we start things off in racine wisconsin
where convicted felon sean riker is in
court for a pre-sentencing hearing
you're going to sentence me to life
don't give them
riker was recently found guilty of 16
crimes against his family including
sexual assault and physical abuse of a
child as well as reckless endangerment
he's already served 12 years in a
federal prison for detonating several
pipe bombs in utah
today's in court to waive his
constitutional right to appear at his
sentencing
and he's got company a heavily armed
security team
he's in shackles and a spit mask because
he's already escaped once from wisconsin
jail and has not been cooperative with
court security
once inside the spit mask may be on but
the gloves are off as ryker wastes no
time going right after judge wayne
merrick
um
here we go
[Applause]
i'm killing all you
i got your address wayne merrick i got
your home mattress i got
the address i got
the address if i'm having you all
killed
the people he's referring to are members
of the prosecution team
there are nothing you can do about it
either you know why because this is a
state it doesn't have a death penalty
you're going to sentence me to life
don't give up
don't give a
i'm getting mine
not satisfied berating the judge riker
sends his wrath in the direction of the
prosecutor
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as per his request riker didn't appear
at his own sentencing which would have
really given him something to scream
about he was sentenced to 200 years in a
state prison
riker appealed the sentence but it was
denied
meet timothy di mateo
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oh boy
the 34 year old florida rock musician
was charged with petty theft and damage
to property for allegedly trying to
steal nutritional supplements from a
store and then damaging items after he
was caught
as john hurley kicks off the bond
hearing
rick finds probable cause
he makes a request that will come back
to haunt him turn on the mic please
somebody why why do they
your honor
yes sir
you know me don't you
no
before judge hurley can get another word
in this rocker breaks into a soul
i was going
to pick up my script they say there's a
45 minute wait for some reason i'm
walking around shopping i go to the
bathroom to take a piss and wash my
hands and the manager's in there waiting
for me thinking i'm shoplifting i was
just shoplifting anything no
no
my first second third fourth 13th 14th
amendment rights have been violated
but it turns out this isn't the first
time the defendant's been charged for
stealing
your
was arrested september 14th of this year
at
mexican restaurant
where allegedly he ran up a bill for
256.26
he refused to leave
or pay for his tab
additionally
on september 29th of this year okay he
was placed on 18 months probation
for grant theft
as judge hurley checks on the details of
the pending charges di mateo can be seen
growing more animated with the public
defender
and when his mic gets turned back on
your honor
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yes he raises his hand and asks the
judge for a sidebar
put your honor
wait no you're honored stop stop stop
stop it's not your turn
after being muted once again di mateo
decides to
drum up some more attention
oh boy
as the performance continues mr miller
public defender dale miller hangs his
head and makes the executive decision
not to unmute the defendant mr miller i
think he's trying to give him an
opportunity to calm down judge
ultimately the courtroom concert is cut
short
and di matteo is forcibly removed by
court security
please sit down you're on here
timothy matteo later pled guilty to the
petty theft charge
was ordered to pay 293
the damage to property charge was
dropped
your honor
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milton watts
next we're in berea municipal court
the defendant 21 year old milton watts
has turned himself in after a warrant
was issued for his arrest for failure to
appear on a domestic violence charge
you were supposed to be here last month
you did not appear why weren't you here
my mom didn't show up somebody died in
the family
there was no reason for me to be here
well it's not an engraved invitation son
it's a court order
things are clearly off to a rocky start
between watts and judge chris greene
but watts seems comfortable handling the
situation on his own
your attorney withdrew so you'll have to
hire an attorney
i don't need an attorney
you're a lawyer nope
unfortunately for watts his grasp on the
legal process seems spotty at best you
want to talk to me about me at bond with
me what do you want to tell me
about what bond
judge green is known for his no-nonsense
style doesn't seem particularly
receptive to the attitude
that's going to cost you 30 days in the
county jail for contempt
cuff him if you've got the cuffs
hold on it's 5 000 cash surety bond
subject to the temporary protection
order
watt's remarks have already cost him
dearly
and now he doubles down he just swerved
the judge
can i give you a piece of advice what
you can either make life easier you can
make life harder
i already ruined my life that's 60.
you want to go for 90.
that's 90.
that's 306.
now i gotta come here and flip
my life up
no and stop
how many guys you want to give me now
are you sure counting
yeah i'm at about a year right now
so
watts's mother and sister attempt to
intervene but there is no stopping the
foul-mouthed tirade
i don't care i don't get it
stop
everybody
[Applause]
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that's stupid
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deputies and other court staff quickly
arrive at the courtroom for backups
despite the judge going all the way up
to 360 days in the heat of the moment
once watts calmed down the judge
ultimately decided to reduce the
sentence to 90 days in jail or four days
per four-letter work
for the initial domestic violence charge
he was originally in court for he later
plead no contest and was sentenced to
five days in jail
we're in the miami-dade bond court good
afternoon
i'm judge mindy glazer i'll be presiding
today over the bond hearings today
she'll see dozens of defendants you were
arrested for
retail theft and i'll appoint the public
defender for you but one in particular
is sure to stand out
the defendant is sherry lynn who's
facing charges of felony battery and
resisting arrest with violence
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lynn appears remotely and is represented
by a public defender
and from the very first question have
you ever been treated for any mental
health issues
it's clear
lynn is in no mood to be in court i'm
sorry ma'am
how's it going
okay well i'm a little busy right now
take another look
judge glazer initially finds the
behavior amusing but she's not about to
let it continue
i'm just trying to help him he's trying
to help you and please don't use
profanity or try and disrupt my
courtroom because i don't want to be
forced to hold your content support
he's trying
you stay away from cynthia cuba do not
have any contact with her and you must
stay away from the homeless place of
business as to the other case who is
this
cynthia cuba tell me um
you literally try to hit with the pliers
the other case
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have a nice day ma'am we'll try and get
you into the hospital
lin's ordered to pay a 50 fine and
undergo a psychiatric evaluation
next we go to wichita kansas for the
sentencing of michael gaines
he's been convicted of battery against a
law enforcement officer
gaines appears before judge rebecca
pillshaw who speaks to the defendant
about his actions
all the evidence that you
deliberately yeah okay
yeah yeah
were yeah
us
i didn't hock up no saliva okay
that's
and you're gonna bleed those lies that's
what i'm talking about
i didn't hock up no saliva you're gonna
bleed a lot cause they wearing uniform
the judge attempts to bring some order
to the proceedings
you ain't got to scream in me
you're going to raise your voice with me
oh my god
gaines doesn't appear to be backing down
from the judge
but it's nothing compared to what he has
in store for assistant d.a kevin
o'connor
you raised your voice to me i raised my
voice to you you just in a row
i appreciate mr gaines making my
you
but i think you would
and you'll be a
guy
i think mr gaines is forfeited to me
i'm ready to go i'm ready to go
judge philshaw steps in has gains
removed
but before heading back to his cell
gaines manages to get off a few more
insults
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should have died
the judge decides to go beyond the 10
years and sentence his gains to 13 years
in a state prison
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