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Judge hands over a brutal 25 years. That's a good start. Hayden Fontinet, Mr. Rohos, it's a sentencing. Good morning. Are you Kay Kaden? Fontinet and this is 25 DCCR1759. Mr. Fontineette was previously in court, entered a plea of guilty to the firstdegree felony offense of aggravated robbery. It was an unggated robbery. That sounds like a bad thing. Plea, I've received the free sentence report. Have you both had an opportunity to review that report? Judge, are there any additions or corrections? Not from the defense. Not from the state judge. And Mr. Coleman, you said you have a witness or some evidence. Actually, Judge, Mr. uh Rohouse has graciously um stipulated to the admission of the surveillance video from the convenience store in question. I need to call my custodian record with court's permission. First of all, I'm offering states one. No objection. Make that states two because states one was the u the plea admonishment. So they already he already said he did it. It's not even a question. Everybody knows he did it. Documentation, please. From states two. No objection. States two is admitted. Permission to publish. Yes, sir. I think that's all I wish to publish unless the court wants to see the entire entire video. I think that's enough. Any other evidence or witnesses? Oh, judge. Just brief argument if I may. Any other evidence or witnesses for um Mr. Roas? No, your honor. Just Mr. Roas, you may make argument for Thank you, Judge. And obviously, after seeing that video, it makes what we're asking for harder to do. What we're here asking for this morning, judge's probation. Mr. Fest defend, he he's a young young offender. I know the court is tired of seeing hearing the same story over and over. Young guys, he's a young he didn't know that he wasn't supposed to rob a store with a gun. He didn't know that. Guns in here. He's got a limited criminal history. I believe this is his first felony. He's never been on any It's his first felony. You know what that means? That means it's not his first crime. Felony supervision or felony probation. Unfortunately, he's just fallen into the same situation that we see so many other useful offenders fall into. He's got no direction in life. He's very little support at all. Mhm. I see. His mom didn't treat him right, so he had to go rob a 7-Eleven. That makes sense. Way out of the situation that he's in. So he goes decides to rob some money, rob a store and get some money. Did the wrong thing. He did. And if his story in the PSI is to be believable for what I believe is the right reason. He's trying to help his mom out at home. He's trying to pay some bills, keep the lights on. Certainly there are better ways. So he tried to he tried to rob a store to to help get his mom money. Damn. Without doing that. Why don't you just get a job? And I hope that the time in jail has taught Mr. find a session. Wait, why would he just get a job? I don't He You know, we've got options here, J. We can send him to prison or we can put him on probation. Certainly the the He's on the road with if this conduct continues, he's on the road to prison. I don't know. Yeah, he is on the road. Everybody knows that. Like everybody, you really think that this clown, he's 23 years old, he's already been in jail before. Like he he's that's it. Like you know it's over, bro. Like you know it's over. Just a human. Yeah, it's a human battery. Exactly. The day is the best time to make that exit for him. You know, he's got a long life to live. We can send him to prison. He can be there for a few years and come back out. I don't know that he's going to get the help that he really needs in prison. The help that he needs. See, this is the inversion of values that has destroyed the country. See, I don't give a [ __ ] what happens to this animal. You throw them in a box, throw away the key, [ __ ] them. Everybody knows you're not supposed to rob a store with a gun. Damn. Duh. Of course. So, like if you don't if you do that, you don't know how to act. You don't know what the hell's going on. So, it's it's about figuring out like this person needing help. I if you had the options to get help and you chose to rob a store, you don't deserve help. You need to go throw you need to go in a box. What would your dad have called this kid? My dad was not racist. Is that what you're trying to say? He He just was not racist. Like, I don't know what you want me like. He just wasn't like he would have called him a [ __ ] He'd say probably put him in jail or shoot somebody like this definitely, but he wouldn't like he's not racist. There are programs available on probation that if he's serious about turning his life around like he says in the PSI. Oh, programs can help him. And if he does take advantage of those, it in turn would make the community a little bit safer because there' be one less guy going. Would it make the community safer for this person to be out in like what? How could you possibly make the argument that the community would be safer if this person was not in jail? Like that's just insane to me. It really is. With a gun when he does get out of prison if that were the people that that you chose to save. Went on living at home with his mom. I think he has some some younger siblings there. To his benefit, he before he was even arrested, he started a GED. I think on the nights of the his [ __ ] didn't even graduate high school. Oh my god. No wonder he can't get a job. He in his 20s. He don't even have a GED. He doesn't even have [ __ ] high school. What a [ __ ] What an idiot. This happened. Uh he had just finished a GED class and made a dumb decision to go hang out with these guys that he should not have been hanging out with. Yeah. And uh did this robbery. Uhhuh. Again, judge. you've got two options. You can send him to prison or you can try to get him some help on on probation. And hopefully he will take advantage of that. And certainly if he doesn't, we're going to know. And if he doesn't, then what? Then somebody else might get killed. Somebody else's store might get robbed. Somebody might get uh injured. Somebody might have their life changed or or ruined because of that. But that's okay because you were trying to do the right thing. Be quick. Hopefully. Yeah. And you'll have another chance to uh send them to prison probably for a longer time. All right. Thank you. What is the status? Thank you. That's it. Of the other two uh code are there codefendants? Have they been charged? They have been charged, judge, and I have both of their cases charged. And and they have not been um sentenced yet or anything like that. Okay. All right. Go ahead, Mr. Woman. Yeah, I'll be brief. Whether it's it's the Pine Club Apartments or Rogers Park or a Speedy Mart, uh you've seen this and we've seen this in this community all too often. I'm I'm preaching to the choir judge. prayer vigils and uh advisory committees. All of that stuff's fine, but that you judge where the rubber meets the road. You are you are that person that can protect the community from somebody like this defendant. you are that person that can uh either let him walk out of his courtroom on probation with a piece of paper with conditions and promises that he won't resort to this kind of violence that you saw on that video or you can ensure that the community is safe by putting him behind steel bars, concrete wall and razor uh uh uh patriot alert. UHOH. There it is. Wire fence. I'm just asking begging, but on on behalf of this community, I'm begging that you sentence this defendant to to to prison. The message that needs to be sent to this defendant and his circle of friends and anybody who would want to be like this defendant is that if you pick up a gun with the intent to commit violence, you're going to pick up a 15, 20, 25 year prison sentence charge. Oh, bro, he just lets him know. Oh my god. This man gets it. He gets it. Yes, this guy actually gets it cuz he's one of the people that can put together the two seemingly people can't put these together related realities where reality number one is that uh this puts everybody else at danger. That's the main thing. And number two, what are you thinking about him for? Uh and I'm just asking that you do this on behalf of people who live at the Pine Club Apartments who just want to live in peace. People want They want to live in peace. Exactly. People want to live in peace. You can't have an animal like this and live in peace. Rogers Park and not be uh robbed and somebody that wants to stop at a speed. Can you imagine like if your upstairs neighbor was a buffalo? Think about that. There's a buffalo in your apartment that's above you. Can you think about how [ __ ] annoying that would be? I've been there. art convenience store and pick up some snacks without becoming a victim of a of a really that's that's all I have. Judge, thank you, Mr. Coleman. So, Mr. Fontnet, there was a time some years ago that there really wasn't even a question. Uh, everyone, states attorneys were recommending youthful offenders, probation, let's give everybody an opportunity. And things have just changed in such an incredibly dangerous way. That's right. Because these people are animals and they will always be animals. They will always be animals. You never You're not going to rehabilitate that with young people. That's right. Doing what I just saw you do on that screen. Um, I cannot imagine the fear that that person had that was working in that store that he now has just trying to go to work, make a living, and go home. And he has three people come in and not just grab a little quick something and run out, but terrorize him. For quite some time. Wait, so they [ __ ] around in there? They weren't even trying to get Oh man, then you definitely got to keep them in there. Like I understand like if somebody steals something like it's like okay well we can't have you do that, right? But I don't view this as like something that's really that bad. Like it's just yeah, we can't have that happen. But like if you're going around there and causing problems and like trying to, you know, like that's like a dominance thing. Watch the video pulling them around, yanking. Y'all have Wait, wait, what? Y'all have the video? Where's the video of this? No, no. Where can I find a video for it? Six o'clock. Kimberly is off. The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office listening to the public for harsh prosecution against violent offenders. Judge West making it happen during sentencing today. KFTM's Aman Abraham live in studio with reaction video. Prose Netherland convenience robbery. The terrorizing crime at a Netherland convenience store last year was captured on video. Prosecutor Tommy Coleman showing the video capturing the moment the teens ran into the store. Damn. Damn, bro. He going in there with the AK. The video capturing the moment the team Look. Oh my god. ran into the store and raised their firearms at the clerk. The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office is sending a clear message to violent offenders. They should prepare for tough prosecution and longer sentences. Holy [ __ ] man. That's an AR. Three of them all pointing a gun at this one guy. Holy [ __ ] What an idiot. What a [ __ ] idiot. That's not the full video. Yeah. I I mean that's enough, right? Around putting guns in his face. All three of you. We just saw that. I also, in addition to the PSI, get jail incident reports. And you apparently like to fight and jump people, which is what's been happening in the jail. So he's been getting in fights even in the jail and they think they want to let this animal out. Oh my god. So he he's crashing out even when he's in jail. So it makes it very difficult for me to go, "Oh, this is somebody that's going to get out and behave, who can follow the rules." because you can't even follow the rules in jail in the jail. Exactly. Yeah. And the precinence report shows uh that you're a high risk level, which tells me that after they've looked at everything that you don't have, unfortunately, a good likelihood of being successful if I were to put you on probation. So true. Coleman's right. We're tired of it. We're tired of it and there's got to be something done. So, in cause number 25 DCCR1 1759, I'm going to find that you entered your plea of guilty uh freely and voluntarily. I'm going to find sufficient evidence to find you guilty. And at this time, I'm going to find you guilty of aggravated robbery. Oh. I'm going to sentence you to a term of 25 years in the institutional division. Damn. Damn. 25 years. Oh my god. You saw him getting up, crashing out. Watch. Watch in the background. In the institutional division. No, no, no. See, his fat [ __ ] [ __ ] mom probably. That's the reason why he's like that. You don't even know how to act right either. You raise a [ __ ] Look, look. See apple don't fall far from far from the tree. Apparently that's sad. Going to sentence you to a term of 25 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections. You will receive credit on that sentence for any time that you've been in custody that the law gives you the right to receive. I'm handing you the trial court certification. This was not an agreement. You have some rights to appeal. I have also handed you a written admonishment regarding your ineligibility to possess a firearm or ammunition. Oh, that's a good idea. Because of the judgment entered against you, you're ineligible under Texas law to possess a firearm or ammunition. Possession of a firearm or ammunition could lead to charges against you. You can talk to Mr. Rohos about any questions you have about that. I am making an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon. Mr. Fontet, I understand that this is harsh and I know you believe this is harsh, but I think this is necessary. I hope that you go and you make things right. You can get out of prison. You're still going to be young and you can make your life better. That's going to be up to you. Okay? You can go back with the baiff 25 years. And the thing is that like if you're already getting in fights and in in in [ __ ] prison, you're never you're never getting out of prison because you're just going to get another assault charge while you're in prison and you're going to end up in there for the rest of your life, right? Like that's it. That's if somebody doesn't kill you, right? That's kind of crazy. I don't think it is at all. I think that we have a problem with these people running wild. We do. That's an animal that should never leave the zoo. Yeah, we gota we got to keep these people under control, man. It is. And uh it's so obvious and uh I'm very very glad to see this happen. Asthma stream court streams are back. I'm ready. No, I I love seeing people like this get sent to jail forever. It's the right choice, but man, what a waste of youth in his golden years. His mom did raising him up like an animal. That's okay. you I I think that we get that uh you know like what I said before you get that mandatory compelled labor. So like whenever we put one of these people in a box then we have them going out and doing [ __ ] with it, right? Cuz like at that point they're going to have to go and like you know like I don't know turn big rocks into little rocks, right? Make some license plates, something like that. And uh honestly I feel like that's the right way to do things. It is. That's the right way to handle it. And uh I'm very His mom failed him. Yeah, she did. She failed it. She crashed out even in the courtroom and uh he may appeal and win. Yeah, maybe. Maybe not though. Getting into fights in the box. Yeah, exactly. And uh No, I was going to be close to his 60s when he comes out. He going to be 40. He said he's uh 48, right? So he'd be 48 whenever he gets out if he's 23 and he was in there for 25 years and he probably get out a little bit earlier than that if he doesn't act up. So the one sheriff not released a 35 arrest person even after a judge ordered him. No, I mean honestly like they ain't to do that more. Uh, a lot of these judges like you like we need more judges like this. We have to have more Old Testament rulings like this because this scares everybody else that wants to go and rob a 7-Eleven. It does. It scares everybody else because they don't want to be the next person that there's like 50 meme videos about you crying in the courtroom and then you go to jail for 25 years. It is like this is a this is a great judge. I'm happy to see this and I think that it should happen a lot more, right? It should be amazing. I would be very happy about it. And uh yeah, that's it. If he's a good boy, he'll just serve half less than half that. Yeah. So, he's going to serve the whole thing. That's what I was thinking, too. Is it Old Testament? Old Testament would have been life at least. Old Testament would be he's dead, right? I mean, let's be honest. Like, that's what it would be. He'd be dead. And so, like, he should be thanking he should be thanking him and saying like, you know what? Like, it could have been a lot worse. Like, I deserve a lot worse, but for some reason, uh, you know, like they thought that they would not kill me. And I feel like cuz honestly, like if you break into a store and you do that, like who does this really? Really? Who who does this? It's insane.