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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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

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- I'm ready to take a plea.

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[group shouting]

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- [bleep] you!

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- [shouting indistinctly]
[bleep]

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- I hope you die in prison
as well.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> Meet timothy demattio.</i>

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<i> [rock music]</i>

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- Oh, boy.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - The 34-year-old</i>
<i> florida rock musician</i>

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<i> Was charged with petty theft</i>
<i> and damage to property</i>

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<i> For allegedly trying to steal</i>

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<i> Nutritional supplements</i>
<i> from a store</i>

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<i> And damaging items</i>
<i> after he was caught.</i>

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<i> As judge john hurley</i>
<i> kicks off the bond hearing...</i>

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<i> - He makes a request that will</i>
<i> come back to haunt him.</i>

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- Turn on the mic,
please, somebody.

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One--one of the keys--
- your honor.

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- Yes, sir.

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- You know me, don't you?
- No.

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<i> - Before judge hurley can get</i>
<i> another word in,</i>

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<i> This rocker breaks</i>
<i> into a solo.</i>

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- I was going to [bleep]
to pick up my scripts.

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They said it was a 45-minute
wait for some reason.

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I'm walking around shopping.

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I go to the bathroom to take
a piss and wash my hands,

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And the manager's in there,
waiting for me,

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Thinking I'm shoplifting.
I wasn't shoplifting anything.

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- No?

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- No.

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My first, second,
third, fourth, thirteenth,

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Fourteenth amendment rights
have been violated.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - But it turns out this isn't</i>
<i> the first time</i>

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<i> The defendant's been charged</i>
<i> for stealing.</i>

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<i> - As john hurley checks</i>
<i> on the details</i>

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<i> Of the pending charges,</i>

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<i> Demattio can be seen</i>
<i> growing more animated</i>

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<i> With the public defender.</i>

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<i> And when his mic</i>
<i> gets turned back on...</i>

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- Your honor.

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- Judge.
- Sidebar.

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<i> - Yes, he raises his hand</i>

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<i> And asks the judge</i>
<i> for a sidebar.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Your honor.
- Judge.

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- Sidebar.
- Wait. No. Stop.

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- Your honor.
- Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.

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It's not your turn.

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<i> - After being muted</i>
<i> once again,</i>

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<i> Demattio decides to drum up</i>
<i> some more attention.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- Oh, boy.

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<i> - As the performance</i>
<i> continues...</i>

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- Mr. Miller.

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<i> - Public defender dale miller</i>
<i> hangs his head</i>

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<i> And makes</i>
<i> the executive decision</i>

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<i> Not to unmute the defendant.</i>

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- Mr. Miller.

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- I think he's trying
to give him an opportunity

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To calm down, judge.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Ultimately,</i>
<i> the courtroom concert</i>

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<i> Is cut short,</i>

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<i> And demattio is forcibly</i>
<i> removed by court security.</i>

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- Please sit down.
- Your honor.

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- [indistinct]

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<i> - Timothy demattio later</i>
<i> pled guilty</i>

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<i> To the petty theft charge</i>
<i> and was ordered to pay $293.</i>

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<i> The damage to property charge</i>
<i> was dropped.</i>

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- Your honor.

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- Judge.
- Sidebar.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- You're--you're a crook.

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And you have been one
for a long time.

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<i> - Next, we head</i>
<i> to san antonio, texas,</i>

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<i> For the sentencing</i>
<i> of andrea vasquez.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> The 44-year-old mother,</i>

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<i> A convicted felon</i>
<i> with a history of theft,</i>

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<i> Has pled guilty</i>
<i> to four counts</i>

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<i> Of felony theft.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> A year earlier, vasquez set up</i>

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<i> A charity event to raise money</i>

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<i> For the san antonio chapter</i>

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<i> Of there for you,</i>
<i> a national charity</i>

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<i> That provides wigs</i>
<i> to cancer patients.</i>

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<i> She did it</i>
<i> through a foundation</i>

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<i> Her teenage daughter created</i>

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<i> Called fashion for cancer.</i>

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<i> The event raised $20,000.</i>

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<i> The only problem was,</i>
<i> despite being presented</i>

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<i> An oversized $20,000 check</i>
<i> at the event,</i>

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<i> The charity never received</i>
<i> the donation from vasquez,</i>

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<i> And vasquez pocketed</i>
<i> the money.</i>

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<i> She was arrested after</i>
<i> she failed to pay the vendors</i>

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<i> Who helped organize the event.</i>

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<i> Now, she's about</i>
<i> to learn her sentence</i>

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<i> From judge joey contreras.</i>
<i> Per the plea agreement,</i>

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<i> The max she can receive</i>
<i> is eight years in prison.</i>

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<i> First, the judge hears</i>
<i> from the vendors,</i>

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<i> Who have yet</i>
<i> to receive payment.</i>

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- Two months after,
and there was still no money.

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<i> - Next, it was vasquez</i>
<i> who took the stand.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> She's hoping to convince</i>
<i> the judge</i>

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<i> She was just trying to do</i>
<i> the right thing,</i>

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<i> But got in over her head.</i>

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- I have no idea--anything
of the fashion business at all.

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I don't.
I was mom.

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We got stuck paying for liquor

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For these vips

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And people
handing out more tickets.

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It was just total chaos.

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<i> - Vasquez also claimed it was</i>
<i> really her teenage daughter</i>

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<i> Who was in charge</i>
<i> of the foundation,</i>

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<i> Though no charges</i>
<i> were ever filed against her.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> After hearing the testimony,</i>
<i> it was time for the judge</i>

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<i> To decide whether she</i>
<i> deserved sympathy or not.</i>

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- Ms. Vasquez...

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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You're--you're a crook.

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And you have been one
for a long time.

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Your record bears that out.

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Now I know how these people
got swindled by you.

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You're a good talker.
You're a very good talker.

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And you know what
the most--the most offensive,

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Disgusting part
of this whole proceeding is?

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Is that your response is,
"if I did anything wrong,

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It was not watching
what my daughter did."

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A woman who will steal
from victims

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In the names of helping cancer
and then walk into court

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And throw her own daughter
under the bus and say,

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"the only thing I did wrong
was not stopping my daughter

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From being a crook,"

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Deserves way more
than eight years,

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And I really, profoundly regret

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That I can only give you
eight years on each one.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - And with that, the judge</i>
<i> gave her the max.</i>

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- It will be the judgement
of this court, in each cause,

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You will serve
an eight-year sentence.

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Is there anything else?
We're recessed.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - In addition to</i>
<i> the eight years,</i>

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<i> Vasquez was ordered</i>
<i> to pay restitution</i>

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<i> To the vendors</i>
<i> to whom she owed money.</i>

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- You committed
the worst possible crime.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Next, we're</i>
<i> in orlando, florida,</i>

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<i> For the trial of scott nelson.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> The 55-year-old was charged</i>
<i> with first-degree murder</i>

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<i> After he admitted</i>
<i> to kidnapping</i>

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<i> And killing 56-year-old</i>
<i> jennifer fulford.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> During trial, nelson took</i>
<i> the witness stand...</i>

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- Be seated.

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<i> - And delivered</i>
<i> shocking testimony</i>

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<i> With unsettling candor.</i>

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- Who killed jennifer fulford?
- I did.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Four months earlier, nelson,</i>
<i> a career criminal</i>

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<i> Who'd spent more than a decade</i>
<i> of his life in prison,</i>

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<i> Was released on parole after</i>
<i> doing time for armed robbery.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> He claimed he was getting</i>
<i> his life back together</i>

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<i> Until he lost his job,</i>
<i> his place to stay,</i>

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<i> And ultimately, his will</i>

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<i> To live</i>
<i> within the bounds of society.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- You kick a dog enough times,
they tend to bite back.

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And really, they just
don't care anymore.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - The prosecution</i>
<i> argued nelson</i>

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<i> Was further tormented</i>

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<i> By the wealth</i>
<i> that surrounded him</i>

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<i> In upscale winter park,</i>
<i> florida.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- These were the people

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Who had nice homes

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That you couldn't live in,
never would live in.

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- I was hungry.

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I was starving to death
on the streets of winter park.

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People don't give a damn
about nobody in his world.

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They don't care.

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<i> - Nelson admitted he began</i>
<i> plotting a home invasion</i>

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<i> With the hope of stealing</i>
<i> enough cash to run away</i>

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<i> And escape his parole.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> He can be seen in</i>
<i> this security camera footage,</i>

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<i> Purchasing supplies.</i>

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- You bought zip ties.
- Yes, I did.

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- You bought duct tape.
- That would be correct.

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- You bought a knife.
- I sure did.

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- You, at that point, formed
a plan to use those items.

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You knew that somebody

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Was going to pay
for how you've been treated.

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- That is very accurate.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Nelson then coldly explained</i>
<i> how he picked</i>

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<i> A location to hit:</i>
<i> An expensive winter park home</i>

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<i> Where 56-year-old</i>
<i> jennifer fulford</i>

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<i> Worked as a nanny.</i>

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- Your plan was, you
were gonna force your way in.

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- No, the doorbell
works better.

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She opened the door
and let me in.

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<i> - But then, pressed</i>
<i> on the details</i>

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<i> Of what then happened</i>
<i> inside the house,</i>

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<i> Nelson appeared</i>
<i> to have selective amnesia.</i>

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<i> - No.</i>

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- No, I didn't do that.
Maybe she did.

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Maybe she was cold.

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- Say that last line again.
- I said, "maybe she was cold."

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I don't know.
I know she ended up cold.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

223
00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:06,070
<i> - Nelson's sick humor</i>
<i> does not elicit a reaction</i>

224
00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:08,940
<i> From the prosecutor,</i>
<i> who lets him sit in silence,</i>

225
00:10:09,008 --> 00:10:12,010
Allowing his words
to sink in with the jury.

226
00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:19,017
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

227
00:10:19,219 --> 00:10:22,020
<i> Nelson didn't take anything</i>
<i> of value from the home.</i>

228
00:10:22,088 --> 00:10:23,888
<i> Instead, nelson forced fulford</i>
<i> into her car,</i>

229
00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:27,358
<i> And was seen here</i>
<i> using her atm card</i>

230
00:10:27,427 --> 00:10:29,027
<i> To withdraw cash</i>

231
00:10:29,229 --> 00:10:32,297
<i> Before driving roughly</i>
<i> 20 miles south of the city.</i>

232
00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:35,900
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

233
00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:37,635
<i> In a secluded area,</i>
<i> according to nelson,</i>

234
00:10:37,704 --> 00:10:38,903
<i> He opened the back of the car,</i>

235
00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:41,840
<i> Where fulford was laying,</i>
<i> still alive.</i>

236
00:10:42,042 --> 00:10:46,011
- Why did you bind her hands
behind her back?

237
00:10:48,048 --> 00:10:49,014
- I would imagine
so that she couldn't leave.

238
00:10:51,984 --> 00:10:54,853
- Why did you bind her feet
with duct tape?

239
00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:58,122
- I imagine so she
wouldn't walk away.

240
00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:01,993
- And why did you wrap her
entire head in the duct tape?

241
00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:07,198
- Probably so
she couldn't scream.

242
00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,069
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

243
00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:14,072
<i> - Off a dirt road, in an area</i>
<i> thick with vegetation,</i>

244
00:11:14,141 --> 00:11:17,208
<i> Nelson stabbed fulford</i>
<i> to death and left her body.</i>

245
00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:20,879
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

246
00:11:20,947 --> 00:11:24,749
- I never intended
to kill that woman.

247
00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:26,551
It was not in my heart
to do that.

248
00:11:26,753 --> 00:11:28,687
It wasn't what I had planned.

249
00:11:28,889 --> 00:11:29,621
I didn't want
to kill that woman.

250
00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:31,823
She'd never done
anything to me.

251
00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:33,992
I believe the term
is collateral damage.

252
00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,027
<i> - Surveillance video</i>
<i> from the atm</i>

253
00:11:36,229 --> 00:11:38,630
<i> As well as dna evidence found</i>
<i> in the victim's car</i>

254
00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,031
<i> Helped seal nelson's fate.</i>

255
00:11:40,233 --> 00:11:42,701
<i> He was found guilty</i>
<i> of the first-degree kidnapping</i>

256
00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:45,303
<i> And murder</i>
<i> of jennifer fulford.</i>

257
00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:46,638
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

258
00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:47,572
<i> Facing the death penalty,</i>

259
00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:48,907
<i> He again took the stand</i>

260
00:11:48,975 --> 00:11:50,842
<i> During the penalty phase</i>
<i> of the trial.</i>

261
00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:53,711
- How has your mental health
been affected

262
00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:56,247
By your previous incarceration?

263
00:11:56,316 --> 00:11:57,515
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

264
00:11:57,717 --> 00:11:59,250
- I am a homicidal maniac.

265
00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:05,790
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

266
00:12:05,859 --> 00:12:07,525
<i> - The jury sentenced</i>
<i> scott nelson</i>

267
00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:08,793
<i> To life without parole</i>

268
00:12:08,862 --> 00:12:10,995
<i> For the murder</i>
<i> of jennifer fulford.</i>

269
00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:16,867
<i> - Next, we're down under</i>

270
00:12:16,936 --> 00:12:19,270
<i> For a hearing</i>
<i> in adelaide, australia.</i>

271
00:12:19,339 --> 00:12:21,005
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

272
00:12:21,208 --> 00:12:24,208
<i> Daniel nicholson,</i>
<i> a 35-year-old father of four,</i>

273
00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:26,211
<i> Has been out on bail, awaiting</i>
<i> trial for weapons charges.</i>

274
00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:28,747
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

275
00:12:28,949 --> 00:12:30,748
<i> Today, he's in court</i>
<i> to find out</i>

276
00:12:30,817 --> 00:12:32,082
<i> Whether</i>
<i> magistrate sue o'connor</i>

277
00:12:32,152 --> 00:12:35,219
<i> Will allow him to remain out</i>
<i> on pre-trial release.</i>

278
00:12:35,288 --> 00:12:36,688
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

279
00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:38,990
- I revoke bail.
I revoke bail.

280
00:12:41,895 --> 00:12:43,761
<i> - Apparently surprised</i>
<i> by the ruling,</i>

281
00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,997
<i> Nicholson turns</i>
<i> to his attorney.</i>

282
00:12:48,769 --> 00:12:50,034
<i> - But before he gets</i>
<i> an answer,</i>

283
00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:53,004
<i> Magistrate o'connor</i>
<i> shuts down the conversation.</i>

284
00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:01,913
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

285
00:13:01,982 --> 00:13:03,581
<i> - Just moments later,</i>
<i> perhaps realizing</i>

286
00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:06,117
<i> He's about to be locked up,</i>

287
00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:09,187
<i> Nicholson decides to bail</i>
<i> himself out of the situation.</i>

288
00:13:09,389 --> 00:13:12,723
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

289
00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:15,193
[indistinct chatter
and shouting]

290
00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:22,000
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

291
00:13:29,943 --> 00:13:32,743
<i> - Inside what's known</i>
<i> as the dock,</i>

292
00:13:32,813 --> 00:13:35,813
<i> Nicholson steps up</i>
<i> onto a table</i>

293
00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:38,550
<i> And delivers a punch</i>
<i> to one officer</i>

294
00:13:38,752 --> 00:13:39,417
<i> As he tries to restrain him.</i>

295
00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:41,352
- [bleep] back off!

296
00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:43,988
[all shouting]

297
00:13:44,957 --> 00:13:46,090
<i> - After slipping</i>
<i> through their fingers,</i>

298
00:13:46,158 --> 00:13:48,226
<i> He's able to get one foot</i>
<i> on top of the divider...</i>

299
00:13:48,295 --> 00:13:49,894
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

300
00:13:49,963 --> 00:13:52,897
<i> And launch himself</i>
<i> onto a nearby table,</i>

301
00:13:52,965 --> 00:13:55,300
<i> And then into the arms</i>
<i> of this officer.</i>

302
00:13:55,368 --> 00:13:57,969
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

303
00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,904
<i> With the courtroom</i>
<i> descending into chaos,</i>

304
00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:03,007
<i> A woman makes a plea</i>
<i> on nicholson's behalf.</i>

305
00:14:10,383 --> 00:14:12,050
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

306
00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:15,052
<i> - But as he continues to push</i>
<i> his way toward the door,</i>

307
00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:17,989
<i> More officers pile on</i>
<i> before he can make it there.</i>

308
00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,796
<i> - Daniel nicholson later</i>
<i> pleaded guilty</i>

309
00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,932
<i> To attempting</i>
<i> to escape custody</i>

310
00:14:28,001 --> 00:14:29,800
<i> And two counts</i>
<i> of recklessly causing harm</i>

311
00:14:29,869 --> 00:14:32,003
<i> To a prescribed</i>
<i> emergency worker.</i>

312
00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:34,672
<i> He admitted to being</i>
<i> under the influence</i>

313
00:14:34,740 --> 00:14:35,806
<i> Of crystal meth at the time,</i>

314
00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:39,009
<i> Saying he was just</i>
<i> "freaked out."</i>

315
00:14:39,078 --> 00:14:40,878
<i> Nicholson was sentenced</i>
<i> to 21 months in prison,</i>

316
00:14:40,947 --> 00:14:43,280
<i> With parole eligibility</i>
<i> after one year.</i>

317
00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:44,815
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

318
00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:46,083
<i> As for the original</i>
<i> weapons charge,</i>

319
00:14:46,152 --> 00:14:49,988
<i> He pled guilty and was ordered</i>
<i> to pay a $320 fine.</i>

320
00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:54,993
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

321
00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,767
<i> - Next, we go to kalamazoo,</i>
<i> michigan, for the trial</i>

322
00:15:02,969 --> 00:15:04,302
<i> And sentencing</i>
<i> of charles pickett.</i>

323
00:15:04,370 --> 00:15:05,970
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

324
00:15:06,039 --> 00:15:08,573
<i> The 52-year-old was charged</i>
<i> with five counts</i>

325
00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:09,907
<i> Of second-degree murder</i>

326
00:15:09,976 --> 00:15:11,642
<i> And four counts</i>
<i> of operating a vehicle</i>

327
00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:16,180
<i> While causing serious injury.</i>

328
00:15:16,248 --> 00:15:18,049
<i> Two years earlier, pickett</i>
<i> struck a group of cyclists</i>

329
00:15:18,117 --> 00:15:20,851
<i> Out for an evening ride</i>
<i> with his pickup truck,</i>

330
00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:23,187
<i> Killing five of them</i>
<i> and wounding four.</i>

331
00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:26,190
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

332
00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:29,660
<i> Earlier in the day, pickett</i>
<i> had taken several painkillers</i>

333
00:15:29,729 --> 00:15:30,528
<i> As well as methamphetamine,</i>

334
00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:31,462
<i> And was allegedly driving</i>

335
00:15:31,664 --> 00:15:33,998
<i> Nearly 60 miles per hour</i>

336
00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:37,001
<i> In a 35-mile zone</i>
<i> at the time of the crash.</i>

337
00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:39,870
<i> When paramedics</i>
<i> arrived at the scene,</i>

338
00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,006
<i> The uninjured pickett</i>
<i> was incoherent.</i>

339
00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:48,679
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

340
00:15:48,748 --> 00:15:50,014
<i> - Pickett pleaded not guilty,</i>

341
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:51,816
<i> Claiming he didn't know</i>
<i> the drugs he ingested</i>

342
00:15:51,885 --> 00:15:54,218
<i> Would cause him to drive</i>
<i> so erratically.</i>

343
00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:55,019
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

344
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:57,155
<i> The prosecution</i>
<i> argued otherwise</i>

345
00:15:57,223 --> 00:15:59,290
<i> And focused their case</i>
<i> on the damage pickett imposed</i>

346
00:15:59,358 --> 00:16:03,294
<i> On the victims who were killed</i>
<i> as well as those who survived.</i>

347
00:16:03,362 --> 00:16:04,629
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

348
00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:05,897
<i> This is jennifer johnson,</i>

349
00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:08,966
<i> Organizer of the bike ride,</i>
<i> who was maimed,</i>

350
00:16:09,035 --> 00:16:11,435
<i> Describing the scary moment</i>
<i> after the crash</i>

351
00:16:11,504 --> 00:16:12,570
<i> Where she came to.</i>

352
00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:15,907
- Waking up, opening my eyes,

353
00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:21,045
And seeing my left arm
tightly gripping a fence,

354
00:16:21,113 --> 00:16:25,449
And I just remember seeing
burrs covering my gloves

355
00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:26,985
And my riding jersey.

356
00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:31,656
So then I started
scanning my body,

357
00:16:31,858 --> 00:16:35,059
Just to assess
what was going on,

358
00:16:35,127 --> 00:16:38,196
And I struggled when
I couldn't find my right leg.

359
00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:39,063
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

360
00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:41,799
So I kept looking,
and I found it,

361
00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:43,267
Very acutely
over my right shoulder.

362
00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:45,202
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

363
00:16:45,271 --> 00:16:48,206
<i> - It took the jury four hours</i>
<i> to return with a verdict...</i>

364
00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:49,540
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

365
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,275
<i> Guilty on all counts.</i>

366
00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,677
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

367
00:16:53,746 --> 00:16:54,746
<i> At sentencing, the prosecution</i>

368
00:16:54,948 --> 00:16:56,347
<i> Asked</i>
<i> for the maximum sentence,</i>

369
00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:58,282
<i> Life in prison.</i>

370
00:16:58,350 --> 00:16:59,283
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

371
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:02,753
- I submit to you
that mr. Pickett should never,

372
00:17:02,822 --> 00:17:06,758
Ever have the opportunity
to get out

373
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,027
And get behind
the wheel of a car again.

374
00:17:10,096 --> 00:17:13,898
And the only way to ensure that
is to make sure

375
00:17:13,967 --> 00:17:16,100
That the numbers
that he's going to go away for

376
00:17:16,302 --> 00:17:21,238
And serve in prison don't allow
for even that possibility.

377
00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:22,440
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

378
00:17:22,509 --> 00:17:24,909
<i> - Next, it was pickett's turn</i>
<i> to address the court,</i>

379
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,244
<i> As well as the victims</i>
<i> and their families.</i>

380
00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:28,012
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

381
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:49,266
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

382
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:50,267
That's it.

383
00:17:50,336 --> 00:17:52,603
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

384
00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:53,804
<i> - When pickett was finished,</i>

385
00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:56,807
<i> The judge announced</i>
<i> his sentence:</i>

386
00:17:56,876 --> 00:18:00,010
<i> 38 to 73 years</i>
<i> in a state prison.</i>

387
00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:04,548
<i> Pickett's earliest</i>
<i> release date is June 2056.</i>

388
00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:06,217
<i> He will be 90 years old.</i>

389
00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:06,984
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

390
00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:14,091
<i> - Next, we go inside</i>
<i> the fall river, massachusetts,</i>

391
00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,994
<i> District courthouse</i>
<i> for an arraignment hearing.</i>

392
00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:21,632
<i> - The defendant</i>
<i> proclaiming her innocence</i>

393
00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:24,902
<i> Is 38-year-old olivia lara.</i>

394
00:18:24,970 --> 00:18:26,504
<i> After an investigation</i>
<i> by local police</i>

395
00:18:26,573 --> 00:18:27,838
<i> And homeland security,</i>

396
00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:29,506
<i> She was charged</i>
<i> with three counts</i>

397
00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:30,842
<i> Of human trafficking</i>

398
00:18:31,044 --> 00:18:32,510
<i> And deriving support</i>
<i> from prostitution,</i>

399
00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:33,844
<i> For allegedly providing</i>

400
00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:36,647
<i> Underaged</i>
<i> sex trafficking victims</i>

401
00:18:36,715 --> 00:18:38,182
<i> To patrons of a local bar.</i>

402
00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:40,117
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

403
00:18:40,186 --> 00:18:42,853
<i> Investigators claimed lara</i>
<i> arranged sex for customers,</i>

404
00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:46,858
<i> Then drove three girls,</i>
<i> aged 15 to 17,</i>

405
00:18:47,060 --> 00:18:48,992
<i> To various locations</i>
<i> to meet with the men</i>

406
00:18:49,061 --> 00:18:51,261
<i> And perform sexual acts</i>
<i> in exchange for money.</i>

407
00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:54,131
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

408
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,000
<i> At her arraignment,</i>
<i> after the judge sets cash bond</i>

409
00:18:57,069 --> 00:19:00,204
<i> At $100,000, lara</i>
<i> first becomes emotional...</i>

410
00:19:00,406 --> 00:19:01,672
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

411
00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:03,741
- I didn't do it.
I didn't do it.

412
00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:05,275
I'm telling you,
I didn't do it.

413
00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:10,747
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

414
00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:13,351
<i> - And then spins</i>
<i> out of control.</i>

415
00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:16,287
- [wailing]

416
00:19:16,355 --> 00:19:22,994
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

417
00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:30,568
<i> - As lara is taken</i>
<i> into custody,</i>

418
00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:33,103
<i> She pauses for a moment</i>

419
00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:36,307
<i> Before slamming her head</i>
<i> against a plexiglass divider.</i>

420
00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:38,909
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

421
00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:40,912
<i> It appears</i>
<i> the deputy's first instinct</i>

422
00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,648
<i> Is to grab the back</i>
<i> of the defendant's head</i>

423
00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:45,183
<i> So she can't harm herself.</i>

424
00:19:45,385 --> 00:19:46,850
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

425
00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,453
<i> The deputy struggles</i>
<i> to gain control...</i>

426
00:19:49,656 --> 00:19:50,788
- Let me get out, please!

427
00:19:50,990 --> 00:19:53,590
<i> - And finally gets lara</i>
<i> on the floor,</i>

428
00:19:53,659 --> 00:19:54,592
<i> As another officer helps.</i>

429
00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:57,060
- Please...
- Get out!

430
00:19:57,129 --> 00:19:58,329
<i> - Officials order everyone</i>
<i> out of the courtroom...</i>

431
00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,398
- Get out!

432
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,267
- Out!
- Get out!

433
00:20:03,335 --> 00:20:05,202
Get out.

434
00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:08,205
<i> - Including distraught members</i>
<i> of the defendant's family.</i>

435
00:20:08,274 --> 00:20:09,407
- Out.

436
00:20:09,475 --> 00:20:12,543
[all shouting]

437
00:20:12,745 --> 00:20:14,278
- Everyone get out.
Out.

438
00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:15,946
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

439
00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:18,416
<i> - Olivia lara would later</i>
<i> plead guilty</i>

440
00:20:18,618 --> 00:20:19,883
<i> To the lesser charge</i>

441
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:21,952
<i> Of deriving support</i>
<i> from prostitution,</i>

442
00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:24,221
<i> And was sentenced</i>
<i> to three years in jail.</i>

443
00:20:24,290 --> 00:20:25,823
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

444
00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,825
That's it for this edition
of "courtcam."

445
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:29,293
I'm dan abrams.
Thanks for watching.

446
00:20:29,361 --> 00:20:34,999
<i> ♪ ♪</i>