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Matter of fact, i get out here april 14th. i m heading out west and on my way i m going to look for squatches. scott dipiazza knows his release date, because his case is now resolved. in a deal with prosecutors, he pled guilty to breaking and entering into a vehicle, and he was sentenced to one year in the kent county jail, in addition to the time he s already served. i knew i was going to get about a year in county jail. but i thought that he was going to take into account my eight months. so i thought he was going to say, okay, you sat eight months, i m going to sentence you to four more months in kent county jail. but it didn t happen that way. it s a long sentence. you know? sentencing is also finally in sight for four other inmates. nearly a year earlier, brandon townes, james hodges and dorian jones all pled guilty to charges related to a home invasion robbery in which a female ....
He practices his shot in a maximum security general population unit. that s in there. shut your ass up. inside his cell, a third co-defendant, james hodges, also awaiting sentencing, works on other skills. what are you doing right now? creasing my shirt. the paper keeps the crinkles out. it s like an iron. got to keep the creases in it. got to look good. i keep them in my shirts, my pants. you know, it sticks out. everybody else have the greens, they don t have creases but mines do. how long is that stay in there for? i do it at least two or three days. just so i know it s it s really in there. brandon townes has a prior criminal sexual conduct conviction, which could result in a longer sentence than any of his co-defendants. as first i was like, i m never going to be able to start life over again. ....
You know? perjury. lying under oath. but all of melton s co-defendants are on record saying melton played a key role, that he not only participated in the crimes but was actually a guest at the party. part of a plan in which melton would case the location for the others. if he gets found guilty, he d rather go down saying he fought going down instead of, oh, i didn t take no plea like the rest of them. but when you fight, you ain t doing nothing but pissing them off. you making the judge and victims go through this night again, all this distraught, emotional. so if you do lose, you going to get hit with the max. melton says his co-defendants lack credibility. four against one. that is pretty bad odds, but four criminals. you know? even though hodges, jones and townes have all pled guilty to sexual criminal misconduct, they deny having committed the acts. the victim stated she could not identify their faces because ....
They have seen each other, and now it s time for the four men convicted of several heinous crimes that shocked the city of grand rapids to receive their sentences. the charges are home invasion, armed robbery and criminal sexual conduct. the victim of the latter crime is a female college student. people versus rederick melton. people versus brandon townes. people versus james hodges jr. people versus dorian jones. for the record, we have all four defendants with their respective counsel. mr. becker. your honor, these kids are ready for sentencing at this point in time. i know we have a victim that wishes to speak and address the court all at once. i ll hear from the victim first, please. you do not need to state your name. go ahead, please. this whole crime has honestly been the hardest struggle i ve ....
More than 40 years. your guidelines are higher, mr. townes, based on your prior record which includes criminal sexual conduct offense, a sentence of not less than 25, no more than 40 years. then to be served consecutive to that, on home invasion first degree, fourth felony offender, a sentence of not less than 12 years, no more than 20 years, criminal sexual conduct, a sentence of not less than 25 or more than 40 years. you are entitled to file an application to appeal. thank you, your honor. thank you, your honor. got screwed. i m going to die in prison, basically. ....