>> i got detaped on a warrant for like a day, released on it immediately. >> what was the warrant for>> a driving infraction. nothing major at all. just didn't pay a ticket. >> marino would soon find himself with what law enforcement authorities describe as a common entry point to crime. an addiction to pain pills. >> when the pain pills, the oxy, started to be getting so expensive, heroin was a little bit cheaper. ten bucks you can get something that equaled one $30-pill. the adiction just got worse and worse and worse until i ended up having to rob stores for the money for it. >> charged with robbing or attempting to rob 15 stores and restaurants, marino now faces the decision of his life. whether to accept a plea deal offer to serve ten years in prison. >> talk to my lawyer and everything, see if i can do better than ten. >> i think you can. >> hope i can. that's a lot of time, you know? it's a real lot of time. >> if prosecutors refuse to negotiate further, marino could stand trial and face much more than ten years if convicted. but now he has more troubling news. >> it's a letter