Court Cam: Top 5 Wildest Courtroom Rants - Part 4 — A&E

[00:00:01] Speaker 1: We're in Wyandotte, Michigan, for a civil hearing. Markeia Stevenson owes $12,000 in back rent to the plaintiff, Royal Woods Townhomes. Today, Stevenson appears before Judge Elizabeth DeSanto to discuss next steps in the case. The plaintiff's attorney, Cheryl Luckhoff, is alleging that Stevenson has been filing for bankruptcy to avoid paying her rent. [00:00:31] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Counsel, you're an option to speak to Ms. Stevenson in the breakout room, correct? [00:00:35] Cheryl Luckhoff: Yes, Your Honor. The defendant had her initial hearing on November 4th, and she filed a bankruptcy right before that hearing. It was dismissed for failure to comply. She paid zero into her plan. She has not paid the landlord rent since September of 2021. She has a balance right now of $12,106. She informed me in the breakout room she's filed another bankruptcy. If she filed it, she filed it right before this hearing, and there clearly seems to be some abuse here. We are going to be objecting to any discharge. I have no knowledge personally of any bankruptcy, and my client has not received a notice of bankruptcy proceeding. [00:01:15] Speaker 1: The judge then asked Stevenson for her response. [00:01:19] Markeia Stevenson: Are you planning on relocating them? Could you repeat that, Your Honor? Are you planning on relocating? Yes, ma'am. At my leisure. At your leisure. That's not how that looks, ma'am. I don't even supposed to be here. Why not? This is not bankruptcy court. This is not bankruptcy court. I don't even have to explain myself. Ma'am? I have right. I have right. I'm supposed to be here, Your Honor. You are not a bankruptcy judge. [00:01:48] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: You are absolutely correct. I am a district court judge, and I have jurisdiction over this matter, because we do not have anything in our files or anything that was filed by you or any attorney representing you that would support your claim that you have filed another bankruptcy case. Ma'am, where is the documentation regarding your case? You should have some paperwork. I will email it to the lock-off right now. You can email it to the court. We're going to take a brief resound so you can submit that. Thank you. [00:02:24] Speaker 1: When they return a few minutes later, Judge DeSanto addresses documents just forwarded to her by Stevenson. [00:02:32] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Documentation that was submitted by Ms. Stevenson to the court indicated that there was a skeletal bankruptcy petition that was filed, and Ms. Stevenson, what date was that skeletal bankruptcy petition filed? [00:02:47] Markeia Stevenson: It was filed completely. I don't know what that word means that you're saying to me. [00:02:52] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: I'm reading from the document that you sent to the court. Your attorney stated that they completed a bankruptcy analysis. The document that I did is... [00:03:01] Speaker 1: Stevenson appears to be having technical issues. [00:03:06] Speaker 5: Excuse me. [00:03:07] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Please stop interrupting the court because we have recorded more than one person attacking. You're asking me a question! You're asking me a question! Let me answer! [00:03:23] Speaker 1: After screaming at the judge, Stevenson leaves the call. [00:03:28] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Ms. Stevenson is no longer on here. She dropped off. The court did not remove her. I'm just making that a record right now. [00:03:35] Speaker 1: And when Stevenson returns, she's still fired up. [00:03:40] Markeia Stevenson: You guys would not let me say anything in this courtroom! [00:03:43] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Just one moment. Your connection has not been good. And when you start answering a question, I'm not hearing everything you're saying, so I'm asking you to stop talking. Okay, well, I'm talking right now. I am talking right now, Your Honor. I'm talking right now. No, you're not talking. I just muted you. Now, please stop, because I see that you're still talking. You can continue to waste your breath. I muted you. [00:04:15] Speaker 1: Despite being muted, Stevenson continues yelling. [00:04:19] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: I cannot hear what you're saying because it's breaking off. [00:04:24] Speaker 1: And when the judge unmutes her, the shouting continues. [00:04:28] Speaker 6: Well, I'm letting you do that. No, I'm not supposed to be here. My bankruptcy has been filed. No, ma'am. Ma'am, ma'am. My bankruptcy has been filed. No, ma'am. Excuse me. You're still in bankruptcy and you'll do anything or try to evict him. If anything is on my record, I don't care. It must not be on my record. [00:04:51] Speaker 5: Excuse me. You need to calm down. Excuse me. You need to calm down. I'm not supposed to be here. I'm an attorney. I'm not supposed to be here. Okay, Ms. Stevenson, you need to be there. Excuse me. [00:05:07] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Ms. Stevenson, stop talking. Stop talking. Stop talking. [00:05:16] Speaker 1: By now, Judge DeSanto has heard enough. [00:05:19] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: I am not one of your children, ma'am, so you need to stop. You are speaking to a court. You are in court, so you need to have some respect for the court. [00:05:29] Speaker 1: The judge decides to schedule a future hearing and requires that the defendant be physically present. [00:05:36] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: You need to be here in person on May 16th at 1.30 p.m. I will not be there. Well, if you're not here, the court will proceed without you. So May 16th at 1.30 p.m., in person, at the courthouse here. Thank you. We're off the record. [00:05:55] Speaker 1: Stevenson failed to appear at her next hearing, but two weeks later, after Stevenson filed for bankruptcy, the case was dismissed. [00:06:07] Speaker 7: Anything else you wish to tell me, sir, regarding your bail? This conversation could endanger my life, your life, this guy's life, any officer in here's life. [00:06:18] Speaker 1: Next, we go to an arraignment in Allegan County, Michigan. The defendant is 32-year-old Joshua Dymstra. He's been charged with possession of methamphetamine. This is Dymstra's second drug offense. If convicted, he could be looking at 20 years in prison. The judge today is Joseph Scotchlis. [00:06:41] Speaker 7: Are you Joshua Dymstra? Yes, I am Joshua Kevin Dymstra. [00:06:47] Speaker 1: Getting things started is the defense attorney, Dario Sierra. [00:06:52] Speaker 8: I attempted to have a conversation with Mr. Dymstra in regards to these charges. Unable to have a meaningful conversation, I'd ask the court to read him at this time. [00:07:01] Speaker 1: With the defendant and the attorney not appearing to be on the same page, the judge continues the hearing on his own. [00:07:09] Speaker 9: Because of that prior drug conviction, they have charged you as a repeat offender. As such, this is a felony charge. Maximum penalty is 20 years in the state prison and or a $30,000 fine. [00:07:23] Speaker 1: The judge goes on to explain the defendant's rights before offering Dymstra a chance to speak. [00:07:29] Speaker 9: Anything else you wish to tell me, sir, regarding your bail? [00:07:33] Speaker 7: I'm not going to take the blame or plead guilty to something that isn't mine. I mean, you're not going to work for Homeland Security and then try to come at me for Homeland Security teams and other courts and stuff like that and for the law and military and U.S. Supreme Court and make it seem like I'm the bad guy because I'm not. This guy here, Dario Sierra, he says that I wasn't compliant on the phone this afternoon. That's a lie. I've been very kind. I've been very respectful. I refuse to be a criminal. I am not a criminal. I am professional, just in a different way. I am me. I'm for the courts, for law, all law, also all military and above military. to talk to a lot of important people that work for the government [00:08:10] Speaker 1: and federal government. While the judge and defense attorney listen patiently, Dymstra wraps up by claiming that his drug charge is the result of him being an undercover agent. [00:08:24] Speaker 7: I am 100% undercover and I've been working on other cases to investigate, to get in close for SWAP. CIA, FBI, DBA, this is not an illusion. I have witnesses. I have the state. I have other states. I have governors. I have mayors that are on my side. This conversation could endanger my life, your life, this guy's life. Over eight minutes later, Dymstra finally wraps up. Whatever it takes to help you understand that, I hope my words did. And that's the guidance too. So. [00:08:58] Speaker 1: The undercover claims proved to be false and the judge sets Dymstra's bond at $1,000. Condition of bail is not possessed [00:09:07] Speaker 9: or consume any alcohol, marijuana, or controlled substances. The public defender's office is being appointed to represent you in this case. But with that, you're all set today. Good luck for you, sir. Also, can I say one more thing? Thank you, sir. You're welcome. [00:09:28] Speaker 1: Dymstra has yet to enter a plea and remains in jail. The results of his case are pending. Next, we head to Mount Clemens, Michigan for a sentencing. 39-year-old Nicholas Bari has been found guilty on 15 charges, including three counts of first-degree premeditated murder, three counts of first-degree felony murder, arson, mutilation of a body, and several gun charges. 20 months earlier, Bari, a convicted felon with a long rap sheet, shot and killed 32-year-old Takoyo Moore while he sat in his car in Bari's driveway. Then, with Takoyo's body still inside the car, Bari drove to the victim's home. Once inside, he shot and killed 28-year-old Isis Rimson, Takoyo's fiancée, and Taraz Moore, Takoyo's six-year-old son. Next, after stealing cash from inside the home, Bari drove Takoyo's car 11 miles before setting Takoyo and the car on fire. He even took a selfie the next day while holding a wad of the stolen money. Police investigated, and with the help of GPS and surveillance cameras, they determined that Bari, who had served time with Takoyo in prison, was the last person to see him alive. The bail is denied. Two weeks later, Bari was arrested and pled not guilty to all charges. He was denied bond, and the case went to trial, where it took the jury just three hours to return with a verdict, guilty on all charges. Today, at sentencing before Judge Edward Servito, several of the victim's family members deliver impact statements, with Bari seated just a few feet away. [00:11:29] Speaker 10: I can't sleep at night. I'm not supposed to bury my grandson and my great-grandson, but I did. [00:11:39] Speaker 11: This was my only son. I carried him in my womb since he was a seed, and everything you did to him, I feel it. I hope his face haunts you every night. [00:11:51] Speaker 12: We can't get our family back, but we can see that nobody else has to suffer at the fate of his hands. [00:12:01] Speaker 1: before the judge imposes sentence, Bari asks to speak, which he does [00:12:08] Speaker 13: for a defiant 15 minutes. I am innocent, and I can explain the whole case from front to black. You're not going to explain the whole case. So what, you're just going to sit here and say I did it? When there's lies going on in this courtroom, they know the truth, they're sitting right there. [00:12:25] Speaker 14: The jury determined you did it. [00:12:27] Speaker 13: The jury got bamboozled. [00:12:31] Speaker 1: Bari then goes on to read a written statement where he challenges evidence from his trial, frustrating the judge [00:12:38] Speaker 13: even more. I'm the bleeding definition of innocence. Now I know I have a tough, tough journey ahead of me, but like my brothers and sisters before me, I'm going to fight and claw for my liberty. Stop. [00:12:49] Speaker 1: You're done. As several deputies surround the defendant, Judge Servito imposes sentence. [00:12:57] Speaker 14: It is a sentence of this court that the defendant be remanded to the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections for a period of life without parole, no day's credit. [00:13:08] Speaker 1: For his 15 convictions, Bari was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Next, we're in Eureka, Kansas for a virtual hearing. Eight months earlier, 33-year-old Jesse Greenwell, who was free at the time on a personal recognizance bond for a marijuana possession charge, was pulled over for speeding and driving with a suspended license. He was arrested, pled guilty to the marijuana charge, and was sentenced to a year of probation. Then, in a separate plea deal, Greenwell pled guilty to the suspended license charge, and the speeding charge was dropped. He was fined $208 and given a suspended sentence of 120 days in jail. Later, while free but still on probation for the marijuana charge, he failed to appear at multiple hearings, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. A judge amended his probation and gave him a deadline of 90 days to pay that $208 fine. But then, Greenwell was arrested again, this time for aggravated assault and trespassing. Today, he appears from the Butler County Detention Facility before Judge Phyllis Webster, who first wants to talk about his unpaid fine. [00:14:32] Speaker 15: All right, so, why have you not paid anything on your fines and costs? [00:14:37] Speaker 16: I was only out for like two weeks. I didn't have time to do anything. If you could, please continue the matter. Give me some more time, and I will pay it when I get out. [00:14:49] Speaker 15: You were ordered to pay $208, and you told me you could get that paid by today, and you're here telling me the reason you didn't is because after I sentenced you, you went back into jail. Is that your reason why you didn't pay? [00:15:08] Speaker 16: Yes, Your Honor. [00:15:11] Speaker 1: Since Greenwell failed to pay his fine on time, which is a violation of his probation, the judge believes Greenwell owes the state some additional jail time. But Greenwell believes he's already served the 120 days. [00:15:26] Speaker 16: I've already done the four months on all of it. How do you figure that? I'd already done two months waiting to get probation, and then I sat another two months waiting for you guys to just throw my probation and everything out. And you can check up here with the jail and everything. I've already done it all. [00:15:45] Speaker 1: The judge disagrees and only shows Greenwell serving 52 days. But the defendant is done discussing the matter. [00:15:55] Speaker 16: I don't want to talk about none of this. You're going to have to talk about it with my attorney. They wouldn't have released me from the jail if I wouldn't have had it served. [00:16:07] Speaker 15: Okay, sir, what I need to do is reappoint Mr. Patterson so he can help you understand this. 120 days. [00:16:17] Speaker 16: I'm not going to argue about you about this. [00:16:20] Speaker 15: With 52 days of credit for time served. I'm not going to argue about it. With a balance of 68 days left to serve, for which I release the defendant on probation. And that is what the journal entry reflects. Correct, Mr. Regeer? No, they didn't let me out on probation. [00:16:41] Speaker 1: The public defender, Darren Patterson, tries to clarify the situation. [00:16:46] Speaker 17: Well, if the court would want to set it over for a short time and I could get the records of how much he served. I'm telling you, [00:16:54] Speaker 16: Mr. Patterson, they wouldn't have let me out in January if I hadn't served all my time. [00:16:59] Speaker 17: Okay, well, let's get to the records. [00:17:00] Speaker 16: I would still be sitting in jail. They wouldn't have let me out. [00:17:03] Speaker 17: Let's get to records and I'll meet with you and talk about it. [00:17:06] Speaker 15: So how much time would you recommend? [00:17:09] Speaker 17: 30 days, guys. [00:17:13] Speaker 1: Greenwell seems unhappy with that decision and walks away from the camera. [00:17:18] Speaker 15: Where did the defendant go? What's going on at the Butler County detention facility? You mean what's going on? What's going on with you? [00:17:28] Speaker 16: They wouldn't let me out of jail if I got my frickin' 120 days served. You don't know what you're talking about. Okay? You need to go back on your little computer there and find out what you're talking about because I already served all my time. Okay? That's the only reason why I'm here today is to pay or appear [00:17:49] Speaker 15: for the fines that they gave me on that case. All right. I was making notes and I looked up and someone else was there. Did you excuse yourself or what happened there? Where did you go? [00:18:01] Speaker 16: Did I excuse myself? No, I don't need to sit here for three, four hours for you to tell me something I done heard six or seven times already. [00:18:13] Speaker 15: All right. That was contemptuous language. Make sure you don't do it again or you're going to be looking at some more jail time for contempt. [00:18:21] Speaker 1: But Greenwell gets up again and this time actually leaves the hearing. [00:18:25] Speaker 9: Your Honor. Sir. On the Greenwell case, the court is not making a finding of contempt at this time. [00:18:35] Speaker 15: I'm going to give him a break today. [00:18:37] Speaker 1: Greenwell was spared from a contempt charge but for violating his probation, he was required to serve the remaining 68 days in jail. As far as his other case, he pled guilty to aggravated assault and criminal trespass and was sentenced to an additional 30 days in jail plus six additional months of probation and he still owes the court $208. Next, we go to Wyandotte, Michigan for a probation violation hearing. One year earlier, 51-year-old single mom Dawn Mendoza pled guilty to operating a vehicle while visibly impaired. She was sentenced to 18 months probation plus $1,850 in court fines. She was also ordered to attend AA classes and be regularly tested for alcohol use. Three months after being sentenced, Mendoza tested positive for alcohol, violating her probation. She was put on an alcohol tether for 45 days and told if it happened again, she'd be sentenced to five days in jail. Today, she appears before Judge Elizabeth DeSanto because once again, she's tested positive for alcohol. She's represented by public defender Corey Westmoreland. [00:20:02] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Counsel, what's happening today? [00:20:04] Speaker 18: At this time, we are prepared to waive our right to have a hearing and my client is prepared to answer a guilty plea. [00:20:12] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Ask those allegations. How do you plead? Guilty. [00:20:16] Speaker 1: The judge attempts to review the state's recommended sentence. [00:20:21] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: The recommendation is to continue to complete all terms of probation. Pay a $50 probation violation fee. Ma'am, I need you to go somewhere that we don't have this background noise. [00:20:34] Speaker 19: I'm trying to get to my car. Give me two seconds, please. [00:20:39] Speaker 1: As Mendoza gets in her car, the judge continues reading the proposed sentence. [00:20:45] Speaker 19: I apologize. [00:20:49] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: All right, so the recommendation is for you to continue and complete all terms of probation. Pay a $50 probation violation fee, attend intensive outpatient, 30 days on the alcohol tether, and five days jail. Do you understand that? [00:21:05] Speaker 10: Yes, ma'am. [00:21:06] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: The court looks up to your plea. And counsel, as to the recommendation. [00:21:11] Speaker 18: As to the five days jail, I'd ask that that be suspended at this time. And Ms. Mendoza has been nothing but up front, open and honest. She is apologetic for testing positive for alcohol. What happened when she was at work, somebody made a pot of coffee. Unbeknownst to her, in that coffee, they did put some alcohol. [00:21:34] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: How much of that coffee did you drink when you indicated that there was alcohol added to it? [00:21:39] Speaker 19: literally four big to-go cups of coffee. I know, I'm not trying to laugh, I just... You're telling this court you didn't taste the alcohol on your first couple sips? I thought it was just a damn creamer. To be honest, I'm not lying. I was working and we were swamped and I just... Just a damn creamer? I thought it was a different kind of creamer, flavored creamer. So, no, I honestly did not know and that is the truth. [00:22:08] Speaker 1: The judge has heard enough and is ready to make her decision. [00:22:11] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Okay, well, here's what the court is going to do. The court is going to indicate you to continue to complete all terms of probation, 30 days, alcohol, tether, five days, jail. [00:22:24] Speaker 1: Mendoza seems unhappy with her sentence. [00:22:27] Speaker 19: I don't mind the jail. You want to send me to jail, that's fine. Take me away from my children and two jobs. But I cannot afford another tether. What you're putting on me is just another stress that I cannot handle. [00:22:41] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Ma'am, then perhaps you shouldn't have consumed alcohol. You should have complied with all of your term authorities. Your answer for everything. [00:22:52] Speaker 16: I swear, man. [00:22:58] Speaker 19: Whatever you say, Your Honor, I guess I should start smoking weed like everybody else and get a medical marijuana card. Because you know what? I'm not understanding your court. But I did wrong. I'll sue my responsibility. But somebody else can go in there and drop 30 million damn weed dirties trying to get their damn medical marijuana card. And they get charged. You're in court. That's fine. [00:23:22] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Please watch your language. I'm upset. You know what? I'm upset. [00:23:25] Speaker 18: Ms. Mendoza, I would highly recommend that you stop arguing with the judge at this time. [00:23:31] Judge Elizabeth DeSanto: Mendoza served [00:23:38] Speaker 1: her five days in jail. She must also pay her remaining court fines of $1,325 and complete her remaining nine months of probation, including the first 30 while wearing an alcohol tether. Next, we're in Tampa, Florida for a sentencing hearing. 46-year-old Teddy Baltimore Smith has been convicted of manslaughter in the road rage death of 56-year-old Gilbert Cerna. A year and a half earlier, Smith was stopped at a red light when Gilbert, who was sitting in the passenger seat of a truck in the next lane, spit out his window and on to Smith's BMW. Gilbert apologized, saying he hadn't meant to spit on the car, but Smith became enraged. He got out of his car, slapped Gilbert with a flip-flop and threw food at him. As the two men continued to argue, Smith retrieved a knife from his car and plunged it into Gilbert's chest, cutting his heart in half. Smith then fled the scene, but the driver of the truck, Gilbert's co-worker, Jeffrey Hunter, followed it while calling 911. [00:24:57] Speaker 20: Hunter tailed [00:25:13] Speaker 1: Smith for a mile before pulling over. Police and EMTs arrived moments later. Gilbert, who had no pulse, was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Surveillance footage identified Smith's car and an alert was issued. Police eventually caught up to him, but when detectives questioned him, he denied any involvement in the stabbing. Smith was released, but his car was impounded and a folding knife was found in the trunk. Investigators also lifted Smith's palm print from the passenger side of Hunter's truck and issued a warrant for Smith's arrest. The following day, Smith was located at a gas station, arrested and charged with second-degree murder. At trial, Jeffrey Hunter, the co-worker, testified about Gilbert's tragic last moments. [00:26:08] Speaker 21: What did Gilberto do after he was stuck with the knife? [00:26:12] Speaker 20: I just looked over at me like, damn, he got me. That was it. He died within, maybe, seemed like, probably about five seconds. [00:26:20] Speaker 1: The jury basically had three options. Convict Smith on second-degree murder, convict him on the lesser charge of manslaughter, or find him not guilty. They voted to convict on manslaughter. Today at sentencing, prosecuting attorney Amanda Ketula reads an impact statement from the victim's sister, Rosalinda Cerna, who's sitting nearby. [00:26:48] Speaker 21: Because of you, my family and I will never share precious moments together. Nothing you receive will ever bring him back to us. Because of you, there will always be a big part of my heart missing. [00:26:59] Speaker 1: When Smith is given the chance to address the court, he does not express remorse. In fact, he blames the victim. [00:27:06] Speaker 22: He pulled up on me and he spit on me. You know what I'm saying? After I asked him, please not to do that, I don't know how come he did that. Why would he do that to me? I don't even know him. [00:27:16] Speaker 1: Smith's statement lasts 15 minutes, which is too long for Gilbert's sister, who walks out of the courtroom before he finishes. The prosecution recommended a 25-year sentence, but the judge gives Smith 28. He'll be eligible for release in 2045 when he'd be 72 years old. [00:27:46] Speaker ?: and he'll be eligible in 2045. [00:27:50] Speaker 1: Next, we're in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a plea hearing. 24-year-old Joshua Sawyer has been charged with aggravated stalking, assault, unlawful imprisonment, two counts of aggravated domestic violence, and other charges. Two months earlier, Sawyer allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend two separate times. He was arrested and held without bond. Today, he appears from the county jail before Judge Ariane Slay. He's represented by attorney Jinan Amoud. [00:28:28] Speaker 23: Ander, at this time, we met with you in chambers prior to today and I submitted a cop's request on behalf of Mr. Sawyer. You have indicated that you would not be inclined to commit to the cop's request. So I would like to adjourn this to allow me time to decide how we want to proceed. [00:28:47] Speaker 1: But before the judge can respond to Amoud's request for an adjournment, the defendant has something else he wants to discuss. [00:28:55] Speaker 24: Can I speak on my phone situation? The arraignment judge that took my phone at the beginning of this... [00:29:02] Speaker 25: Mr. Sawyer, whatever you want to address with the court, I think it's best if you do it through me, okay? [00:29:09] Speaker 24: No, I got to get my phone back and I can't contact my people. I haven't been able to get in contact with my family, none of that. So I was like, I wanted to ask the judge, like, can I get my phone back in here? I don't have my phone. I have no way to contact nobody to the outside world. I got family that don't even know I'm in here. So I'm trying to, like, have a way to contact the outside world. My phone been taken for two months. I never had, like, a paper to say why they took it. [00:29:32] Speaker 25: Mr. Sawyer, are you asking for your phone to be able to use it while you're in jail or do you just need the phone numbers off your phone? [00:29:39] Speaker 24: No, I need to use the phone while I'm in jail. I haven't had no contact with my people, with my family since I've been in jail. [00:29:45] Speaker 1: Judge Slay decides she needs to step in. [00:29:48] Speaker 26: Mr. Sawyer, if your request is that your phone be removed from property to get certain information that you get the phone numbers had something that's a move will have to work out with the prosecutor's offense. [00:29:59] Speaker 24: No, no, no, no. I'm talking about my phone account. I haven't even been able to call my people since I've been here. Like, my phone account been took. I haven't been able to contact nobody. Family don't even know I'm in here. I'm not sure what you're talking about. Maybe this is what you see. [00:30:15] Speaker 23: I think he wants his cell phone. I understand it's his account. [00:30:19] Speaker 7: He's talking about his jail phone. [00:30:21] Speaker 1: My jail phone. A fellow inmate attempts to help clear things up but it only seems to add to the confusion. [00:30:30] Markeia Stevenson: I don't have any control [00:30:31] Speaker 26: over the jail phone so I'll let you [00:30:32] Speaker 24: admit to the movie No, no, no. Judge, this is what I'm saying. Judge, if you grant my phone, if you tell them they gotta cut my phone back on, they gonna cut my phone back on. I have no contact with my family or nothing since I've been in here. Like, this is crazy. [00:30:48] Speaker 1: As the hearing comes to an end, Sawyer becomes even more frustrated. [00:30:53] Speaker 24: Like, this gotta be against some type of law or something. Like, I need my phone to contact my family. [00:30:58] Speaker 25: Mr. Sawyer, can you please just let us meet and we'll figure it out, okay? [00:31:05] Speaker 24: What am I supposed to do until we meet? Just to get my phone and contact my people. Thank you. Mr. Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs. Slade. What's up? I need my phone. [00:31:16] Speaker 21: What's up? What's up? Tell me what's up. This is what's up today. We are handling your adjournment, your phone, your social care phone. I need my phone. I'm trying to take my people. That's against my constitutional rights. [00:31:24] Speaker 23: That's against my constitutional rights. That's against my constitutional rights. [00:31:28] Speaker 24: I need my phone. Thank you. [00:31:30] Speaker 23: No problem. [00:31:31] Speaker 1: Judge Slade seems to have had enough. She quickly mutes the defendant and ends the hearing. Sawyer later pled no contest to aggravated stalking, aggravated domestic violence, assault, and electronic communication causing injury. The other charges were dropped. In total, he received a sentence of 67 months to 10 years in prison.