christina lumm, jim carwile, derek faxlinger, travis and jon cockerell. at approximately 11:00 p.m. we were just hanging out, having fun, you know, drank a little bit and supposed to just be a little get-together. quite frankly, it was one of the most repulsive, sadistic things i ve ever seen in 24 years. within two months all the defendants have been released on bail until their case is resolved. but the prospect of life imprisonment hangs over them. abc 12 s michael rosenfield spent the day in pierre county district court. he joins us for the story. michael. angie, this is the first time we have heard the victim in the case, 19-year-old danielle tyler. the media deskends on flint when the tape is released by one of the defense lawyers.
the media deskends on flint when the tape is released by one of the defense lawyers. it was all a prank. this is not the only time she hung out there. it was demented if you think about it. the videotape shows four individuals who are extremely mentally traumatizing another individual. local journalist jim smith has been following the case from the start. this kidnapping is one of the strangest things i ve ever covered. for me this is in the top four or five anyway of all the cases that i ve covered in 20 years. so you had such diverse opinions on both sides of this case. you had people who thought it was nothing and you had people who thought it was extremely serious. the community was totally split over whether these kids were the most evil thing that ever happened or they were just kids that pulled a prank. he said that they were going to bury me alive, they were going to slit my throat, and they were going to leave me there and that i was going to die.