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The reason I'm stopping you is because you didn't stop for the stop sign.

Well, you stopped, but you stopped in the middle of the intersection, okay?

And you were swerving nonstop as well. You were driving down almost the

lane coming.

No, I did see that, and that was my fault.

Okay, you got your license, registration, and insurance?

Yes, I do. Do you live here?

Yeah, right here.

My aunt and my mom stay in there. Okay.

All right, just step out. You're moving around a lot. It's got me nervous.

I've got some suspicions, okay, about you being impaired in driving.

Put your left foot on the line. Put your right foot in front of your left foot

touching heel -to -toe.

Okay, arms down by your sides.

You're going to take nine heel -to -toe steps down this line.

You're going to raise one foot approximately six inches off the ground.

going to want you to count out loud. One thousand one. One thousand two.

He is pouring sweat.

All right.

I want you to turn around and look at your propeller a little bit.

Put your hands behind your back right now. You've been on the record for a few

hours. Yeah,

I wish I had a drink.

You don't have to consume alcohol to get a DUI. I suspect that you're under the

influence of drugs.

No, please don't.

Bring your feet in.

What are you doing?

Do you see my face?

Yeah, I've got eyes. Shut the door.

Do you want your keys or do you want me to give them to your mom?

Give them to my mom, you chump.

There's going to be an interesting ride.

Many times we'll have individuals who come in that will detox off of hard

and alcohol.

It can be downright ugly, messy.

We ask them. We have a little checklist that we run through on the intake.

If you're under the influence, it is beneficial for that individual to let us

know. They will be detoxing.

I've seen really bad ones, and it is not pretty.

Are you going to detox or withdraw from anything, any medications?

No. No?

Okay.

huge. It's definitely something we're having to combat on a daily basis.

Okay, follow me.

I've seen over the years, over 20 years, significant drug peaks and valleys, so

this is a drug now. Who knows what it'll be next year?

Just face that wall and get a picture of you real quick.

I'll throw this little waker around you. It's almost like you're getting a

haircut, but you're not really getting a haircut.

Can I ask you what happened?

I was driving and, uh...

They thought I was under the influence.

I mean, I was on fentanyl, but it was 2 o 'clock in the morning. I was

exhausted, you know, working all day.

I built street employees.

Does your family know that you're here?

Yeah, I believe they do. My aunt and my mother -in -law.

How long have you been using fentanyl?

Probably a good five years.

I lost money years ago.

You know, but you only just use that.

I do drugs because I wanted to do them.

I mean, I sold crack cocaine for the first time when I was 13 years old.

I heard you might be going through withdrawals here.

Yeah, withdrawals. It's hard to feel it.

It's not good.

You know, the shakes, the sweating.

And you're addicted to fentanyl. You just want cocaine.

You don't need it.

Fentanyl. I mean,

I can say I want to quit and I'm not going to do it. But then I'm starting to

feel like the way I'm feeling. And all I want to do is just go get it so I don't

feel horrible anymore.

With alcohol or any kind of drug, it's always bad.

Robert!

Now you're going to step in the room, and you just got to, you know, grind

through it, push them through, and try to help them as much as they can to get

to the other side.

You should go right in here.

You got to settle yourself. Just go and hang out.

It'll be comfortable.

Dinner in about an hour and a half. Hour and a half? Yes. All right.

All right, bud.

So I'm assuming you've not been here before.

Okay.

There's really no difference their first time or the 10th time or the 100th

time. Everybody gets treated fairly here when they come into custody.

We'll call your name when it's your turn to be booked.

Well,

I ran from the cops, which I shouldn't have done, but I did anyway.

I was on the back of a motorcycle.

My boyfriend was driving.

my ride or die right there you know see rounds i'm gonna go with them what's he

having here but i don't know where i'm here

I thought the registration was expired, so that's why we flee.

We'd be a cop, take off, go on a chase, and sweat for free.

The back was slipping from under us, and we slid with the bike.

He just came from drinking with his friends. He wasn't, like, messed up from

what I knew. He just had, like, a few beers or whatever.

Did he take off on foot?

Yeah. Yeah, actually.

I was so full with adrenaline, I didn't really feel anything at first.

But then I started feeling my knee, and I was like, oh, I can't run like that.

My boyfriend was, like, way far ahead of me. He already booked it. I told him to

go, but he didn't. He stayed, and then we got together.

He's good.

You put back because you did run and you got your girlfriend involved in it? Oh,

yeah, for sure.

A lot of things she didn't have to deal with.

So how are you feeling right now, first time jail?

It is what it is, honestly.

It's not scary, I don't like that.

You're still feeling the fucking weight in your hips? Well, yeah.

So you haven't even seen jail yet, have you?

Do you guys know what's coming in?

All the call says is narcotics, but there was a standard deployment

on that means.

The call said it wasn't being cut.

All right, man.

Whatever issues you had out there, I don't care about them, okay?

I open the door and you step out the car. Just follow my directions. You

have to come combative with me, okay?

Ready?

All right, step out the car.

Right ahead.

Stand in this box right here. Face the wall.

Can I ask you what happened?

It was about that.

One thing led to another.

All right. Turn around.

Open up your mouth.

I was conducting a patrol in the area of the hotel.

I could smell the odor of burnt marijuana.

When I approached the vehicle to see what was going on, I observed a firearm,

and he pushed me and tried to run.

I found it like a taser was used on you.

Inside the backpack, there was three bags of marijuana, a loaded firearm with

phantom magazine, baggies.

then he also had the sale with the use of weight and marijuana

The green and white jumper signifies battery on law enforcement and resisting

with violence.

Anytime you're out of a cell, they're going to be wearing handcuffs and leg

restraints at all times.

The two deputies are going to be transported around the facility.

It's just for officer safety.

So this is your booking card. It says you're here for battery on law

enforcement, resisting officer with violence and possession of marijuana

intent to sell.

So they're all no bonds because you've got to see the judge in the morning.

DeMarcus is going to have to stay here overnight. One of his main charges is

battery on a law enforcement officer. That charge is an automatic no bond

first appearance.

It did have a large amount of marijuana and a scale and values.

I don't know what I'm feeling.

I just smoke.

I'm not a bad person. I'm just everybody.

Are you from here or are you just visiting?

No, I'm just visiting.

I just came here from Georgia.

Does anyone know you're in jail?

No, I really don't know, no.

So this is your copy of your arrest report. This is your inmate ID card as

as you're here, you've got to have that on you.

Someone named Abigail called and asked if we'd give you her numbers.

You won't be able to use the phone until after first appearance.

Can you cover this call asking for you?

Oh, my girlfriend.

Is she in Florida or in Georgia?

She's in Florida in the hotel.

So he's housed in our PC window. That's where we put the green and white.

They require a 25 -minute check.

So every 25 minutes, we have to go check on them.

Any idea how this is going to turn out for you?

Just wait and wait for tomorrow.

And your charges were DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia. Your bond is $1

,500.

You could either call a bondsman. It'll be 10 % of that. Or you could pay the

full amount for your bond. Okay?

So give me a few minutes, and then I will give you the opportunity to use the

phone. Okay? Thank you. So you're going to head back to your cell. All right.

Thank you.

How are you feeling?

I hate drugs.

I hate what happens.

Now I'm overheating, freezing cold, uncomfortably.

What do you think about your bond amount?

Yeah, not much. So hopefully I can get out of here.

Then if y 'all want to, I might stay.

So I can go through these withdrawals.

It's a decision that I'm going to contemplate when I sit here.

I might just do it.

I'm trying to make a change.

And maybe, uh, sitting here can, you know, be my first thought.

Working in the jail is definitely completely different from any other job

would do.

You got to think, people are coming in at their worst.

We've had people pee in a cup, we'll give them, try to throw it at us.

Some people don't watch, but I can get a lot of homeless people coming in.

It's a completely open world here. You never know what's going to walk through

that door.

I feel like I'm on stage right now.

Should I start dancing?

And what is it that brings you into the jail today?

I fell asleep outside of business.

Big mistake.

Are you home okay now?

Yes, sir.

It is what it is.

Have you ever been in jail before, Mark? Yes, sir.

I've done bad things when I was younger.

But I'm a criminal.

I'm just an alcoholic.

I worked for the VA, making $20 -some dollars an hour. I was married.

Everybody liked me, but I was like, I can't do it.

Picked up drinking.

And out of the drain I went.

Sorry. Do you know what to expect when you talk to the magistrate?

It's like a conversation that's like, oh, yeah, you're drunk in public.

It's kind of like a fart, you know?

Sorry,

I'm sorry.

We're ready. Just put a hand on you in case you fall.

Yes, sir.

Hello,

have a seat, please.

No. Mom or dad.

Are you working?

What kind of work do you do?

A mover.

How long have you and your boyfriend been together?

We've been best friends for four years, so eight years total.

My grandma actually gave us my grandpa's and my grandma's wedding ring for an

inheritance. What is it? An inheritance ring or whatever it's called. It's my

other half.

So you're going to give up and have a seat over there. No speaking with your

girlfriend or communicating with her.

You're 18? 18 more.

Graduated 50.

Are you still in school?

No, I graduated.

I just actually got a job today, and they're supposed to call me tomorrow

start. But I'm in here.

Do you want to call your parents?

I did, yeah. They're not answering.

What about your parents? Are they going to be here?

Nope. I want them to know I'm here.

Hopefully.

My dad will answer his phone because he never answers his phone ever.

All right.

Is it hard being in the same room and

not being able to talk to him?

Yeah. It's true.

Especially with something like this going on.

All right.

And you guys were very, like, cuddly, huggy couple. Yeah.

Very emotional about each other and everything like that.

I regret it all.

Look up at the camera.

Both of them.

Listen, you need to figure this out. Put them onto the side.

Simon.

So someone posted your bond, okay?

So we're going to get you processed out of here, okay?

Okay?

I was trying to understand, man.

Did we make a phone call?

No.

But hopefully you get out of here and make a change.

Or she's telling me to shut the door and go back to the theater.

Legally, since this bond is posted, even less that he decided that he wanted to

stay here, we cannot hold him here. We must release him. I'm sure whoever

this bond cares about him and will maybe try to get the help that he needs. But

for right now, we'll get him processed out of here.

As soon

as

you find out, I got to spend six to eight hours

because, you know, I'm intoxicated.

I'm going to take your cuffs off and your shoes, okay?

Yes, sir.

Mark doesn't have to pay a bond.

He got what's called an unsecured bond.

So all he has to do is wait for a responsible party to pick him up, or

going to stay here eight hours as long as he can leave after that eight hours.

Let me get your jacket and jewelry you have on.

Do you ever call somebody to come get you?

No, I'm going to have to walk from here afterwards.

Can you set this light, please?

I'm going to put you to sleep back here for a little bit.

You're going to be able to rest or whatever.

You're going to be patient, okay?

Do you have any blankets or anything?

No, we can't do blankets.

Really? Yeah, just don't wait to go upstairs.

Okay.

I do see you really shaking right now.

I don't feel good.

I don't know what to expect when I get out there. It could be my mom or my aunt

getting out there, and they're going to start yelling and stabbing me in the

back of the head.

You know, who knows?

You know, my family, there's a billion, so they're very dramatic, you know?

All right, head this way.

You don't want to be even here. Nobody does.

Look at that wall on the right right there.

But I don't know.

It's making that change and doing it by yourself.

It's hard.

When did that happen?

I think, like, after they changed him.

I think they changed him, like, twice.

I ain't feeling it, though. I think it was just the adrenaline.

Morning, sir.

Can you come up to the door, please?

Right now, one of our inmates has to go to first appearance.

All right.

All right, gentlemen, disperse yourselves among the first two rows.

Read for a row.

I was talking to my dad about him picking me up.

Honestly, my dad is my best friend.

He's more of a friend than a father.

But, I mean, he is my father, too. But, you know, he's just kind of a cool dad.

Probably not, just because my family doesn't come from a long line of money

they don't have money saved up just like that to be able to.

Hopefully, I'll get out by in the morning, if anything.

So you're here on a misdemeanor delaying obstructing an officer in the

performance of their duties.

Your paperwork is going to show a $3 ,000 bail.

You're not going to need to pay that to us to get out tonight.

You're going to be given a citation on your promise to appear in court at a

later date and time to answer to the charges.

Stay right there.

I'm probably going to get out tonight, and I have to go to a court date.

which I'll attend to because I don't want to go back. Go back and have a

Okay, thank you.

You can go to window five, all right?

Okay, so you're here on two felony charges, evading with disregard for

felony DUI.

You have a total of $125 ,000 bail.

Okay, so you're here on two felony charges.

You have a total of $125 ,000 bail.

If you do not bail out, you'll be going to court within two business days.

I have no idea. I'd have to talk to my parents

first to at least get an idea.

I don't know how it's going to go down with

others.

All right. DeMarcus, you have three counts, battery and a law enforcement

officer resisting an officer with violence and possession of marijuana

intent to sell. On the two violence charges, battery and law enforcement and

resisting with violence, I said bond at $5 ,000 each.

And on the possession of marijuana.

With intent.

I said bond at $2 ,500.

Any questions, sir?

No, sir.

Okay. Thank you.

How'd it go?

I got bond on all charges.

I didn't need to go back up. I made a couple phone calls to call my people and

get out.

Who are you going to call to bond you out?

My girl and my job.

What kind of job do you have?

I travel around Georgia and I remodel dollars.

Why are you here in Florida?

Because I got a job in Florida that just started today.

You think you're still going to have that job?

Yeah, I know I got a job.

I ain't no muscle person. I ain't just no loud bird dog.

Hello?

Hey, I need you to start calling the bell button. I got you, right? And

I was just chilling, bro. Listen, I was inside the courtroom.

They gave me no bar.

I would have been a different person right now, you know what I mean?

And Lord, I see you before 1 o 'clock, so I can get back to work.

All right, man.

Well, listen, when I get out of here, boy, I ain't doing nothing.

I'm going to be on this crazy narrow path, boy. When I get out of this

It's not a wing game, man.

He has urinated all over the floor himself.

It happens quite often.

People go in the back, and they're quite intoxicated, and it's just easier to

sit on the bench and urinate than it is to get up and use the toilet.

Hey, Mark, I'm going to get you up and move you out of this cell, buddy, just

because of all the urine and stuff on the floor.

So I got a mop bucket here. I'm going to take care of cleaning it up. I'm just

going to move you one cell over.

So that way you can still sit in there, relax for a little bit longer until we

process you. All right, buddy?

All right.

Don't grab your handcuff, buddy. Just step right to this out here.

All right?

Yeah, it's a little brighter in here. I got your bottle and a top for you.

I'm going to open up this bag, and I want you to put all your clothes in

okay?

All right. You don't have to be sorry, man. I understand stuff happens, you

know? How much time do I have? You got four hours, buddy.

All right.

Thank you so much. You're welcome, sir.

You doing a little better? You in some new clothes?

I live at his house, but I don't know how his parents are going to react,

honestly. His parents are a little bit more stricter than mine.

He told me, well, what happened?

And I told him, and he goes, oh, my brother's crazier than me, so he's dealt

with worse.

You can leave your stuff here. You're going to come back.

Have you heard how much bail is?

Yeah.

Stupid and insane.

Like, honestly, I don't think he should have gotten charged with all of it.

No,

I'm getting out tonight.

Hopefully.

Give me your red hand.

Give me your favorite sound, the red.

Do you think you'll end up having to dress in brown soon?

I'm trying to figure it out.

I don't know.

Was that your parents you got on the phone?

Yeah. How did they react?

Horribly.

They don't know how they're going to come up with a name.

Here's your ID card.

Okay.

Right now I only got like $300.

I don't really have any money left. I don't know how much money you got.

How much money makes you proud?

I'm not sure yet. He said I need to get a cosigner for sure before I do

anything.

Can I cosign further?

Do you want a cosign for a $125 ,000 bond?

Yeah. Are you going to be able to pay that?

So is he going to go time?

I don't know. He said to give him an hour. He's going to talk to my mom and

call back in about an hour.

I know the parents don't really come from a lot of money, but like if they

needed it, I'm pretty sure they'd have it saved somewhere.

But I don't know if they can use it.

They're going to think about it. They're going to think about it, yeah.

I got for you.

There you go, buddy.

Inside. Can I get 94, please?

That's the least we can do for you, right?

Now, don't come back here and visit me. Just get your laundry done again.

At some point, you're

going to get to that feeling where you're ready and say, you know what? I

put all this behind me.

I have to move forward and do what you can do, you know?

Yeah. You're not a bad guy, man. It's an addiction.

You can come on out. I got you, bud.

Come on with me.

All right, I'm going to take a right.

Go right over here, put your back against that wall.

So how are you feeling, Matt?

I'm feeling okay.

I'm right up this way.

So do you think after this we're going to see you again?

Hopefully not.

I will. What are you going to do with me?

Don't get drunk in public.

Hey, Mark. Yes, sir.

Before you go off, I need to get a hot breakfast.

Oh, God.

All right. You're the best.

All right. All right.

Take care of yourself, Mark, all right? Yes, sir. All right. If I see you out

there, you better be doing good. You hear me?

Yes, sir. All right.

Always remember, be yourself.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol.

Just keep your head up and keep on trying to achieve.

Take care, buddy, all right?

Hang in there, all right?

Love y 'all.

The last time I spoke to DeMarcus' girlfriend, she said that she was in

with a bondsman, but that bondsman was in Georgia. So that Georgia bondsman has

to contact a Florida bondsman that's willing to work with him, and they have

transfer the bond.

It's a very slow process.

No, bro.

Who said that?

I'm waiting on my sister's boyfriend to get off.

He got to go to Atlanta to sign the paper up there for that bond company,

they're going to send the papers and stuff down here to let them know that

been bonded out.

Stay out of jail, man. Be right, man. Don't be like me.

Don't fuck with me. Fair thing.

I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm

still

in the body of your boyfriend.

Almost done.

i don't know just gotta go just gotta stay here and wait so natalie yeah

so

i'm

gonna release you on a promise to appear in court okay

Oh. I was like, what?

Right.

Sprinkling? How does it feel?

Better. Fresh air?

Smell the fresh air.

What time it is. What are you going to do differently to not get back in here?

Not run from the car. Pull over.

Sure. Bye. Good luck.

And if you could tell him I left, I'd appreciate it.

All right, we're going to walk this way.

What has this experience been like for you?

I might still be here if you're sharing this with another student.

Hey.

slow can we get the marcus from uh hotel lockdown looking thoroughly please are

you

doing the market the market

came here two nights ago

He seemed like a very calm and respectable person.

You know, he never gave me or other staff here any issues, but I'm sure this

taught him some lesson and he'll walk away a better person, hopefully.

All right, so you got three bombs. Each one, there's a yellow highlight right

there, and you just sign all three of them, okay?

Right now, he'll be able to return back to Georgia. He just has to show up for a

court date.

Great.

What does it feel like after being in jail for a few days to be out here?

Nice. Nice, nice, nice, nice, nice.

What do you feel about all of this that went down?

I take responsibility in my actions.

They had a job to do. If I want to escalate the situation, it wouldn't have

that far.

I feel like once I go to court and everything like that, some of the

will get dropped down to, like, misdemeanor. So I'm just looking for the

Hey, y 'all. Hey.

Hey, thank you.

What's up? What's up, girl?

So what was it like to get him out? I feel like you've been going through it,

I've heard.

Yeah, we've been a runaround for a long time.

I had to keep calling them over.

Yeah, they told me that.

Hey, good luck to you, man.

Appreciate it.