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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Hi, everyone, I'm dan abrams,
and this is "courtcam."

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- Are you ready
to take your plea?

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[indistinct shouting]

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- Gotta rush.

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- [bleep] you!

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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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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Let's start things off

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At the criminal justice center
in philadelphia,

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Where things get heated
for one attorney

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Before he even makes it
into the courtroom.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> That's 72-year-old</i>
<i> prominent local attorney</i>

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<i> Clifford haines.</i>

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<i> He's in court today</i>
<i> to attend a hearing</i>

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<i> For one of his clients.</i>

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<i> Unfortunately, haines forgot</i>

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<i> His bar card</i>
<i> and identification,</i>

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<i> And had to enter</i>
<i> through general security.</i>

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<i> He passed through</i>
<i> the security area earlier.</i>

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<i> And as per</i>
<i> the courthouse policy,</i>

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<i> Haines surrendered</i>
<i> his cell phone,</i>

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<i> And it was secured</i>
<i> in a locked pouch.</i>

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<i> But when he arrived</i>
<i> in the assigned courtroom,</i>

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<i> He realized he'd forgot</i>
<i> to turn his cell phone off.</i>

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<i> So, he made his way</i>
<i> back to security</i>

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<i> To get the phone</i>
<i> out of the bag and turned off.</i>

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<i> But when he approached</i>
<i> the sheriff's deputy</i>

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<i> To address the problem,</i>

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<i> Haines claims he was rudely</i>
<i> told to go the other way.</i>

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<i> And that's when</i>
<i> the trouble begins.</i>

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<i> After retrieving his phone,</i>
<i> it seems the device</i>

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<i> Isn't the only thing set off.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Haines has a few words</i>
<i> for the deputy,</i>

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<i> Who takes exception</i>
<i> to the comments and</i>

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<i> The lack of personal space.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> In an instant, five members</i>
<i> of the security team</i>

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<i> Pounce on haines,</i>
<i> who continues to struggle.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> And it gets worse from there.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> The initial tackle sends</i>
<i> security equipment flying.</i>

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<i> This officer subdues haines</i>
<i> with a headlock.</i>

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<i> The officers get haines' arms</i>
<i> behind his back and cuff him.</i>

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<i> Additional security members</i>
<i> check in on the situation,</i>

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<i> Which seems under control.</i>

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<i> This officer tries</i>
<i> to lend a hand</i>

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<i> By grabbing onto</i>
<i> the attorney's ankles.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> As for haines,</i>
<i> his horrible day at the office</i>

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<i> Continues as he's taken</i>
<i> into custody,</i>

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<i> Where he'll remain</i>
<i> for the next 18 hours</i>

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<i> With a dislocated</i>
<i> and fractured right shoulder.</i>

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<i> The district attorney decided</i>

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<i> Not to press charges</i>
<i> against haines.</i>

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<i> Haines responded to the</i>
<i> philadelphia sheriff's office</i>

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<i> By suing for conspiracy</i>
<i> to defame,</i>

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<i> False arrest,</i>
<i> assault and battery,</i>

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<i> And intentional infliction</i>
<i> of emotional distress.</i>

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<i> The sheriff's office</i>
<i> had no comment</i>

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<i> As they await trial.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Next, we go inside</i>
<i> the oklahoma county courthouse</i>

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<i> In oklahoma city.</i>

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<i> 19-year-old israel pointer's</i>
<i> in court for a hearing</i>

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<i> After he failed to appear</i>
<i> three days earlier</i>

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<i> For charges of robbery</i>
<i> with a firearm</i>

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<i> And possession of a firearm.</i>

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<i> Because pointer skipped</i>
<i> his previous court date,</i>

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<i> The judge revokes his bond.</i>

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<i> But before he can be taken</i>
<i> into custody,</i>

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<i> He makes a break for it.</i>

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<i> As pointer bursts</i>
<i> through the courtroom door,</i>

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<i> He slips the grip</i>
<i> of one deputy</i>

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<i> Then blows past another.</i>

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<i> Just down the hall,</i>
<i> these two deputies are unaware</i>

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<i> That their shift is about</i>
<i> to start with a bang.</i>

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<i> Moments later, they run</i>
<i> into the fleeing defendant</i>

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<i> In a narrow hallway.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> But once again,</i>
<i> he shakes loose.</i>

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<i> It looks like pointer</i>
<i> might have a shot at freedom.</i>

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<i> That is, until he makes</i>
<i> a wrong turn</i>

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<i> Into this hallway.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> And this man, the county's</i>
<i> lead district attorney,</i>

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<i> David prater.</i>

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<i> Typically,</i>
<i> criminals try to avoid the da,</i>

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<i> But today, one is about</i>
<i> to run right to him.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> When prater sees</i>
<i> what's headed his way,</i>

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<i> He doesn't look</i>
<i> for a nearby deputy.</i>

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<i> Instead, he unbuttons</i>
<i> his suit jacket and</i>

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<i> Jumps into action.</i>

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<i> Instead of going</i>
<i> for a full-out tackle,</i>

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<i> The attorney latches</i>
<i> onto pointer's arm</i>

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<i> And doesn't let go.</i>

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<i> Prater hopes to contain him</i>
<i> with the arm grab</i>

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<i> As the other attorneys</i>
<i> help bring him down.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> For district attorney</i>
<i> david prater,</i>

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<i> It's all in a day's work.</i>

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<i> Turns out,</i>
<i> this is the fourth time</i>

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<i> He stopped a fleeing defendant</i>
<i> in the courthouse.</i>

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<i> Israel pointer</i>
<i> is taken into custody</i>

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<i> To later plead guilty</i>
<i> to resisting arrest.</i>

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<i> Sentenced to six months</i>
<i> in county jail.</i>

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<i> For the original charges</i>
<i> of robbery with a firearm</i>

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<i> And possession of a firearm,</i>

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<i> He also pled guilty</i>
<i> and was sentenced</i>

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<i> To an additional</i>
<i> three years in prison.</i>

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<i> - Next, we're in</i>
<i> mount pleasant, michigan,</i>

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<i> For the arraignment</i>
<i> of isaiah gardenhire.</i>

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<i> The 40-year-old was arrested</i>

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<i> After reportedly</i>
<i> going on a two-day crime spree</i>

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<i> That forced the community</i>
<i> into lockdown.</i>

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<i> Gardenhire reportedly</i>
<i> sexually assaulted</i>

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<i> His girlfriend in their home</i>

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<i> And killed</i>
<i> her 13-year-old daughter</i>

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<i> Before fleeing to a nearby</i>
<i> apartment complex.</i>

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<i> There, he allegedly took</i>
<i> a man and woman hostage,</i>

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<i> Sexually assaulted the female,</i>

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<i> Robbed them,</i>
<i> and then stole their car.</i>

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<i> Gardenhire would eventually</i>
<i> turn himself into police.</i>

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<i> But now as judge</i>
<i> sara spencer-noggle</i>

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<i> Reads the long list</i>
<i> of charges against him...</i>

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- Count one, homicide open
murder, statutory short form.

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Count two,
criminal sexual conduct.

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First-degree weapon use.

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<i> - He appears to nod off.</i>

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- Dna to be taken upon arrest.

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A consecutive sentence may be
imposed under statute...

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- [yawning]
- the confinement.

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- Count six
is unlawful imprisonment.

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<i> - Moments later,</i>
<i> another audible yawn</i>

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<i> Distracts from the hearing.</i>

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- Dna to be taken
upon arrest.

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The court may impose
a consecutive sentence

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Under statute.

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That is also
a tier three offense.

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<i> - But the judge stays on track</i>

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<i> And asks prosecuting attorney</i>
<i> david barberi</i>

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<i> To weigh in on</i>
<i> gardenhire's bond conditions.</i>

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<i> - The prosecutor also mentions</i>

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<i> That gardenhire</i>
<i> was actually out on bond</i>

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<i> For a separate criminal</i>
<i> sexual misconduct case</i>

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<i> In another county</i>

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<i> When he went on the alleged</i>
<i> two-day crime spree.</i>

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- In this case,

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Due to the fact
that mr. Gardenhire

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Is both charged with murder

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And the fact
that he was on bond

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At the time that
the allegation occurred...

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<i> - With the prosecutor</i>
<i> mid-sentence,</i>

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<i> Gardenhire interrupts,</i>

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<i> Claiming that his girlfriend</i>
<i> should be charged</i>

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<i> With the murder</i>
<i> of her daughter--not him.</i>

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- Charge her with murder

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Because she's the one
who did it.

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- Isaiah--

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[all speaking at once]

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- All right, mr. Gardenhire,
this is your warning.

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The court will mute
your microphone

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If you speak out of turn again.

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- Your honor, we would request
that mr. Gardenhire

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Be held without bond,
or in the alternative,

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That bond be set as
$2 million cash surety.

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- All right, thank you,
mr. Barberi.

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Mr. Gardenhire,
I'm going to ask

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That you behave in a--
all right.

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I'm gonna ask that you behave
in a manner

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That's appropriate
for a court proceeding,

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Particularly given the fact
that right now, I'm considering

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Whether or not to allow
your release on bond.

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If I have any more
acting out, sir,

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We're gonna turn off
your audio and your video.

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Go ahead and mute
his audio and video.

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Thank you.

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<i> - After further discussing</i>
<i> his bond conditions,</i>

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<i> Gardenhire's brought back</i>
<i> into the conversation</i>

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<i> Seemingly even</i>
<i> less interested than before.</i>

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- All right, the court has
considered the factors

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Found in mcr 6.106

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And finds that bond
in the amount of $3 million,

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Cash or surety, is appropriate.

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<i> - This time, the defendant</i>
<i> flips the judge the bird,</i>

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<i> First with one hand,</i>

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<i> Then follows it up with</i>
<i> a hearing ending two-hander.</i>

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- All right, go ahead
and turn his video off, please.

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<i> - The hearing</i>
<i> was ultimately cut short</i>

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<i> Due to gardenhire's behavior.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Isaiah gardenhire's being held</i>
<i> on $3 million bond</i>

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<i> For 12 criminal charges,</i>
<i> including home invasion,</i>

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<i> First-degree</i>
<i> criminal sexual misconduct,</i>

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<i> And murder.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Next, we're at the</i>
<i> 44th district courthouse</i>

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<i> In royal oak, michigan,</i>

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<i> For an unpleasant task</i>
<i> most everyone can relate to:</i>

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<i> Paying a parking ticket.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> In this case, the dreaded slip</i>
<i> under the wiper</i>

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00:09:24,964 --> 00:09:26,898
<i> Means the driver</i>
<i> has to pony up 10 bucks</i>

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<i> For an expired</i>
<i> parking meter ticket.</i>

228
00:09:30,169 --> 00:09:32,904
<i> So, at the clerk's window,</i>
<i> 33-year-old anthony sevy</i>

229
00:09:32,973 --> 00:09:35,974
<i> Is gonna pay the citation</i>
<i> by debit card</i>

230
00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:38,643
<i> But is informed there's</i>
<i> a $1.75 surcharge</i>

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00:09:38,712 --> 00:09:41,312
<i> For putting it on his plastic.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Not wanting to pay</i>
<i> the extra fee,</i>

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<i> Sevy leaves and returns</i>
<i> a short while later.</i>

235
00:09:47,854 --> 00:09:49,521
<i> But as he goes</i>
<i> through security,</i>

236
00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:50,855
<i> A court officer discovers</i>

237
00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:54,459
<i> Sevy's packing</i>
<i> something metal and heavy.</i>

238
00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:56,661
<i> No, it's not a weapon.</i>

239
00:09:56,729 --> 00:10:00,599
<i> It's $10 in rolled pennies.</i>

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00:10:00,801 --> 00:10:02,267
<i> Security officer philip barach</i>

241
00:10:02,335 --> 00:10:05,870
<i> Then gives his own two cents,</i>
<i> letting sevy know the clerk</i>

242
00:10:05,938 --> 00:10:08,473
<i> Won't accept</i>
<i> the pennies as payment.</i>

243
00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:10,208
<i> But he proceeds anyway.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

245
00:10:12,212 --> 00:10:14,879
<i> At the pay window, he finds</i>
<i> out the officer was right.</i>

246
00:10:15,082 --> 00:10:17,948
<i> Under a long-standing</i>
<i> michigan statute,</i>

247
00:10:18,018 --> 00:10:19,751
<i> The court is not required</i>
<i> to accept coins</i>

248
00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,287
<i> That aren't</i>
<i> pure silver or gold.</i>

249
00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:24,155
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

250
00:10:24,223 --> 00:10:27,225
<i> The statute is actually posted</i>
<i> at the clerk's window.</i>

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00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:28,560
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

252
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<i> Growing more frustrated,</i>

253
00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:31,763
<i> Sevy has a heated exchange</i>
<i> with the clerk,</i>

254
00:10:31,832 --> 00:10:33,631
<i> Then with security officer</i>
<i> barach</i>

255
00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:35,233
<i> Before he's told to leave.</i>

256
00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:40,772
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

257
00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:42,774
<i> But as sevy's</i>
<i> walked to the exit,</i>

258
00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,309
<i> The verbal exchange</i>
<i> turns physical.</i>

259
00:10:44,377 --> 00:10:51,983
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

260
00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,920
<i>It's unclear what exactly</i>
<i> prompted the fight,</i>

261
00:10:55,988 --> 00:10:57,188
<i> But things quickly</i>
<i> get out of control.</i>

262
00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:58,857
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> First shoving,</i>
<i> then officer barach</i>

264
00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:03,928
<i> Slams sevy against the glass</i>

265
00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,864
<i> As another officer</i>
<i> helps restrain him.</i>

266
00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:09,601
<i> Sevy says what you can't see</i>
<i> off camera</i>

267
00:11:09,803 --> 00:11:11,135
<i> Is officer barach choking him</i>

268
00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:14,271
<i> Until he lost consciousness</i>
<i> and defecated on himself.</i>

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00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:18,142
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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00:11:18,211 --> 00:11:20,879
<i> Sevy was escorted back</i>
<i> into the building, processed,</i>

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00:11:20,947 --> 00:11:22,881
<i> And charged</i>
<i> with disorderly conduct.</i>

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00:11:22,949 --> 00:11:24,683
<i> Charge of assaulting</i>
<i> or obstructing</i>

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00:11:24,885 --> 00:11:26,151
<i> A police officer</i>
<i> was later added.</i>

274
00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:29,687
<i> He will plead no contest to</i>
<i> the disorderly conduct charge</i>

275
00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:32,090
<i> And was ordered to pay a fine.</i>

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<i> The assaulting or obstructing</i>
<i> an officer charge</i>

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00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,162
<i> Against the police officer</i>
<i> was dropped.</i>

278
00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:39,831
<i> Following the incident,</i>
<i> sevy fired back with a lawsuit</i>

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00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:41,966
<i> Against security officer</i>
<i> philip barach,</i>

280
00:11:42,034 --> 00:11:44,569
<i> Which included claims</i>
<i> of unlawful arrest</i>

281
00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:46,237
<i> And excessive use of force.</i>

282
00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,039
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

283
00:11:48,241 --> 00:11:50,241
<i> The suit was later dismissed</i>
<i> by an appellate court.</i>

284
00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,010
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

285
00:12:00,319 --> 00:12:02,854
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

286
00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:03,788
<i> - Next, we're in</i>
<i> west palm beach, florida,</i>

287
00:12:03,990 --> 00:12:06,191
<i> For the sentencing</i>
<i> of david anthony.</i>

288
00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:07,926
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

289
00:12:08,128 --> 00:12:10,795
<i> The 44-year-old claims</i>
<i> the covid-19 pandemic,</i>

290
00:12:10,864 --> 00:12:12,731
<i> In part, pushed him</i>
<i> over the edge</i>

291
00:12:12,933 --> 00:12:16,000
<i> And into a violent</i>
<i> downward spiral.</i>

292
00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:26,611
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

293
00:12:26,813 --> 00:12:28,078
<i> - In March 2020, david anthony</i>

294
00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:30,749
<i> Tried to convince</i>
<i> his estranged wife, gretchen,</i>

295
00:12:30,951 --> 00:12:33,084
<i> To travel with him</i>
<i> to costa rica,</i>

296
00:12:33,152 --> 00:12:36,287
<i> Where he believed they could</i>
<i> escape the pandemic.</i>

297
00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:38,957
<i> The couple had been separated</i>
<i> after five years of marriage.</i>

298
00:12:39,025 --> 00:12:40,958
<i> Gretchen declined,</i>
<i> and a few days later,</i>

299
00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:44,295
<i> Friends and family</i>
<i> believed she went missing.</i>

300
00:12:44,363 --> 00:12:46,164
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

301
00:12:46,232 --> 00:12:48,299
<i> Police went to her home,</i>
<i> but there was no sign of her.</i>

302
00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:50,568
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

303
00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:51,769
<i> That's when investigators</i>

304
00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:53,004
<i> Put in a call</i>
<i> to david anthony.</i>

305
00:12:56,042 --> 00:12:58,042
<i> - Anthony claimed gretchen</i>
<i> wasn't missing,</i>

306
00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:00,444
<i> But that she was receiving</i>
<i> medical attention</i>

307
00:13:00,514 --> 00:13:02,013
<i> At a cdc facility.</i>

308
00:13:11,324 --> 00:13:12,923
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

309
00:13:12,992 --> 00:13:14,526
<i> - Unsatisfied with anthony's</i>
<i> explanation</i>

310
00:13:14,728 --> 00:13:15,660
<i> Of gretchen's whereabouts,</i>

311
00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:18,529
<i> The investigation continued.</i>

312
00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:20,264
<i> And then a breakthrough.</i>

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00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:21,733
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

314
00:13:21,935 --> 00:13:23,468
<i> In surveillance footage</i>
<i> recovered</i>

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00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:24,668
<i> From gretchen's home,</i>

316
00:13:24,737 --> 00:13:27,205
<i> A dark figure can be seen</i>
<i> lurking on her patio.</i>

317
00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:30,941
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

318
00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:32,811
<i> Moments later,</i>
<i> out of the camera's view,</i>

319
00:13:33,013 --> 00:13:35,013
<i> Gretchen makes</i>
<i> a muffled cry for help.</i>

320
00:13:38,351 --> 00:13:40,751
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

321
00:13:40,821 --> 00:13:42,353
<i> - Then what's done</i>
<i> in the darkness</i>

322
00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:43,288
<i> Comes to light.</i>

323
00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:44,955
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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00:13:45,024 --> 00:13:46,958
<i> In the garage,</i>
<i> a man wearing rubber gloves</i>

325
00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,228
<i> Can be seen loading items</i>
<i> into gretchen's car.</i>

326
00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:51,429
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

327
00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:55,833
<i> His back remains to the camera</i>
<i> right until this moment.</i>

328
00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:58,436
<i> Investigators</i>
<i> pull this freeze frame.</i>

329
00:13:58,638 --> 00:14:00,438
<i> It is david anthony.</i>

330
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:01,906
<i> Authorities believe</i>

331
00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:04,242
<i> He's just murdered</i>
<i> his estranged wife.</i>

332
00:14:04,311 --> 00:14:07,011
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

333
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:09,513
[siren wailing]

334
00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:11,783
- Hands out the vehicle.

335
00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:13,918
<i> - Days later,</i>
<i> police track anthony,</i>

336
00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,521
<i> Who'd skipped town</i>
<i> to las cruces, new mexico,</i>

337
00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:17,455
<i> And make an arrest.</i>

338
00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:18,790
- Am I being detained?

339
00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:20,458
- You're detained right now,
yeah.

340
00:14:20,660 --> 00:14:22,794
- Okay.
- Watch out.

341
00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:23,928
- There's a warrant
for your arrest,

342
00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:25,529
And I'm gonna explain that
when we get back--

343
00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:27,265
Back to the--excuse me?

344
00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:29,000
- Homicide.

345
00:14:33,273 --> 00:14:34,471
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

346
00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:35,272
- Who do you think?

347
00:14:35,341 --> 00:14:38,075
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

348
00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:40,011
<i> - David anthony was charged</i>
<i> with the kidnapping</i>

349
00:14:40,079 --> 00:14:43,147
<i> And first-degree murder</i>
<i> of gretchen anthony.</i>

350
00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:46,284
<i> But investigators were</i>
<i> still searching for her body.</i>

351
00:14:46,352 --> 00:14:46,985
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

352
00:15:05,104 --> 00:15:09,240
<i> - Anthony denied involvement</i>
<i> in gretchen's murder</i>

353
00:15:09,308 --> 00:15:12,576
<i> Right up until prosecutors</i>
<i> offered him a plea agreement.</i>

354
00:15:12,646 --> 00:15:13,778
<i> In exchange for disclosing</i>

355
00:15:13,847 --> 00:15:16,047
<i> The location</i>
<i> of gretchen's body,</i>

356
00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:18,783
<i> The state would lower</i>
<i> his charge from first</i>

357
00:15:18,985 --> 00:15:21,119
<i> To second-degree murder,</i>
<i> which would take</i>

358
00:15:21,187 --> 00:15:23,187
<i> The possibility of the</i>
<i> death penalty off the table.</i>

359
00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:25,723
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

360
00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:26,790
<i> Anthony agreed</i>
<i> to the conditions</i>

361
00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:30,862
<i> And immediately</i>
<i> changed his tune,</i>

362
00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:32,663
<i> Admitting he dumped</i>
<i> gretchen's body</i>

363
00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:34,999
<i> In a wooded area near her home</i>

364
00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:37,735
<i> After stabbing her to death</i>
<i> inside the garage.</i>

365
00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:39,604
<i> Police investigated</i>
<i> the location</i>

366
00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:41,872
<i> And found gretchen's remains.</i>

367
00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,542
<i> Now at sentencing,</i>
<i> gretchen's sister</i>

368
00:15:44,744 --> 00:15:47,011
<i> Faces down david anthony.</i>

369
00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,881
- I would like to say
some words to the defendant

370
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:54,352
Whose name and being
are not worthy of the air

371
00:15:54,421 --> 00:15:56,420
We all breathe.

372
00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:59,490
You are a monster.

373
00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:01,492
One thing is definite.

374
00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:04,962
Gretchen believed in karma

375
00:16:05,031 --> 00:16:07,765
And therefore, we can
take some comfort knowing

376
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:11,969
That every day
you spend in prison

377
00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:15,506
Will be as horrific
as the murder you committed.

378
00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:18,509
You can never be forgiven.

379
00:16:18,577 --> 00:16:20,978
You are disgusting.

380
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,580
<i> - Before the judge delivers</i>
<i> his sentence,</i>

381
00:16:22,782 --> 00:16:24,983
<i> Anthony addresses the court.</i>

382
00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:38,596
I disgraced my family.

383
00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:41,732
I'm hated by some beyond words.

384
00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:45,003
And I brought shame
upon my name.

385
00:16:51,544 --> 00:16:52,477
Instead of being a man,

386
00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:54,012
I chose to be a coward.

387
00:16:56,082 --> 00:16:57,882
<i> - The terms of anthony's</i>
<i> sentence were determined</i>

388
00:16:57,950 --> 00:16:59,884
<i> At the time</i>
<i> of his plea agreement</i>

389
00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:01,986
<i> And confirmed</i>
<i> by judge kirk volker.</i>

390
00:17:13,233 --> 00:17:16,100
<i> - David anthony was sentenced</i>
<i> to 38 years in prison</i>

391
00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:17,835
<i> After pleading guilty</i>
<i> to the second-degree murder</i>

392
00:17:17,904 --> 00:17:23,107
<i> And kidnapping</i>
<i> of gretchen anthony.</i>

393
00:17:23,176 --> 00:17:27,011
<i> He'll be eligible for release</i>
<i> when he's 81 years old.</i>

394
00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:32,583
<i> - Next,</i>
<i> we're in columbus, ohio,</i>

395
00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:33,985
<i> For an arraignment hearing.</i>

396
00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:37,722
<i> 34 year-old donald moore</i>
<i> was charged with</i>

397
00:17:37,924 --> 00:17:39,657
<i> Failure to confine</i>
<i> a vicious dog,</i>

398
00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,059
<i> When, seven months earlier,</i>

399
00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,794
<i> His pit bull attacked a woman</i>
<i> in front of his house,</i>

400
00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,330
<i> Causing serious injuries</i>
<i> to her face.</i>

401
00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,533
[dog barking]

402
00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:49,667
<i> At the time of the attack,</i>

403
00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:51,468
<i> Pit bulls were characterized</i>

404
00:17:51,537 --> 00:17:52,536
<i> As a vicious breed</i>

405
00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:56,073
<i> Under ohio state law.</i>

406
00:17:56,142 --> 00:17:57,808
<i> Owners were required</i>
<i> to keep their dogs on a leash</i>

407
00:17:57,877 --> 00:18:00,811
<i> Or inside a fenced area</i>
<i> at all times</i>

408
00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,481
<i> And had to carry</i>
<i> at least $100,000</i>

409
00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:05,750
<i> In liability insurance.</i>

410
00:18:05,952 --> 00:18:08,018
<i> Moore's arraignment</i>
<i> is just underway</i>

411
00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:10,988
<i> When there's an interruption</i>
<i> from the gallery.</i>

412
00:18:17,029 --> 00:18:19,564
<i> - The man behind the glass</i>
<i> informs the court</i>

413
00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:20,764
<i> That the defendant's dog</i>

414
00:18:20,834 --> 00:18:23,768
<i> Just mauled</i>
<i> his 12-year-old son</i>

415
00:18:23,970 --> 00:18:27,004
<i> Days earlier</i>
<i> in a separate attack.</i>

416
00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,446
<i> - The boy was reportedly</i>
<i> walking from his house</i>

417
00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:36,780
<i> Across the street</i>

418
00:18:36,850 --> 00:18:39,383
<i> When the pit bull</i>
<i> broke its tether</i>

419
00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:40,918
<i> And attacked him.</i>

420
00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,853
<i> The boy's father and others</i>
<i> rushed to help,</i>

421
00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:44,855
<i> But couldn't get the dog</i>
<i> to release him</i>

422
00:18:44,924 --> 00:18:46,657
<i> Until a neighbor</i>
<i> eventually used a knife</i>

423
00:18:46,725 --> 00:18:50,861
<i> To stab the dog in its side.</i>

424
00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:53,931
<i> The boy required surgery</i>
<i> for his wounds.</i>

425
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,801
<i> The dog was euthanized</i>
<i> after the attack.</i>

426
00:18:57,870 --> 00:18:58,603
<i> After yelling out</i>
<i> from the gallery</i>

427
00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:01,271
<i> And interrupting the hearing,</i>

428
00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:04,008
<i> The judge orders the victim's</i>
<i> father to approach the bench.</i>

429
00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:52,522
<i> - But on his way out the door,</i>

430
00:19:52,592 --> 00:19:53,991
<i> The angry father pauses</i>

431
00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:56,994
<i> And appears to send a message</i>
<i> to the defendant.</i>

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00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:14,812
<i> - Donald moore was later</i>
<i> found guilty of two counts</i>

433
00:20:15,014 --> 00:20:17,615
<i> Of failure</i>
<i> to confine a vicious dog,</i>

434
00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:19,817
<i> One count of felonious assault</i>

435
00:20:19,886 --> 00:20:22,553
<i> For the mauling</i>
<i> of a 12-year-old boy.</i>

436
00:20:22,755 --> 00:20:24,221
<i> He was sentenced to 13 years</i>

437
00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:28,893
<i> In the ohio department of</i>
<i> rehabilitation and correction.</i>

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00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:30,761
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."

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00:20:30,830 --> 00:20:32,363
I'm dan abrams.
Thanks for watching.

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