 --> 00:18:28,906
If found guilty,
benavides could face
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00:18:28,975 --> 00:18:32,443
Anywhere from 25 years
to life in prison.
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00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:34,778
He pled not guilty.
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00:18:34,848 --> 00:18:36,046
At trial,
the prosecution focused
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00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:39,850
On benavides' abuse
of his position of power.
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00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:41,919
- You are gonna hear
he transported women.
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00:18:41,988 --> 00:18:43,788
You're gonna hear evidence
that he drove them
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00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:46,990
To the place
where these things happened.
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00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:50,995
He used our justice system
to acquire his women.
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00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:54,866
- Six women came forward
to describe the arrangements
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00:18:55,068 --> 00:18:57,601
And how benavides
was always in control.
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00:18:57,670 --> 00:18:59,603
- I never paid him money to--
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I had--I always went to court
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00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:03,674
And after court,
we'd go to the room.
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00:19:03,876 --> 00:19:05,476
So that's how
I took care of it.
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00:19:05,545 --> 00:19:07,678
I act like I liked it.
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00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:10,014
And I wanted to make him happy.
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00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:12,683
'cause I had to.
I mean,
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00:19:12,751 --> 00:19:15,886
Or else I end up
back in jail.
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00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:16,820
- When the state played
some of the dvds
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00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:19,490
Showing rough sex
between benavides
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00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,759
And an alleged victim,
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00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,894
One of the jurors
became so upset
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00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:26,297
She passed out
and had to be removed.
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00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:27,898
♪ ♪
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00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:30,835
After hearing and seeing
all the evidence,
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00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:32,970
The jury returned
with a verdict.
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00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:35,239
- We, the jury, find
the defendant mark benavides
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Guilty.
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- During the penalty phase
before sentencing,
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Benavides attempted to show
some remorse for his actions.
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00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:44,982
- I'm embarrassed.
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00:19:46,385 --> 00:19:46,984
Humiliated.
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00:19:49,122 --> 00:19:52,990
I'm asking you to have mercy
and give me the minimum.
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00:19:56,528 --> 00:19:57,995
- [breathes heavily]
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00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:00,264
Because I'm so--
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[cries]
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00:20:03,603 --> 00:20:05,203
I'm so sorry.
[cries]
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00:20:05,405 --> 00:20:07,071
♪ ♪
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00:20:07,273 --> 00:20:10,408
- Benavides was able to avoid
the maximum penalty--
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00:20:10,610 --> 00:20:11,875
But not by much--
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00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:14,545
As the judge announced
his sentence.
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00:20:14,747 --> 00:20:16,814
- The court sentences you to
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00:20:17,016 --> 00:20:19,817
80 years confinement
in the penitentiary
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00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:21,419
In each and every one
of these counts.
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00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:23,020
[dramatic music]
481
00:20:23,089 --> 00:20:25,956
- Benavides' six sentences
will run concurrently.
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00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:29,827
And he'll be eligible
for parole in 30 years.
483
00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:31,829
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."
484
00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,998
I'm dan abrams.
Thanks for watching.