in february of 2011, she pleaded no contest to extortion. it was something her mom encouraged. i didn t want a jury to find her guilty and send her to prison. even though a no contest plea is basically admitting your guilt? i understand, but at least she would not have to go to prison. quinn sent us a statement saying she was abducted at gunpoint and never knew osmanovic, but added i do not deny all forms of responsibility for things that occurred after the abduction. and, she says, because of her mental state at the time, her past experiences and her fresh recovery from alcoholism, osmanovic manipulated by every thought and completely altered my belief system about my life. i made the decision to accept a no contest plea to avoid a
to ensure the safety of my family. and perhaps quinn was ready to move on with her life as well. in february of 2011 she pleaded no contest to extortion. it was something her mom had encouraged. i didn t want a jury to find her guilty and send her to prison. even though a no contest plea is basically admitting your guilt? believe me, i understand, but at least she would not have to go to prison. quinn sent us a statement saying she was abducted at gun point and never knew osmanovic, but added, i do not deny all forms of responsibility for things that occurred after the abduction. and she saiys because of her mental state at the time, her past experiences and her fresh recovery from alcoholism, osmanovic was able to manipulate my every thought and completely altered my belief system about
divorce and now shares custody of the couple s daughters. reid did not want to be interviewed by dateline, but told us, i wanted to thank law enforcement and the state for all of their hardworking efforts to ensure the safety of my family, and perhaps quinn was ready to move on with her life. in february of 2011 she pleaded no contest to extortion. it was something her mom encouraged. i didn t want a jury to find her guilty and send her to prison. even though a no contest plea is basically admitting your guilt. i understand that, but at least she would not have to go to prison. quinn sent us a statement saying she was abducted at gunpoint and never knew osmanovic, but added, i do not deny all forms of responsibility for things that occurred after the abduction, and she says because of her mental state at the time her past experiences
the only serious injuries were to the attacker himself. let us start with the latest on the suspect and the attack. nbc justice correspondent pete williams, chris jansing is on the scene in times square as well. pete, what have the investigators learned so far about the suspect? any idea if he had any connections, how he entered the u.s. and that kind of thing? there s a fair amount known about his background. he came here in february of 2011 on a kind of visa that you use when you re coming here to join family members who are already in the u.s. we know he has a brother here, other family members. so, that s how he got to the u.s. and he s been here since 2011. he had a taxi driver s license from 2012 through 2015. we don t know if he actually drove a taxi or if he drove some kind of other ride-sharing program, which we have to have a taxi driver s license in new york to do. but and we don t know what he was doing for a living at the
in february of 2011, she pleaded no contest to extortion. it was something her mom encouraged. i didn t want a jury to find her guilty and send her to prison. even though a no contest plea is basically admitting your guilt? i understand, but at least she would not have to go to prison. quinn sent us a statement saying she was abducted at gunpoint and never knew osmanovic, but added i do not deny all forms of responsibility for things that occurred after the abduction. and, she says, because of her mental state at the time, her past experiences and her fresh recovery from alcoholism, osmanovic manipulated by every thought and completely altered my belief system about my life. i made the decision to accept a no contest plea to avoid a lengthy, salacious trial that could have further emotionally