voted in because of offenders like gregory gavin. >> a lot of this charges, theft and violence. seems to be his claim to fame. >> his first two were for burglary and robbery. though he's racked up others over the past ten years as well. >> i didn't have no job, nobody looking out for me. i was doing what i felt i had to do to survive. you feel me? to live day to day. >> i had two strikes, i'm like, man, the next thing i do [ bleep ] it's over. >> convicted on second-degree robbery. part of a crime spree that spanned three months. authorities say in one of the holdups he shot and the badly wound add store clerk. gadlin has yet to be sentenced. as a three-strike convict, face as minimum of 25 years to life.

it would appear that this get tough on crime initiative was voted in because of offenders like gregory gavin a lot of this charges, theft and violence. seems to be his claim to fame. >> his first two were for burglary and robbery. though he's racked up others over the past ten years as well. >> i didn't have no job, nobody looking out for me. i was doing what i felt i had to do to survive. you feel me? to live day to day. >> i had two strikes, i'm like, man, the next thing i do [ bleep ] it's over. >> convicted on second-degree robbery. part of a crime spree that spanned three months. authorities say in one of the holdups he shot and the badly wound add store clerk. gadlin has yet to be sentenced. as a three-strike convict, face as minimum of 25 years to life. >> the judge basically deemed me unfit for society. told me i was a career criminal. >> reporter: gadlin denies taking part of the robbery that led to his third strike but admits to prior thefts. >> like i'm in control of everything. i took on that role. i'm playing god, because i got a gun. give me everything. this little time that i'

. >> reporter: on christmas morning, gregory johnson found his best friend identified by the coroner as jennifer newsom dead on her boat. she's the cousin of gavin newsom. >> i heard last night this bang and it was just -- it was unusual. >> reporter: this happened around 4:45 this morning. no one was on the boat at the time. the local police, fire and coast guard responded quickly. the coast guard said this happens to boats that haven't been out of the harbor in a while. >> all of the boats sink, especially with the rains we've been getting. sometimes it overwhelms the bilge pumps. it's something that we see fairly regularly. >> reporter: we spoke to newsom's brother about how he's holding up. he said he's hanging in there and got a call from his cousin gavin. >> he's a busy guy on the campaign but he called me personally and said condolences. he's a great guy. i'm doing all right. i have a big family, a supportive family. >> reporter: but things are not sitting well with johnson. he's lived here for two years and says something isn't right. >> that she's dead and this boat sank. i think something goofy is going on around here. >> reporter: the