passenger. death happens every day but i watched my girlfriend of a year die in front of me. i had blood all over my hands. some lady was like, honey, is that your blood, is that your blood? i m looking at my hands like, no, it s hers. it s hers. johnson has been charged with reckless homicide. police say he was driving too fast for conditions and veered across the road and crashed into a row of trees. his 17-year-old girlfriend was ejected from the car. by the time help arrived it was too late. they started doing cpr on her. i was giving her the breath. spitting blood out of my mouth, giving her the breath. spitting blood out of my mouth. and i asked, is she still there? and nobody wanted to talk to me. so much planned. so much we wanted to do. in june or july, we were supposed to move out with each other.
ten that we re offering you? because he has no legal defense and it s just sad to watch. some people don t have the means to buy lawyers, bond out. we you don t got it you don t have it, you don t have it. geraldo johnson fears a long jail stay, if not a prison term, could be in his future, as well. he is charged with reckless homicide due to the death of his girlfriend who was in a car he lost control of and crashed into a stand of trees. with a bond of $50,000, he needs $5,000 to leave jail and await trial at home. they need the money, everything in my room, just sell it. just sell it. mr. johnson? you can have your phone call. johnson asked permission to speak to his mother on the phone for an update. thank you. hello. so what s the plan?
we had our budget written down. how much the apartment was going to cost. the cable, the electric, the water. after everything that happened, i went to the house. we had a safe. i opened the safe and looked at everything and it was just like, this isn t going to happen anymore. johnson will soon enter a plea and go to a bond hearing to learn if he can return home as his case proceeds. am i going to be here for a month? am i going to be here for a year? just trying to keep hope. there s nothing i can do about it. coming up, geraldo johnson faces the judge. you re charged with reckless homicide. but has support from home. a victim of violent crime shares her story with inmates. he held a knife to my throat that night. so graceful. the corkscrew spin, flawless. .his signature move, the flying dutchman.
of difference. geraldo johnson? sir, you are geraldo johnson jr.? yes, ma am. you re charged with reckless homicide. there are some people here in court on your behalf. ladies, is there anything you would like to say? i m his grandmother. yes, ma am. this was a very unfortunate accident. two families have been destroyed. he s a good child. he s an athlete. doesn t drink. he doesn t smoke. he has massive support, friends, family, church. just about everybody in this room is here for him, to support him. i can t ignore the seriousness of the charge. on the charge of reckless homicide the bond is $50,000. we are finished, sir. thank you. you may leave the room. thank you.
so i m getting out today? thank you, mom. thank you. i love you, too. really good to hear. my mom basically my backbone. regardless of how she s feeling, she gets it done. i don t know how many times my mother has pulled out miracles. yes, ma am? yes, sir, i m coming to pick up my son, geraldo johnson jr. the bond is heavy. but prior to even coming to court this morning, i had prayed. i stayed in constant contact with a lot of friends and family. a lot of people have been praying for us. i knew that as long as he got a bond it was going to be okay. and that s exactly what it is. all right, man. be easy now. this is one of those things that i couldn t put a band-aid on it. i couldn t kiss it and make it go away. it s a process and it s definitely been hard for myself and my entire family.