Stand up and raise your
right hand to be sworn, please. Please stand up. DAN ABRAMS: Next, we head
over to the Miami-Dade Bond Court in Miami, Florida-- Raise your right
hand and be sworn in. The one sleeping there, you can
wake up, too, in the back row. Number 4 is sleeping,
Corrections. DAN ABRAMS: --where
Judge Mindy Glazer is overseeing bond hearings.
- You may want to wake him up. Thank you. I have a few announcements. I'm going to appoint the
public defender to represent all defendants unless you
tell me you have money to pay for a private lawyer, or if
you are hiring a private lawyer and one is here. Also, please let
me know if you have served in the United
States military or any of the reserves. Good morning. Good morning. DAN ABRAMS: Over
the next few hours, she'll see dozens
of defendants-- You were arrested for
second degree murder. DAN ABRAMS: --as they step in-- I'm in the
military, Your Honor. You are? DAN ABRAMS: --and
quickly step out. Hi, Mr. Booth. How are you? How are you doing, ma'am? I'm OK, ma'am. DAN ABRAMS: 49-year-old Arthur
Booth is a career criminal charged with
burglary, grand theft, fleeing, and resisting arrest. You have, actually,
three arrest affidavits-- reckless driving,
damage to property, leaving the scene of a
crash with serious injury-- With no serious injury. I'm sorry, no serious injury. OK. DAN ABRAMS: After
questioning, Judge Glazer explains the terms of his bond. The bond on count
one is $7,500. DAN ABRAMS: But the
judge notices something familiar about this defendant. OK, Mr. Booth, I have
a question for you. Yes, ma'am. I have to ask, did you go
to Nautilus for middle school? Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness! I'm sorry to see you here. I always wondered what
happened to you, sir. (WEEPING) Oh, my goodness. Listen, this was the
nicest kid in middle school. (WEEPING) Oh, my goodness. He was the best
kid in middle school. I used to play football
with him and all the kids, and look what happened. I'm so sorry for-- Oh, my goodness. DAN ABRAMS: The surprise
reunion between the two former middle school classmates
is almost too much for Booth to handle. Oh, my goodness. DAN ABRAMS: Once a
promising student, Booth fell into drug and
gambling addictions that led him into a life
of petty crime, resulting in multiple
stays in prison. Oh, my goodness. Good luck to you, sir. I hope you're able to
come out of this OK and just lead a lawful life. DAN ABRAMS: The reunion
somberly concludes as Glazer sets bail at $43,000. OK. OK. All right. Oh, my goodness. Is it really you? Oh, my goodness. DAN ABRAMS: Booth is sent
to prison for 10 months, and then released into a
drug treatment program.
