>> not waste it. >> reporter: ralph rodriguez, the best kind of crime fighter.hat shot. >> reporter: "on the road" on the road in harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> norah: he found his guardian angel. well, that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell. good night. and ve a great weekend. >> judge judy: you haven't been paid for the truck. >> correct. >> announcer: this couple says it was a no-cash deal. >> we didn't buy it from her. >> judge judy: what did you give her in return? >> an antique table and a refrigerator. >> announcer: and they're in no mood to renegotiate. >> judge judy: this car, in lousy condition, is worth $5,000? what do you think would be fair? >> i think we had a fair deal. she's disgruntled because she was caught stealing from us. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution brandy clayton and her son, 25-year-old broc gendron, are suing former friends, troy holliday and his wife, sheila vreeken, for

for most crime victims, that would be case closed, but for ralph rodriguez, it was opportunity opened with no prior criminal record. so instead of pressing charges, he pressed for answers. so, you decide to meet this guy? >> absolutely, actually took the time to hear his story, the environment he lives in, and i get it. poverty has a way of pushing you to do things you never would imagine you were capable of doing. >> reporter: 22-year-old rashawn turner agreed to talk with us, on condition we not show his face. >> i made a severe lapse in judgment that night. my father was struggling with basic needs and i was like, i cannot sit here and wait for what little we still have to be taken away. i have to do something. >> reporter: and when ralph rodriguez heard that, he did something. >> making sure he was financially good. and has some clothes on his back. >> reporter: so you started sending him money? the guy who just tried to rob you? >> absolutely. what he doesn't need any more is more disappointment. i'm sure people in his life have dropped the ball 10 out of 10 times. that is not wh

but for ralph rodriguez, it was opportunity opened. another young man to the prison roll, especially one with no prior criminal record. so instead of pressing charges, he pressed for answers. so you decide to meet this guy? >> absolutely. i actually took the time to hear his story, see the environment in which he lives in, and i get it. poverty has a way of pushing you to do things you never even imagine you were capable of doing. >> reporter: 22-year-old richaun turner agreed to talk with us. on condition we not show his face. >> i made a severe lapse in my judgment that night. my father was struggling with basic needs, and i was like i can't sit here and just wait for what little we still have to be taken away. i have to do something. >> reporter: and when ralph rodriguez heard that, he did something. >> making sure he is financially good and has some clothes on his back. >> reporter: so you started sending him money? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the guy who just tried to rob you? >> absolutely. because what he doesn't need anymore is

but for ralph rodriguez, it was opportunity opened. do things that you would never madge under you were capable of doing. >> reporter: 22-year-old rashawn turner agreed to talk with us on condition we not show his face. >> i will made a severe lapse in judgment that night. my father was struggling with basic needs and i was like i can't sit here and just wait for what little we still have to be take away. i have to do something. >> reporter: and when ralph rodriguez heard that, he did something. >> making sure he has clothes on his back. >> reporter: you started sending him money? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the guy who just tried to rob you? >> absolutely. he doesn't need any more disappointments. i am sure people told him things in his life and dropped the ball ten out of ten times. that's not what i'm prepared to do. >> reporter: so rodriguez turned the other cheek. >> see how lows we got? >> reporter: gave him part-time work painting the place he tried to burglarize and set him up with job training. >> you never know, you have to a