are you on probation right now? yes. is getting involved in criminal acts a violation of probation? yes, ma am. i have no further questions, judge. as related to cantrell, this is his fourth criminal delinquency. presently he has an attempted robbery and it would be a b felony if he were an adult. criminal recklessness, it would be a d felony. that attempted robbery in that it s a b felony tells me either a weapon was used or a victim was seriously injured. as related to kenneth gant, this is his 6th criminal delinquency referral. he s obviously not following the rules of probation. i d ask that they both remain detained as serious danger to this community. judge, a preference in a case like this, when children are being detained, that rather than stay locked up, they go home. and i would suggest to the court should release them home. it may not be the home that we all think is the best
now, you understand there is a recommendation that both your sons be placed in a residential placement for the purpose of receiving a variety of services and educational tools and things like that? yes. what did you want to say with respect to those options? do you think your kids can come home with you today or should they it s for the best. i want them to come home, but if they need help, i agree with that. you just will leave it to the court to decide? yes. that s all i have, judge. thank you, mrs. gant. you may have a seat back there. mrs. gusik? judge, there is no argument
kenneth is facing. but i know this much, if he were in the adult system, he would not be able to receive the treatment and the rehabilitation and the services that the juvenile court is designed to provide to children like kenneth and cantrell. the state and the tax payers are going to pay whether we send them to the department of or we send them to placement. and maybe we won t get the bang for the buck as you ve described it, but i m going to still put my faith in the juvenile court system in that i think we can do and do a better job with kids than the adult system can do in going to jail is going to do for him. i would love nothing more than to send both boys home to you, mrs. gant. that would be the ideal thing to do. you as a mom which is why you re crying your hoout, you know tha is not the best thing. kenneth is on the verge of doing something really horrible in his life and taking you away forever or he s on the verge of maybe
overnighter is not going to do it and i do think that eventually they will end up hurting somebody if not themselves. they re both staying, m mr. gant, detained. will you state your name, please? devin starky. how old are you, did he have cnn i m 18. all right. we re here today because devin was arrested on a bench warrant which was issued by this court. it says here that devin starky s where abouts have been unknown by the lake county juvenile probation department. further, that he has failed to attend his court ordered counseling, and lastly that he has failed to attend an educational program on a regular basis. want to have a seat up here, please? you were order by the court to attend counseling is that correct? yes, ma am. did you attend counseling? i had left the home and was trying to live on my own, so, i didn t attend from april to june. let s talk about why you left
to do when they re outside my house. but when they re in my house, they do what i tell them to do. okay. so, kenneth dee identififys you? sometimes. i have no further questions. the recommendation department is recommending they remain detained and be ordered to complete a psychological evaluation. also in the neighborhood i talked to mom about this, a lot of gang activity on the street that they live on. and i believe that they re affiliated with the gangs. a lot of drug activity is what i ve discussed that with her. i strongly recommend they remain detained pending the psychological evaluations. mrs. k usa k, anything else? yes, regarding cantrell, the state definitely concurs with mr. smith s recommendation. he s a very dangerous person and he needs to remain detained. as far as mr. gant, state also feels he s a very dangerous person and i think the court cannot take the chance that he may cause another person harm and he needs to remain detained as a danger to the commu