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due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensack. >> any crime involving law enforcement, we take more personally. especially somebody being shot at. >> a police shootout leaves an inmate in the hospital with 14 bullet wounds and two other men are arrested. a two other men are arrested for the connection to him. >> i didn't shoot the cop, but i sold the gun. >> he had this thought in his head that he wanted to kill
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himself. suicide by police, basically. >> oh, look at her hair. >> a female inmate arrives with what she says is a hair salon mishap. >> process, like, chemically didn't work for me, my hair fell out. >> but officers suspect something else. >> yeah, it will be a good story. >> oh, yeah. there's god to be a story behind that. >> oh, definitely. though the new york city skyline is visible from some parts of town, hackensack, new jersey, is a smaller, quieter city of about 43,000. but like its giant neighbor, it attracts visitors from all over and that's especially apparent at an opposing landmark just outside downtown.
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the bergen county jail. >> north carolina, baby. >> i got the dirty south in here, north carolina. >> yeah. >> ain't nobody that's in this county from this county. from trenton, new jersey, ready to go home. >> 65% of our population are out of county residents. a lot of them are for drugs. they are going into the city or coming out, they get pulled over. they use bergen county because its use of artery highways. so, a lot of those individuals are incarcerated here. >> most of the roughly 900 inmates housed here have been accused of crimes and are awaiting trial under the resolution of their cases. like many, deanna collins is not only from somewhere else, philadelphia, she's also facing drug charges but she's unique in another way. >> what happened to your hair? >> really? it was a process. and it fell out. >> it was a process? >> yeah, chemicals. just fell out. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yeah. i had a chemical treatment.
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i was supposed to be doing body wave and changing my hair color and they ended up singing off my hair. now that i look like this, i look like such a scum bag and i look like such a -- not the kind of person you want to pull for. >> looks like it hurts. >> it does. it hurts my pride. it hurts everything. >> collins says things got worse soon after. she was arrested on multiple counts of obtaining prescription drugs through fraud. distributing prescription drugs and forgery. she has pled not guilty but admits to having done some of the things for which she is charged and for battling addiction. >> prescription painkillers, they were my biggest thing. oxycodone. when i couldn't get that, heroin. but i never shot it. i always just snorted it. >> collins says she was coerced
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by a drug dealer to use stolen doctor prescription pads in order to obtain oxycodone to obta from pharmacies in pennsylvania and new jersey. >> i'll walk in there as if i have something legitimate and it's not. and then they fill it, they give it to me because they trust me and i walk out. >> why did they trust you? >> i'm nice and sweet and pretty normally. but it's something that i'm not proud of or anything at all. >> collins says she sold some of the pills and swallowed the rest. this is her first time in jail. she is currently on "a" block, a temporary housing unit for new inmates. their backgrounds must be reviewed by the jail's classification team in order to assign them an appropriate housing unit. >> they can either classify me as "c" or "d." "c" is maximum. "d" in minimum. i don't know what the categorical process is.
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hopefully i don't go to "c" because "c" is more of the harden criminals of the female world, i guess. i don't seem to think i'm that. but i guess i'll find out. >> all right, deanna collins. this is the first time she's been in our jail. she's got quite a few charges. i see a lot of out of county and out of state charges, as well, all pretty much for the same thing. quite a few actually. one, two, three -- 15 with one town alone. three with another town and she also has some out of county. she is wanted out of pennsylvania. oh, look at her hair. >> officers have seen this look before, usually on suspects charged with scamming pharmacies just as collins has been. >> probably shaved it. so maybe when she went to the pharmacy to obtain drug, she made it look like she was sick, perhaps losing her hair, maybe
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chemotherapy. interesting. i'll have to ask her about that when i go see her. >> classification is an ongoing process at the jail as new inmates arrive every day. today, they include jerry nunez on the left and shawn stark on the right. arrested within hours of each other. they have been connected to a shootout with hackensack police two days earlier. >> investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensack. officers say the man was walking with a sun and opened fire on a cop car, barely missing the officer inside. the shots caused another patrol car to rear end the first car. both officers jumped out, returned fire. they chased the gunman to the corner of first and sussex street. he's in the hospital in critical condition tonight. >> robert leonardis received a total of 14 bullet wounds. he has been charged with several
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crimes -- the most serious, three counts of attempted murder. >> face the camera and don't move. >> stark was not arrested for any direct involvement in the shooting, but because he owned the unregistered handgun leonardis used to shoot at police. he says he's a good friend and had taken the weapon without him knowing it. >> he had came over my house and we were hanging out that night and he had this thought in his head that he wanted to kill himself. basically take his own life. i talked to him about that, that this is not his last chance. there are changes that he can do to better his life. but that night that he was over my house, he took my gun. basically how it got from my possession to his possession. i never thought that he would shoot at a police officer or even -- it's just -- i have really no words.
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right here? >> right here. >> have a seat. >> though stark is not accused of being involved in the shooting, he still faces a serious charge, simply due to the fact that he owned the gun used in the shoot, he has been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. he says he will plead not guilty when he goes before the judge. hall local? i've been trying to call your phone. why aren't you picking up? >> if found guilty, stark can face up to 20 years in prison. but for now, he turns to his girlfriend for support. >> listen, okay. they hit me with possession of the firearm in shooting that officer, babe. you have to get me a lawyer. i'm serious. you have to see what lawyer can come here and talk to me asap because i'm going to lose my [ bleep ] mind and please promise me you'll be faithful to me. they're going to smoke me for this [ bleep ] and i do not deserve to be in prison.
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>> meanwhile, jerry nunez, who says he sold the unregistered gun to stark for $500, is settling into his new cell. >> crazy, right? just last night i was watching "lockup" on tv and now i'm on lockup for real. woke up this morning to banging on the door. and it turns out to be detectives from the bergen county prosecutor's office and they wanted to speak with me. they had questions with a shooting of a cop. i mean, i didn't shoot the cop, but i sold the gun and that's why i'm here. no towel, nothing. don't come to this hotel, guys. they don't got [ bleep ] ready for you. >> though nunez was investigated for his connection to the gun,
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law enforcement authorities have yet to issue any weapons charges. >> they came into my house, they did a little search. they were looking for guns. all they found was pot, weed, like, 70 grams of bath salt. that's about it. >> nunez was only charged with drug possession to which he plans to plead not guilty. but he believes prosecutors are building a case against him related to the police shooting. >> i regret it. you know what i mean? it's not even worth it. trade in a .45 caliber, $500 for ten-foot, what is it, nine by seven? >> and now in jail for less than four hours, nunez faces another demon -- drug withdrawal. >> i mean, i have a bad addiction with painkillers. tomorrow, i'm going to be feeling it. it will probably wake me up in
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the morning throwing up, puking, sweating. i kind of feel sweaty right now. coming up -- >> tell you that first time, tell you that second time, third time, we'll put your stuff out in the gate and you got to go. >> jerry nunez sevens a warning. and -- >> you're telling me that bald head there wasn't to go in a pharmacy? >> deanna collins faces skepticism about her hair story.
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inside the bergen county jail, it has been a difficult first night for two men connected to a handgun used in a shootout with hackensack police officers three days earlier. jerry nunez says withdrawal from painkillers has caused frequent vomiting. >> i just trying to stay
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positive, sleep it off. every now and then, throw up. just let it out. drink a lot of water. it's all i can do. >> though nunez has had a brief stay in jail before this, his cell mate santos roman believes he needs a refresher course in jailhouse etiquette. >> he can't come in here and throw up. and not flush the toilets. the way the bucket's made, we can't have that. >> first time in jail? >> second time. >> second time. you have to fix it. you see how mine is made? >> make it -- >> you got to make the bed. do that every morning. ten times you go in that bed, ten times you get up, ten times you fix it. you use the bathroom -- you got to flush it. >> yeah. >> you got to flush it. it didn't go all the way down. you have to make sure it goes all the way down. we got all types of stuff here.
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we tell you a third time, we put your stuff out of the gate and you got to go. follow the simple rules, our rules, you don't step on nobody's tauoes, you good. >> thanks. appreciate it. >> though nunez was only arrested on drug charges, he admits selling an unregistered handgun to sean stark, who also just completed his first night here. stark was arrested because the gun he purchased was allegedly used by his friend, robert leonardes, to shoot at police officers. >> yesterday i was just emotionally distraught and the fear of just not what is going to happen to me and who was going to be there for me was very hard. my mind was all over the place, but -- i've gotten a lot calmer and my head's in the right place. >> because of their connections to the high-profile case, stark and nunez were immediately placed in separate maximum security housing units. most other new inmates were assigned to a temporary unit
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until the jail's classification team can determine the most appropriate housing placement. deanna collins has been in the female pre-classification unit for two weeks now. >> we have women in here who have done everything from kill their kids to kill other people to -- just have a littering violation. loud. obnoxious. i may have done something wrong but i don't really feel like i should be here. i feel like i should maybe be house arrest or probation or something. >> the one we're going to see today. >> is that the one with the hair? >> yeah. that will be a good story. >> yeah, there's got to be a story behind that. that's definitely done on purpose, you know that. >> oh, yeah. >> classification officers will interview collins before determining whether to place her in minimum, medium or maximum security. collins says her hair loss was due to a salon mishap.
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but the officers have their own suspicions. >> collins? >> yes. >> we are from the classification unit and we have to ask you a couple of quick questions. what happened to your head? >> i was at a salon in philadelphia and i was getting my hair colored because i wanted to go blond so i could get away from people. i was getting the color process going. the chemical process they put on my hair, i reached up and my hair just fell out. >> looks like you shaved just the front of it. >> they pull the rollers just like that. when i reached up, the rollers came right out. all my hair was still on them. i was screaming i was so bad. >> this is right before you got locked up? >> right before. >> this was no pharmacy scam, nothing like that. >> no, no. >> wasn't part of the plan? >> no. >> the drug you're using, what is it normally used for? cancer patients? >> yeah, i think so, i'm not really sure. >> you're telling me that bald head wasn't to put a bandana to go into a pharmacy? >> no, not at all. >> since her arrest, other law
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enforcement agencies in new jersey and pennsylvania have issued warrants for collins after matching her mug shot to surveillance footage of possible pharmacy scammers. >> you're all over the map here. >> yeah. >> maple shade. >> that's far. >> farm park. >> you don't just think about leaving the area -- >> of course. >> i want more than anything -- i want a house with my fiance, going to have kids and be done with this stuff. that's all i want, so bad. >> did you get arrested and they released you from these places? >> no. they're popping up now. >> the sowns say, yeah, we got something on her, too. >> that's what's happening. >> all right, so, they didn't arrest you on the charges. how many other towns did you hit? >> a lot. >> oh, boy. >> so, this is just going to keep on going. >> yeah. >> you're going come out as a
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max. you're going to the maximum security wing. i don't know what else is going to fall on you as far as charges. it seems like stuff is coming in by the minute on you. you know, all the drug-related charges, but the main reason you're going to be in maximum security is because you have the fugitive warrant. it gives us a reason to believe, if you had the chance to get out of here, take off and make a run for it, you're going to do it. you seem like a pretty normal person overall, you know. >> that's fine. >> you got a long life ahead of you. you still have time. time's on your side, you know. >> i'm done with all that stuff. >> shortly after the hearing, collins is told to gather her belongings and is moved to maximum security. >> i think there's more to that story than she's leading on. obviously. i think there's more with the hair there and the beauty salon thing sounds good, but she's filling fake prescriptions,
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cancer medications at pharmacies. you know, i'm not a mathematician, but two and two is four, you know what i mean? coming up -- deanna collins trying to adjust to life in max. and sevens a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had anybody come in here, if ever, for shooting at a cop. >> the hackensack police shooting becomes the hawk of the jail. >> hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. feed it, and care for it, don't we grow something more? we grow big celebrations, and personal victories. we grow new beginnings, and better endings. grand gestures, and perfect quiet. we grow escape, bragging rights, happier happy hours.
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leonardes a total of 14 times. now charged with three counts of attempted murder, leonardes is still recovering in a local hospital. but his presence is felt in other ways. >> you heard about this? he shot and killed a cop. i hate with a [ bleep ] shoot at a cop and don't kill him. you're going to get the same amount of time as if you [ bleep ] miss them. hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. you can't -- the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual, very rarely have we had anybody come in here, if ever, for shooting at a cop anyway. i mean, i hate that they shoot regular people, but now they're shooting at cops. their status is greater than what it would have been if they would shot one of their homeys on the street. >> two others being held in connection to the shootout say
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they would trade their current status for freedom in a heart beat. one of them, sean stark, has just run into an old friend here. >> wait, the hackensack -- >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? where did it go down? >> stark wasn't involved in the shooting, but is charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime, because he owned the gun leonardes used to allegedly shoot at police. >> they shot him up. he's still alive, but -- >> he's in -- >> he's in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him, $2 million bail. >> damn. that's [ bleep ] up. >> stark purchased the unregistered gun from another inmate being held at the jail, jerry nunez. >> the prosecutor's office came to my house, 15 detectives, bro. they were look, you sold the gun to a guy and he shot a [ bleep ] cop -- and i was like, oh, [ bleep ]. >> nunez was originally arrested
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on drug possession charges. but as he suspected they would, prosecutors have just filed the same charge against him that they have against stark. possession of a handgun while committing a crime. >> how much is bail? >> ah, $250,000. >> a quarter million? ah. you got any money saved? >> like ten gs, but that's probably going to all be gone. >> you'll be all right, man. you need something, call me. >> stark says leonardes stole the gun from him, and the shootout was really a failed attempt at suicide. >> i feel like he had the gun out for somebody to see him with the gun so shthey could have called the police on him and so the police would have came and he would have tried to die like that, suicide by police, basically. >> until their case is resolved, they will be kept apart from each other.
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>> the biggest reason is you don't want a group of people, whether it's one or two or more getting together and kind of conjuring up their story and getting their story straight. you can help a case get nailed down by keeping them away from one another. >> there's another reason as well. nunez now blames stark for his current problems and the jail doesn't want any conflicts. >> i sold him my gun and he gave it to somebody else that was not supposed to ever have it. i gave it to him and i told him this is yours, don't give it to nobody else. that's it. so i feel like he kind of betrayed me. >> if found guilty, nunez can face significant prison time and some here believe -- >> that boy is toast. he's going to smoke his ass like a pack of newports. say your prayers. that boy ain't coming home until cars start flying in the air. true story. coming up --
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>> in terms of this involves, allegedly crimes against police officers, judges look at that sometimes as the most heinous type of crimes. >> jerry nunez lawyers up. and the alleged hackensack police shooter leaves the hospital and is booked into the jail. [ female announcer ] you get sick, you can't breathe through your nose... suddenly you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right.
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♪ 26-year-old deanna collins came to the bergen county jail on multiple charges of using fraudulent means to obtain and distribute prescription drugs. one of her worst fears, assignment to the maximum security unit, was recently r l realiz realized. >> honestly, it's just what i heard when i was on the outside about maximum security prisons, and stuff, just, you know crazy girls who just, you know, go and kill people or -- i heard horror stories before i got here about girls who were getting in fights just to keep their soap. >> but so far, it's been a different sort of experience. >> everybody is really, really nice and we treat each other like a family. >> among other things, collins has made new friends. >> oh, my god. i had this thing happen with my hair. >> what happened? >> i was in a salon and the
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process chemically didn't work with me and my hair fell out. >> no. >> collins has found a new stylist. >> that's my new favorite song. >> hey! >> and had lots of new experiences. >> i never slept in a top bunk in my entire life. i have never been in camp. i went to a day camp. for a day. i was too prissy for that so they sent me home. i'm a girly girl. i don't play in the woods. i don't play in mud. women on the whole like to care about people. see, i actually was pretty. >> oh, you still are. >> shut up. >> i mean, we are people still. we may have done some bad things. we're still human beings. >> my hair fell out in a salon. $168 they wanted me to pay for this. >> she gave me a $200 coupon for another service and i was like -- >> collins! >> but collins camp-like experience is suddenly interrupted. a detective from the nearby town of new millford, new jersey, has
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come by to book her on a new set of prescription drug fraud charges. once again, it was her hair that got her in trouble. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> going back to booking. >> very unique. very distinguishable. you don't see too many people with that type of style. >> come on over here. >> okay. >> that's one more stupid thing i'm going to have to deal with. >> deanna, you must have an idea of how many this is going to come to? >> i can't even put a number on it. i've been one in every town. maybe two. i mean -- >> when there's a crime committed, there's a database system where you can put security images or surveillance photos and you send it to the other towns within the state, county, whatever you want to send it to and they sent out a picture of her and we recognized her from our incident. >> since collins is already in custody, the detective processes
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her for these new charges right at the bergen county jail where she will remain until her current charges are resolved. >> going back. >> and with outstanding warrants from other counties in new jersey and pennsylvania, collins knows she could have similar visits in the future. >> i have done bad things in a lot of places. so they are finally catching on to my bad things and they're issuing a warrant for my arrest, it's just something that breaks my heart every day. i've done something that only my face is on camera doing. >> over in the men's maximum security unit, sean stark is still dealing with the fact that, if found guilty, he could spend decades in prison for a police shootout for which he was not directly involved. >> i'm stressing a lot. i don't know what's going on with my case.
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i went to court. they just read me my charges and brought me back over here. >> since he was the last known owner of the gun robert leonardes allegedly used to shoot at hackensack police officers, stark has been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. his new cellmate, james george, has advice for him. >> you work on your case, that's first and foremost. do not go to that courtroom and let them judges do whatever they want to do to you. go to the law library. no one is perfect when it comes to that. listen, this is what it is, this is what's going on. i need to read up on this. i need to find -- i knee loopholes in my case. i need to know what's going on. >> dawn breden is the inmate advocate for the bergen county sheriff's office. >> hopefully be able to contact him, let him contact you. thank you. have a good day. >> while not a lawyer, she provides resources to inmates as
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they prepare their cases and often interacts on their behalf with family members and drug counselors and attorneys. >> sometimes i don't like the title so much, because it sounds like i'm in between the inmates and the officers. and i'm not. i want what the officers want, wait peace. i want peace for the inmates and peace for everybody. i like to keep the anxiety down. you know? >> okay. >> many of the inmates were very frustrated. a majority have public defenders but they are not seeing their public defenders because they have lots of clients. they are feeling helpless. so this way we allow them to participate in their own defense. tell me what we need today. >> i need to checkup on my case, similar cases to mine, to try to find any loopholes, to find what kind of time i might be facing. >> okay. so what i'm going to do is i'm going to look up your charge and then we'll look up some cases and you can look through those brief synopsis and see if anything you feel applies. okay?
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i work with their attorneys. you know, their public defenders to help assist to get them to court, to get them outside to wherever it is they need to go. >> okay, this is a lot of information. like i said before, take your time, all right? don't look at it and go ah -- take your time. some are going to apply. some's not. let it fly, all right? >> all right, i appreciate that. thank you. >> good luck to you. >> the gun that got stark in trouble was sold to him by jerry nunez. because of that, nunez, like stark, though not directly involved in the shooting, has also been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. but unlike stark, he has hired a private attorney to mount his defense. >> jerry is a good kid that is caught up in extremely bad situation.
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these charges can land jerry in jail for many years. worst-case scenario he'll be in the facility for a decade. these are gun-related charges. state of new jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. i'm here to see jerry nunez. >> nunez. >> i'm concerned for jerry, his mental well-being right now. i have to keep him strong. right now they're presenting the evidence to the grand jury. i believe within the next week or two, the grand jury will come back with an indictment. the nature of this involves, allegedly, crimes against police officers. judges look at that as sometimes the most heinous type of crimes, you know. crimes against children, crimes against police officers. >> they really hold that against me? i mean, i had really nothing to do with it. >> i understand. and that's why we have to see what the evidence is.
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they will try to stick it to each and every one of you with the most charges as possible. but remember, they've got to prove the charges. they've got the burden of proof. i know it's a waiting game and the days drag in here. time waits for no one. it ticks along but in here it drags. so, you got to really man up now, you know, and hold your own and don't break and stay strong. okay? >> it pisses me off where we're all being held accountable for these actions. but new jersey state law is new jersey state law, you know? >> all right? hang in there. you're going to be okay. >> thanks for coming. if i'm guilty, i'm guilty. i'll take the best deal they can give me. you know what i mean? coming up -- >> i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach, three times in my pelvic. >> robert leonardes speaks out. then -- >> i don't have to take it. i can rip it up.
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new inmates are booked into the bergen county jail in hackensack every day of the week. most will arrive in a police squad car. but today, one is driven into the compound by an ambulance from a nearby hospital. and due to the nature of his charges, robert leonardes' reputation has preceded him. >> at the end of the day, a fellow officer got shot at, it sticks with you. you're going to look at that guy differently than a guy for a parking ticket. >> any crime involving law enforcement, we take a little more personally.
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especially somebody being shot at. but you have to put your emotions aside. you can't let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers, who fired back, hitting leonardes 14 sometimes. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. i'm still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvic. a shot in my hip. >> leonardes has pled not guilty to an array of charges including three counts of attempted murder. there has been speculation he was attempting suicide by cop.
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and leonardes acknowledges having felt suicidal prior to being shot. >> i didn't want to live before. i didn't want to be here. i didn't like here. here was not a good place for me. i was overwhelmed with a lot of things that was going on with my life. but now i don't feel that way. now i'm just happy i'm alive. guess when you get shot so many times and you see your live flash in front of you, you appreciate your life more. i appreciate my life a lot more now. something -- i don't know, something spiritually must have happened. the day i got shot. >> leonardes agreed to be interviewed, only in the presence of his attorney. >> what kind of time are you facing with these charges? >> i'd rather address that. his case is not indicted yet. it's purely under investigation
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by myself and the prosecutor's office. but the legal process really hasn't gone forward with the normal speed due to his injuries. >> why did you take this case, vinnie? this is going to be a tough case. >> i've had many difficult cases through the years. but there was something about it. i knew he was a troubled young man. had not led an exemplary life. i know his family. he's a fortunate young man for a wonderful family. there was never a question to take the kid or not as difficult as it may be. >> i'm grateful i have the best lawyer in the state of new jersey. >> it could be months or years before leonardes' case is resolved in court. but now, deanna collins enters her courtroom with high hopes. she says her lawyer has gotten her a favorable plea deal on charges of fraudulently requiring prescriptions from pharmacies. the other charges against her will be dropped. it's now up to the judge to sign off. >> i don't have to take it.
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i can rip it up. we don't have to take the plea. we can refer this to the grand jury and ultimately to trial. do you want me to let you take this plea or refer to the grand jury and ultimately to trial. >> i would like you to take the plea. >> i'll ask our assistant prosecutor to move the plea. >> thank you your honor. state would so move 1046-14. it's our understanding that the defendant will be pleading guilty to a single count, third degree, obtaining cds by faud. recommend time served as a condition of probation. >> once i accept this guilty plea, you're bound by it. you cannot change your mind. do you understand that? >> i understand. >> this is a third-degree charge which carries with it, had you gone to trial and been found guilty, between three and five years in state prison. your attorney has been able to negotiate a very favorable plea. i'm satisfied and i'll find the defendant guilty. you'll released today, r.o.r.,
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no dollar amount unless something else is holding you. >> i understand. >> thank you very much. go with the officers at this time. >> thank you. >> with collins' plea accepted by the judge, her time in the bergen county jail is coming to an end. >> i'm happy. i didn't think it was going to happen. this is great. i mean, i was listening but i wasn't because i was so happy. >> what does this mean about all the other cases -- >> they were all ran together and i was only charged with one, one case, and the rest were dismissed. >> all the other counties? >> all the other counts were dismissed, and i'm glad. coming up -- >> they said i was going to be on the streets today. >> well, i'm happy for you. i'm happy for you. >> deanna collins future comes into focus. or does it? >> i'm not getting -- >> there's something a little fishy about this. something is fishy about your case.
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deanna collins has returned to the bergen county jail from her court appearance where she received a sentence of probation and time already served for receiving fraudulently drugs from local pharmacies. she expects to be released in a matter of hours. >> what's going through your mind right now? >> yea! that's what's going through my mind. and i'm wondering when i came in here and i'm remembering it was a dress. >> collins must return to the women's maximum security unit until officers have received notice to release her. >> what happened? >> r.o.r. >> are you [ bleep ] kidding me? >> what judge you have? i need to see him. >> austin. >> something a little fishy about this.
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>> so you leave today? >> i don't know. >> it's my first offense. >> so what? >> that says a lot, though. >> i had a good lawyer. >> i had a good lawyer. okay, i'm going to go with that. >> none of your charges here, everything is done, all of them got rolled into one thing? >> i'm happy -- >> i don't know -- >> they said i was going be on the streets today. >> i'm happy for you. >> you have nothing in pennsylvania? >> no. well, it was rolled into one and everything else was dismissed. >> well you [ bleep ]. >> who is your lawyer? >> his name is gamberg. >> let me speak to gamberg. >> you better send him a nice little present. >> oh, i will. >> a trufruit arrangements or edibles. >> why is it such a surprise to you? >> because like in six different places. they give probation, r.o.r. -- what? i'm sorry, but what? >> oh, my god, i get my bra back
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today. yes! that's the happiest i am. >> wa-wa. >> officer troy, can you call up inmate collins? i need to speak with her out in the hallway. >> inmate collins was r.o.r. out of her charges, however, she does have a detainer out of glouster county, mars county and montgomery county, pennsylvania. so there's no way she's leaving today. >> collins has apparently misunderstood a key component of her plea deal. >> you will be released r.o.r., no dollar amount, unless something else is holding you. >> collins does not realize that her plea deal only applies to the charges she accrued in bergen county. and she will be released from custody in bergen county very soon. >> oh, my god. i'm going to get a hair dryer. i can style my hair! >> but as long as she has
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warrants in other counties, the jail is required to hold her until authorities from the next one on the list pick her up. >> i'm going to notify her she's not going to be leaving today and they'll come pick her up. i don't have the exact pickup time but she will not be leaving today, unfortunately for her. >> collins! lieutenant russo would like to talk to you. >> okay. >> hi, miss collins. i'm in charge of the jail record unit. you're not going to be leaving today. you have detainers out of mars county and montgomery county, pennsylvania. so we notified gloucester county, pennsylvania, and they'll come get you. >> that's all. >> thank you. >> not going anywhere. >> oh. >> going to gloucester county tonight. >> see. that's probably why they r.o.r.'d you. >> i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to gloucester county tonight.
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>> wait, wait. i'm coming out. i'm going to gloucester county tonight. they said all of my things were wrapped into one. >> all of them for bergen county. >> no, all of them -- all of -- that's what my lawyer said. all of the things against me right now were run concurrent. why didn't she tell me this? >> who? >> my lawyer. >> are you sure you didn't misunderstand? it was just the bergen county -- >> why didn't she know about the other stuff? >> it doesn't matter. it's just another step. >> later, her attorney told us that collins was fully informed the deal only applied to bergen county and that she simply must have misunderstood. >> you got that pen? i want to put some eye liner on. >> i'm going to miss you, baby.
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>> hopefully i'll stay here tonight and leave tomorrow or something. because that would suck. >> we'll talk. >> we'll talk. >> less than 24 hours later, collins has changed back into the dress she was wearing when she was booked into the bergen county jail, but she's also in cuffs and shackles. an officer escorts her to a waiting van from the gloucester county sheriff's office, where she will face new charges for fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs.
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