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 like kentrell. the state and the taxpayers are going to pay, whether we send to department of correction or send them to placement. and maybe we won t get the bang for the buck as you described it, but i m going to still put my faith in the juvenile court system and that i think we can do and do a better job with kids than the adult system can do and going to jail will do for him. i would love nothing more than to send both boys home to you, mrs. gant, that would be the ideal thing, but you as a mom, which is why you re crying your heart out, knows that s not the right thing. kenneth is on the verge of doing something really horrible in his life and taken from you forever or he s on the verge of turning that corner. maybe if we hold his hand, help him turn that corner, he l
couldn t come home, and for two weeks prior to him being shot, he came to me for two weeks, begging mom, please, let me come home, please, i ll straighten up, mom, please, and i wouldn t let him. i said no. i can t do that. i can t let you in the house. and then i find out he was shot. so on this monday, the judge has found it is in the best interest for kenneth and kentrell to be detained until the next court hearing. will devon s mother s pleas and his age be enough to convince the judge it is time for him to come home? he is on the verge of doing something horrible in his life and taken from you forever or on the verge of turning that corner. for her neighbour s tennis instructor s daughter s 1st grade teacher who s also her mom. help fund breast cancer programs in your community. redeem your lids today
what i tell them to do. so kenneth defies you. sometimes. i have no further questions. the probation department is recommending that 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 they live on, and i believe that they are affiliated with the gangs, a lot of drug activity as well. i discussed that with her. i strongly recommend they remain detained pending the psychological evaluations. anything else? yes, judge. regarding kentrell, the state would definitely concur with mr. smith s recommendation. he is 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 he may cause another person harm and he needs to remain detained as a danger to the community also. judge, we agree with the
you been on probation with this court? twice. 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 kentrell, this is his fourth criminal delinquency. presently he has an attempted robbery, a b felony if he were an adult, criminal recklessness, a d felony, and attempted robbery is a b felony tells me either a weapon was used or a victim was seriously injured. as related to kenneth gant, this is his sixth criminal delinquency referral. he is obviously not following the rules of probation. i ask they both remain detained as serious dangers to this community. judge, a preference in any case like this when children are being detained, rather than stay locked up they go home, and i would suggest to the court to release them home. it may not be the home that we
besides us? yes. right now there are nine. are you the oldest? i am the oldest girl, yes. is their dad in the picture? he was until about four months ago, he s incarcerated. kenneth is the one that s been the man of the house, you know, he is really our backbone. no questions, judge. ken, we spoke yesterday about what the court is here today to decide, that is whether you should stay detained or whether you should be released. i should be released because i know i ain t a bad kid, i ain t no harm to nobody. i just made a bad decision at that moment, and i know i did something wrong, but i know i could fix it. now i know that life is serious and life is about me being at home, being with my family than being locked up. kenneth, how many times have