. >> shepard was writing up for being in an unthorlsed area, refusing to obey an order, obstruction and disorderly conduct. he spent time in segregation thh of both incidents. >> they reprimand you for and it they try to lock you down and it's petty, you know what i mean? to give a guy some envelopes, he's getting ready to go to prison, i was just trying has p guilty to aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and armed robbery. he allegedly beat a homeless man without. >> he swung on me so i swung on him. he had picked up a shovel and tried toied to attack me with i. i defended myself. i didn't take money or nothing on him. >> you beat him with a shovel? >> yes. >> although sheppard said he acted in self defense. prosecutors believed he was the gr agreser. he faced a maximum of 60 years if convicted. it will put him behind bars for life. >> i am fine without getting out. >> i am mentally cable of doing the rest of my life i don't want to. >> sheppard spent half his life incarcerated in several different states and completed a seven year sentence in oklahoma for attempted robbery. >> i h