Hey guys, and welcome to today's video. Today we have an update to a case that I've been following of a defendant who goes by the name of Jacob Man. Now, we left off with this idiot requesting to go prosay and basically telling all the lawyers and judges that he can do what they do, except he can do it better. His next court dates were supposed to be a motions hearing date, which he failed to show up to, followed by a pre-trial conference date and finally a jury trial. Let's just say things didn't go as planned
as he didn't show up to his motions hearing date and a bench warrant was issued. So today we're going to jump into his pre-trial conference which he was ordered to appear in person despite his warrant status. And yet he still thought it was in his best interest to just show up on WebEx. So let's begin. All right. Uh Mr. Man, um we are set today for pre-trial conference. You're not here. Why are you not here? Well, there's a few reasons for that, sir. You know, uh, one of the main reasons is I'd like some clarification
on the record to be made without getting arrested, uh, due to the last appearance, as you know. Um, was physically unable to get there. Uh, you're right about my motion. I didn't prove the just cause. I realized that I had to include some exhibits and proof that of what was going on and I apologize for that. However, um the last appearance I was specially appearing to by special appearance I was attempting to make a by a special appearance to uh challenge the jurisdiction of the court due to several issues that have been unressed through the
entirety of the case. main ones being the discovery violations, uh, you know, the most recent, uh, changing of the discovery files to make all my motions look like I don't know what I'm talking about. Uh, and kind of confused a lot of the matters and it's still the same thing. I mean, just a couple days ago, I got noticed that there was another discovery update. I mean, we're well past the motions deadline with and you know, there was a discovery update a week before that and then another one like a week after and then now
more recent ones and you know, I just don't really feel like that's really granting me a fair chance at really defending myself when they want to change the names of the files and things like that as I've like already had submissions that had, you know, certain citations to their uh body cam footages and things like that that have also been unressed. you know, it doesn't really provide a grounds for fair uh fair defense or a reasonable amount of time to be able to defend myself. [snorts] All right. Thanks, sir. Um All right. Uh here's I
guess the record I'm going to make. We're we're set for trial to commence on Tuesday. Um Mr. Man, I I I recognize how you are perceiving this, but I think the record is pretty clear. This case has been going on since 2022. By my count, there are at least eight failures to appear and and that's at least eight failures to appear in this case. Um you've you've um after an Arguo advisement, you've agreed to represent yourself. Um, you were advised and and and cautioned during the Arguo advisement that you would be required to when representing
yourself to comply with the rules of uh criminal procedure. The um with uh any rules of evidence during the admission of any evidence that has not actually even become ripe at this point because we've not had any hearings. Um, this matter's been set for hearings to address your motions on a couple of occasions just since I've been the um the presiding judge over this case. Um and I believe in see let me just want to make sure I'm yeah on uh 11:26 that I this just myself have gr granted you extensions to file certain motions
giving you specific deadlines um and in on 11:26 2025 I made it very clear um what the the final deadline was going to be for uh your motions to be filed, specifically 1212 of 2025. Um, then we were scheduled for a motions hearing on 1 n of 2026. That was the day that you um appeared via WebEx. I found a failure to appear because you appeared via WebEx and did not give a adequate reason. You had indicated that you may be able to get here by 10:30. And I even stayed the warrant to give you
that opportunity. Uh today we're set for pre-trial conference one week away from the beginning of the trial date. You're still not here in person. Um these motions that you keep on talking about could have been addressed appropriately if you would have followed the court's orders during that time frame. Um and certainly if there are issues of discovery that have happened that are not in compliance with rule 16, the court will hear those. Um, but those again, you've been complaining about um or challenging, I should say, um, discovery issues, but you never present yourself on a
date that we're actually scheduled to address those things. And you have to be here in person. You also have to be here in person for the trial. So, again, we're set for a pre-trial conference here. I have a jury questionnaire that I'm going to um I'm going to submit to the to the jury commissioner um in preparation for f uh Tuesday's [clears throat] trial. Um I'm going to uh bring in 55 jurors for that trial. Um and the court uh will be prepared. Well, let me ask the prosecution. Is the prosecution ready to go to
trial on Friday? I'm I'm sorry, on Tuesday. People are ready, your honor. All right. So, um, Mr. Man, we're set for trial. I mean, this again, I'll I'll address any pre-trial issues or any discovery issues that, um, have arisen in the last 35 days to determine, uh, whether there was any discovery violations. One thing you need to understand is the prosecution has a duty to continue to provide discovery. oftentimes when they provide discovery just based upon and I don't know how you're receiving your discovery but again these are just things I'll consider and I'm just
do saying this for your uh information sometimes when they provide discovery if they're doing it over what they call evidence.com which is a proc a a system that they use to to disclose information sometimes that that um not the new discovery is provided but then all the all the previously provided discovery kind of tags along with it so it's included with it. Um, I I will address any discovery issues that may have arisen in the last 35 days. If there's any new discovery that may exist. Um, but those are things that I have to address
when you're here in person. You're not here in person. I I I think you're well, I know you're aware that you have a warrant based upon the um the orders uh the motions you filed and the order the last order I issued in this case. Um, but we are set for trial on on Tuesday. You have a right to a trial and the court and it looks like the uh prosecution are prepared to proceed on that date. I will provide you with every opportunity to defend yourself at that trial. Um, and um, we will see
you on that date. At this point, I don't know that there's anything else I need to go over pre-trial, unless Miss Jones or And again, Miss Jones is here only as advisory council, unless there's something in particular that Miss Jones you think I should be covering or unless Mr. Duncan wants anything in particular covered. The one thing I will state is um just based upon the nature of how things have been uh progressing in this case, um I'm not going to require any witness testimony on Tuesday. Um, so that at least there's a one-day window
there for the people to uh just place any witnesses on call for for what's going to happen the rest of the week. All right. So, the judge is about to go through the procedure on how his jury trials proceed, which I'm going to cut that part out. But what I do want to point out is that when he was going through his previous hearings, he gave off a lot of sovereign citizen vibes, but never really crossed the threshold of being labeled a soft [ __ ] But today, he removes all doubt by claiming that his
appearance is a special appearance in challenging jurisdiction of the court. So, I feel pretty confident now labeling him as a sovereign citizen. Light. Now, there is still one matter for the judge to address in this hearing, and that's his failure to appear. Sorry, judge. I don't mean to interrupt. Yeah. No, I'm actually done with that. Okay. I I I should have interrupted sooner. If Mr. Man is not here today, are you finding that it's a failure to appear? It It's already It is a failure to appear. I'm just giving him the information so we can
proceed on Monday. Um he's got a warrant already. Um so, yes, it is a failure to appear. Um, but I still want to pass the information along so we can proceed on on uh Tuesday. I said Monday. On Tuesday is the trial date. So, excuse me. Um, you know, you settled quite a bit there. You know, I didn't really get a chance to respond to anything. You know, there's nothing to respond, sir. I'm just giving you I got some things I need to address with the court before we can proceed, sir. Well, sir, then you
need to come to court. We will address those things when you're here in person. you're you're I'm not I'm not experience I'm trying to I'm trying to tell you guys you guys need to prove jurisdiction because you know there was a period of time I sat in prison for almost nine months and there was no action on the case that's a failure to prosecute and and I I understand there's statutory provisions on speedy trial but there's constitutional provisions and if the trial ain't had from the date start of the case between 180 days and there
ain't good cause suing that means you guys jurisdiction. I will I will address sir. I'm I'm I mean covered everything I need to cover. I'm asking you to address it now because before we can proceed I need you guys to prove that you guys have authority to try the case. Sir, I've already addressed way more than I needed to. You're not actually here. It is a failure. I am protecting your right to I gave my rights to all my motions. I mean without me even knowing it. I I didn't give proper notice of that waiver
of rights. You can't just be taking people's rights. I mean the constitution forbids that and constitution drops everything. It doesn't matter what kind of order or or ruling a lie if if it's against the constitution you know that you can't you can't be ruling like that. So like can you address that please? We are all right sir. What I'm addressing is that you're not here and the one thing I will say is you were on notice as to what the motions date was and you failed to appear on the motions date. You have to I
attempted to appear by video because I couldn't get there and and I wish the record would reflect that. I you you because I did. Sir, the record the record is made on this case. I'm Okay. This matter is now in recess. Um you have a trial on Tuesday. You need to be here in person for your trial. Yep. I got you. You don't want to hear me nothing. I got you. That's pretty much unfair as it gets. It's not unfair. It's failure to appear. So, he had a jury trial the next week where the judge
brought in 55 jurors for his two cases. both of them being drug cases, a misdemeanor possession, and a felony charge of bringing drugs into the jail. Since he had that warrant hanging over his head, he thought it would be in his best interest just to skip the jury trial all together, which the judge didn't take too lightly. I'm going to let this one play through as the judge is about to walk you through the history of this case so that you can have a better understanding of just how we got to this point. All right,
let's call case number 22 CR2848. Jacob man, entries of appearance. Todd Duncan for the people and Miss um Jones, Jessica Jones is here um as advisory council for Mr. Man. Uh Mr. Man is not in the courtroom. Um I guess I'll just ask, do either party have any information relating to Mr. Man as to why he's not here today? No record, your honor, that I make on his behalf. I don't represent him. I understand. Just didn't know if there's any communication or anything. But all right, we've been we're set for trial. Um I'm going to
make a Well, let me find out. Is there any record that And Miss Jones, I I 100% recognize that you're you don't represent him, but is there any record you need to make of any kind? Your honor, I have been in touch with Mr. Man as he has been attempting to prepare for his trial this morning throughout the long weekend. Um, I I know that he is scared, he is confused, he has many questions about how to proceed as a prosay individual. I did my best to try to assist him in that manner, but I
I don't represent him. No, I it's fine. I It's fine. Um I just um All right. I I need to make a record. Um so because frankly based upon the nature of this case as a whole um I think the court needs to take some appropriate action on the bond issues on this case. So I guess I'll go back to the last court date which was on 210 of 2026. Mr. man that was at set for a pre-trial conference and Mr. Man um at that point kept on arguing or was trying to argue that the
court lacked jurisdiction and based upon what he was saying um he indicated because we the case has not been brought to trial um within a certain period of time. He's he was presumably making a some kind of a speedy trial argument. Um, so the court believes that it's relevant to make this record both to establish why, at least based upon the court's review of the the record, there's not there's not ever been an issue of speedy trial in this case, and two, um, why at this point, I believe a new bond um, I mean, he's
already on a on a bench there's already a bench warrant uh that has been issued in the case against him, but uh, the court finds that a bond modification is now required for his failure to appear at trial. It was made very clear to him um on 210 2026. Even though the court found that he failed to appear because he was on WebEx, he the court at least gave him the courtesy of explaining to him how um how jury selection would go. The fact that there's a trial and that he was expected to be here
for the trial. Um this this case has been set for trial now four times. This is the fourth trial setting. The first trial setting was continued um well he plead not guilty back in 10:10 of 2024. So October 10 of 2024 and and most of this is based upon the court's review of the record. That's when he plead not guilty. The trial was set for 9:25 2024. Um and um I'm sorry I just confused the record here. I'm sorry. On 410 2024 he plead not guilty. speedy trial was then 10:10 2024 and the trial was
then set on 9:25 2024. So before the speed speedy trial date, um there was a 35 days uh an order from the court for the defendant to file motions 35 days prior to the motion setting date which was set on 82 2024. Um that matter was continued um at the defendant's request um and um a second trial setting was then set. Um so the new speedy trial date after on the second trial setting which was set on 7:30 2024 then became 1:30 2025. That new trial date um I'm sorry that was a new speedy trial
date. The new speedy trial date was now 1:30, 2022 with a new trial date of 1113 2024. New motions date of 104 2024 and a pre-trial conference date of 10:25 2024. The defendant failed to appear to the motions date, to the pre-trial conference date, and the trial date for the second trial setting. Then the defendant then next appeared on February 28, 2025. The matter in on that date was set for a setting on 47205 and the judge that would presided on that date ordered that speedy trial was told until the next court date. Um so
the speedy trial then was 107205 per that court order. um the defendant failed to appear on 47205 which was the setting date for that trial date and a bench warrant was issued. Uh the defendant then appeared again on 49 2025 um and on 492025 the defendant indicated that he was hiring private counsel but may go prosay. So the court uh advised the defendant pursuant to Arguo u and the ma matter was set for trial uh on 910 2025 uh and it appears from the record that the defendant uh accepted um the trial date on um
that was set on that date. Court again set motion's due date 35 days prior to the motions uh hearing date which was then set at 710 7-Eleven of 2025 and a pre-trial conference on 8:26 2025 was set. The defendant failed to appear to the motions date of 7-Eleven 2025, failed to appear at the 8:26 2025 pre-trial conference date and failed to appear to the now third trial setting not and second failure to appear on a trial setting by the defendant that was on 910 2025 and that was a waiver speedy trial. So now we're set
um on the fourth trial setting. Um the defendant was arrested on a warrant honor about 9:22 2025. Um he on that date um it on that date the court saw the defendant. He indicated he had motions to file um since the court was set the matter for trial. The new speedy trial date um which is a speedy trial date that applies to this particular trial setting is 323 2023 26. the court appointed uh advisory council Miss Jones. Well, who ended up being Miss Jones. I don't think she was identified on that date, but um who
ended up uh being Miss Jones uh and allowed the defendant an opportunity to file motions to show cause why while as to why motions should be allowed to be filed late and set the case for trial on on today's date. So 217 2026, I'm uh 26. pre-trial conference was 2:10 2026. On 9:23 2026, the defendant made clear that he did not want the public defender to represent him and um and again he had been previously given an Arguo advisement. Court then set um 11:24 2025 as a date from which for which the defendant could file
motions um if good cause could be shown for any delays. Um court then set a status conference um the date after the day after those motions were due on 11:25 2025 to allow the defendant to to basically have a status on where we were on motions and on 11:25 2025 um the minute order will be corrected if it hasn't already. The minute order at one point was reflecting it was on 11:26 2025 but the court has actually gone and listened to the FTR. It was on 11:25 2025 that the defendant appeared in court and the
court extended the deadline for the motions to be filed further to 1212 2025 and set this matter for hearing on motions on 1 1920 26 at 9:00 a.m. So on the trial setting here he had the hearing on motions date of 1 19206 at 9:00 a.m. um he had the 210 2026 date um of um for the pre-trial conference date and then today's date uh for the trial. The defendant failed to appear at the hearing on motions. He appeared via WebEx, which the court indicated the court would not accept and the court gave him about
an hour and uh and a half to get to court after he stated that he may be able to get here and the defendant did not show on that date. The defendant then appeared to the pre-trial conference as previously mentioned um via WebEx and the court indicated that um again that was a failure to appear and the defendant needed to um uh be present. Um so the court deemed that to be a failure to appear but again the court at least used the opportunity to try to increase efficiencies on today's date if the defendant appeared
for trial. Um and and Miss Jones specifically had asked that the court do this. the court did um provide him with um the procedures that the court uses for for jury trial. Um so this case is now set for a fourth trial setting since the defendant first entered his not guilty plea. Um it's been continued um once at the request of the defendant um and speedy trial was waved and at all other times it's always been continued because the defendant has failed to appear to every single hearing after the first trial setting to every single
hearing that dealt with either a motions hearing, a pre-trial conference or the trial, including today. So, as this is now set for its fourth trial setting and the defendant is not here, um the court believes that a a bond modification is required for what the court has previously posted because it is clear the defendant will not follow the court's orders on such important dates, dates that are actually set up to um protect the defendants's um rights to a speedy trial, which is what he keeps complaining of. But he's not based upon the record, the court
finds that it is his doing as to why this case has not proceeded to trial uh more uh expeditiously. And so the court modifies the bond at this point to $100,000 cash bond. Okay. So $100,000 cash bond has been earned because he simply chose not to show up to a jury trial that he demanded. Now, he was picked up a week after the warrant was hung over his empty skull. So, our next appearance will be a short one after he was taken into custody. Um, Jacob Man. Good morning, Mr. Man. You're being held out of
Denver case 25M621. Your bond is set at $2,000 cash to your property. You either can post that bond and get a new court date in Denver or you will be notified that um Adams County is holding you for the Denver matter. Thank you, sir. So, um I think there's an actual mis misconception on that case. I I have I cannot um do anything out of a case on another jurisdiction. You will definitely have to talk with Denver about that. Thank you. The only misconception that was had was the misconception on your part when you thought
that the jury trial was a show up if you want to situation. Now, they did move quick to his next appearance, which was back in court where it all started. And after a week in jail, he's now ready to abandon his desire to take it to a jury trial. and now he wants to accept the plea deal that he was originally offered. We're calling two cases 25CR2733 and 22 CR2848 people versus man. This is from the division E docket and comes on for appearance on arrest warrant. I'll take entries starting with the people. We'll add
the people. Thank you. And Jessica Jones as advisory council from Bristo Man. He is prosay. Okay. Thank you folks. [clears throat] Uh this matter uh comes on for appearance on arrest warrant as noted uh following failure to appear for jury trial scheduled on February 18th. Uh I'll note that the court found a waiver of speedy trial. On that date, speedy trial will begin to run again today. Uh so for the record, speedy trial will be August 26 absent any tolling or waiverss. Uh Mr. Hatton, how are we asking you to proceed, sir? Your honor, um
in speaking with Miss Jones, and I understand Mr. man is prosay and she's uh serving as advisory counsel. Um it's I was going to ask the court if we could set this matter over until tomorrow. I know this court is covering for division E tomorrow as well. I don't know what this court's docket is like. Um but the reason for that is Mr. Duncan um is assigned to these cases. He has very intimate knowledge of the cases. He's been working on them for a long period of time. He's out today. Um and um it was
you know a surprise that Mr. Man was on the the dock today. I know he was recently arrested, so not too much of a surprise. But I do want to give Mr. Duncan the opportunity to um handle anything on the case and be present for this if the court could accommodate and if that's what Mr. Man would like to see as well. Okay. Uh Mr. Man, what would you like to do, sir? Well, you know, there was a deal put on the table and I mean, everybody's aware of the deal in the case. So, I
mean, if we can, we could just simplify this matter and I could just bite on that deal today. uh is a plead guilty to DM1 and a 22 CR2848 and then a DF4 in the other case. And I'm I'm prepared to take that deal right now if we can we can just simplify everybody's time and we can just go ahead and do immediate sentencing too. Okay. And and certainly I can't get involved in plea negotiations, but Mr. Hton, your position on that request. Sorry. And that's what I was kind of referring to. I don't want
to get into too many details for that reason, your honor. Um Mr. Duncan previously made fry records in a case. So that's what I want to give him the opportunity to um figure out and be present for. Okay. So uh given that uh Mr. Duncan is not available this morning uh in the nature of the the add-on this morning, I do find good cause to continue those two tomorrow. So we're not going to have significant delays, but it sounds like Mr. Aptton can't move forward um on any prior plea offers. I'll leave that to the
people of Mr. Man and Miss Jones to discuss, but we'll continue this to tomorrow for setting. Speedy trial will still be running, so you won't be losing any time on that speedy trial date. Go ahead, Mr. Man, did you have something else, sir? Yeah. Yeah. One other thing is uh I'd like to address the bond because there was an issue where um you know my my I don't know to my understanding that this whole whole trial is going to be reset then. Is that correct? Uh yes. If there's not a resolution they're going to start
over from motions and all that. Is that is that what's going on or what's the procedure on this? Uh well I I can't say for sure because you know I'm not judge Hernandez. I didn't preside preside over all of the hearings. If there are motions that need to be reitigated, we can set a new motion. So, the issue I'd like to address is the bond. Uh, basically, there was a deal where I [snorts] had an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction the day of motions hearing and I tried to go get that handled before I came
to the motions hearing. Well, there was a snowstorm that night and I wasn't allowed to travel the next morning, made it so I was not able to handle either one of them. Uh the judge basically issued that I had an hour to get to the courthouse the day of the snowstorm and I tried to do that. I didn't make that either. So then they decided that I waved my right to motions hearing. Well, I put in a motion to quash that warrant and and I and I would like to basically say that, you know, I'd
like to readress that with this court because, you know, I I showed good cause and why I couldn't make that 1 hour deadline. And and I believe that basically I didn't run on this case. I didn't try to hide. I didn't do nothing. They found me right at my house. I didn't try to resist. I didn't I didn't do nothing. And I told I told them they knew where right where I was going to be cuz I don't I don't even hardly leave my house cuz all I had to do was work on this case
all all day and night. So basically I'd like to ask that that bond be reinstated and the war and quash from that moment so I could proceed from what happened before that basically I think would be like a uh how you say uh abuse of judicial discretion on on part of the judge on on not let me letting me request that warrant cuz that's the only reason why I missed the trial is cuz they wouldn't let me just reinstate my bonds. They wanted to basically have me pay more money, which is basically a form of
extortion when they know that like basically it was just going to restore me back to where I would have been at before all this happened. Okay. So, I'd like to ask for basically to restore the original bond of the what was it 30,000 cash shity and basically have basically um all judgments since then vacated voided. Right. Thank you, Mr. Man. Uh so I'm I'm going to take what you said into account. I'm not going to address Bond today, but we will continue to tomorrow. We'll address Bond tomorrow morning as well. Uh if there's not a
resolution. Um one other thing, I think there was a request to reconsider Judge Hernandez's rulings concerning failure to per motions with regards to him finding a waiver of any sort of motions. I'm going to have to defer to Judge Hernandez on that. I'm not on that, but we can address bond tomorrow morning as well. All right. Because I think they got me on a no bond right now. At least that's what the jail said. Okay. I uh that is incorrect. So uh I do see bonds set on 22CR 2848 at $100,000 cash only. And then
on 25 CR2733 bond is set at $20,000 cash or shy. So that's the current setting of bond. It's not a no bond hold update that with the jail. That'd be cool. What would be cool is if you stop thinking that you have any control of what is happening in your case, especially since you're the one who's dressed like a zebra. And I always love when a sovereign citizen gets a little bit of jail time to remind them that they aren't appearing specially and that the court does in fact have jurisdiction over them despite what they
read on the internet. So, we're going to head to his final hearing, which is his opportunity to accept the plea deal and find out exactly what his punishment is going to be. And this says 25 CR2733 and 22 CR2848 on the division E docket. Uh this matter comes on for further hearing on bond or status. Uh Mr. Duncan, I'll let you update the court in terms of where things stand. If you're aware, perhaps Mr. Man can update us. Um I'm not sure what Mr. Man is planning on doing today, Judge. I did provide um advisory
council, Mr. Jones, some paperwork in case he decided that he would like to resolve the cases by plea today. Um, and so that's the information I have for the court right now. Okay. Uh, Mr. Man. Yeah. I'd like to proceed with the plea agreements. Uh, as stated by Mr. Duncan. And Mr. Man, in the 22 CR case, looks like there's an agreement, uh, that you'll receive a sentence of 36 days in the Adams County Jail and receive 36 days of precinence confinement credit without any additional incarceration there. Is that your understanding? Yeah, I think uh,
the total is a little wrong, but I'm not sure that it matters at this point. Okay. I I think functionally it sounds like there's the people won't be asking for any additional jail in and closing this case. Is that your understanding? Uh that's my understanding. Okay, Mr. Duncan, is that accurate? That's accurate. Okay. Uh I'm willing to be bound by that agreement. Uh but do you understand that beyond that any other terms and conditions still could be up to me? Yes, sir. Okay. And it looks like there's no sentencing concessions in the other case. So,
do you understand that the sentence in the other matter will be up to me? Yeah, I think so. Yeah. Okay. If you're not sure about that. Yeah. No, that's that's right. That's okay. All right. Sorry about that. That's right. Just want to make sure we're all on the same page. Yeah. No, we are. Is uh is anybody forcing you or putting pressure on you to make these, please? No, sir. Are you under the influence of any drugs, alcohol, or medication affecting your ability to understand what's happening? No, I'm clearhead. Okay. Uh any other questions for
me or Miss Jones at this point? No, sir. All right. Thanks, sir. Then in 25 CR2733, as to count two, a class 4 drug felony, how do you wish to plead guilty or guilty? Thank you. I'll accept the plea. And in 22CR2848, as to count five, uh, class one drug misdemeanor, how do you wish to plead guilty? You, sir. Okay. I'll accept the plea in both matters. Find them to be knowing, intelligent, and voluntarily made. Uh, Mr. Duncan, we prepared to move forward with sentencing, sir. Um, my request was going to be to set it
into division on Monday, your honor. I understand if the court doesn't want to do that today, though. Okay. Uh, Mr. Men, what's your request in terms of I'd like to go right now today. If we can't, let's just handle this. Well, you're going to get handled. All right. And just a warning to the viewers before we proceed any further. If you feel traumatized when a sovereign citizen starts crying about his future incarceration, you may want to look away because that is definitely what's about to happen. I would ask uh Mr. Duncan proceed first if that's
okay. Okay, that's fine. I'm happy to hear from people first. Go ahead, Mr. Duncan. Thank you, Judge. Um, I think the sentencing options for the court under uh the subsection of uh the DF4 statute that's been pleaded gives the court the option of um a probationary sentence of a jail sentence as a condition of probation not to exceed 90 days um or [snorts] a uh DOC sentence. I'm not asking the court to impose a DOC sentence. I don't think probation is is appropriate here given Mr. man's history and I can go through that if the
court would like me to. Uh, Mr. Man has spent uh quite some time in and out of DOC um in in recent years and so during during his time with um Westminster PD when he was being transported he'd indicated to them that he had no interest in treatment and uh as soon as he got out he was going to get high again. Uh that was in 2022. I don't know where he is with his sobriety today. Uh obviously in the 25 case that we're talking about here, he um he was in possession of um around
about 15 grams of a combination of fentinyl and methamphetamine. I don't know if that was his for use or how he came into his possession, what he intended to do with it. Um but I I just don't think that Mr. Man is going to be successful on probation. Um I don't think we want to set him up for that failure and have him back here again. And so I'm asking the court to impose a uh a jail sentence as a sole condition of probation. And I'm asking the court to impose 90 days jail. Mr. Man
may have 3 or 4 days of credit on this case. And so my request is 90 days jail as the sole condition of um unsupervised probation. I don't believe the alternative sentencing um options are available under this part of the possession of a controlled substance statute. Thank you, Mr. Duncan. Uh, Mr. Man, uh, what would you like to let me know, sir? Well, um, you know, this case was kind of weird because I had actually like four years sobriety before this incident happened. Um, this incident happened in the jail where this person, it was a
cellmate, uh, ended up throwing these drugs at me just before a shakeddown in the in the cell. And I didn't know what to do. So, I I I I smuggled these drugs through the shakedown. I ended up with these drugs or whatever. And, uh, it actually impacted my life like majorly. Uh, I ended up overdosing and dying like four times in the jail. Uh, like I said, I had four years sobriety before that. Like I was doing good. Like I I was off parole. Like I everything was good until I came back on this uh
revocation for missing my trial and stuff. Uh brought back on the warrant, you know. Uh sorry, I'm real emotional about this, but um you know, like everything was good. And this guy talked me into bringing these drugs to, you know, trying to sneak these drugs through so I could get the bond money to get out. And like it it wrecked my whole life really. Like I mean I almost died. Like I died like four times, you know? Uh between the jail and going to the ER and stuff and like you know this I just wish
I would have never met this this person that they put me in the cell with because [snorts] I don't think this this whole situation would have happened. But, you know, other than that, like, you know, like like Mr. Duncan said, this is a old case from 2022. You know, since then, I went to prison. I I did the sober house. I've been I've did good ever since. And um you know, uh I just asked for really just like a at home confinement so I can continue working with like trying to get back into the school.
I was trying to do some college. I enrolled and stuff, but I I kind of put it off to the side cuz I didn't know what was going on with my legal things and all that. And then um I also have uh some other job opportunities um with it's called Swipe Joy. It's it's a credit card processing uh company. They offer low rates for businesses and stuff like that. I've I've also been involved in I'd like to just be able to ask for like uh at home confinement in order to be able to like uh
keep keep my home proper like basically like um I wasn't on these warrants and stuff I I didn't run I didn't try to hide. I I told I I told the bondsman like if you guys need me to come in just tell me when and where because I I've been trying to figure out how to get these warrants handled. Uh it it started when um like I said yesterday um with the Denver case, I ended up missing the Denver case and I didn't know about it cuz I I scheduled the wrong date in my calendar
like a fool. And uh I got the notification for for the the court date uh through the um the text program. They do the I forget what it's called. They send you uh updates to your court dates through uh Colorado system. I can't remember what it's called though. Anyways, I missed the court day for Denver and I couldn't get the consent assurity for the Denver case until the day of the emotions hearing in this 22CR284 case. So, I tried to handle them both the same morning. Like I said, there was a snowstorm and and I
I've been working with the bondsman. I've been keeping them updated with my info. I didn't try to run. I didn't try to take off the bracelet. I didn't do none of that. I told them exactly. They know where I was at because I hardly ever leave my house, you know, because I got things that I work on there. Like, and basically like I think at home confinement would be the best. Then I can basically help cuz we we're in the middle of restoring the house so we could sell it and move away after all this
is done. Me and my lady. I wish she was here, but she's not. But um anyways, like that's basically what I'm asking for is either at home confinement or or some type of I mean I got no problem. I didn't run on the GPS. I didn't try to take I told them straight up if you guys need me to come in like I'll come in just tell me when and where and I didn't I didn't try to like buck that's why like when the bounty hunters came I I didn't try to resist I told them
like look I told them to just call me and tell me to come in I'll come in anytime anywhere so I wasn't trying to run I wasn't trying to like hide I I mean I was at the same place the whole time I guess uh sorry I'm so worked up about it you're fine M man take your time sir yeah I tried to um detention you know that's that's why I'm requesting home detention I guess is because it's really just the best option. Okay. Thanks, sir. And it's like kind of a not really a major
crime, you know what I mean? And like I said, I was sober up until all this happened, you know? And after like the whole dying in jail and stuff like all the times, like it just kind of set me on a different path. I don't want nothing to do with it, you know. And like that's kind of like more another reason why I want requested in home confinement is cuz you never know what kind of people they put you with in there, you know. You mean people like you? And I'm not sure if you can
see this, but it's the world's smallest violin playing a Beethovian ballad known as Boo [ __ ] Who. Now, let's hear what his sentence is going to be. Okay. Thanks, sir. Thank you, folks. I've considered the arguments of both parties. I've reviewed the files in these matters. Uh first, as the 22CR matter, um it's an older offense. Uh given the procedural history here, I do agree with both parties that the recommendation here is appropriate. So in 22 CR2848, I'll sentence Mr. Man to appear of 36 days in the Adams County Jail with 36 days of
precinence confinement credit. As to uh 25CR273, uh the original charge here was a class 6 felony of introduction of contraband. Uh Mr. Man has explained some of the circumstances there. Uh I think some of Mr. Duncan's requests certainly are fair. um any controlled substances in the jail are obviously concerning and I think Mr. Man has even identified himself some of the the risks there with uh sounds like some of the medical issues that Mr. Man suffered alone. Uh but obviously that's a significant concern particularly with fentanyl. Um I do agree with uh Mr. Duncan. I
I don't see probation being a realistic option here and I'm just not sure that Mr. Man would be successful. Uh the question is whether department of corrections is an appropriate u sentence given the the level of the charges and the nature of what occurred here. So I do find that some sanction is appropriate but I don't find that department of correction sentence would really benefit Mr. Man in terms of treatment and I'm not sure that it would help the community on the back end. I do think Mr. Man has already suffered some consequences. I do
think some additional sanction is appropriate, but I think simply um some additional jail is appropriate. I have considered the inhome detention, Mr. Man, but I just think given some of the the concerns I've already uh noted, I don't think in home detention is appropriate either. Uh so I'm going to sense Mr. Man in 25 CR2733 to a period of 60 days of unsupervised probation. Sole condition will be a 60-day sentence in the Adams County Jail. Uh I have calculated 28 days of precent confinement credit uh from looking at September 26 to bonding October 15th and
then the recent uh incarceration from the 24th until today's date. So additional 3 days there. So I'll apply 28 days uh towards that sentence. So you'll still have some additional time Mr. Man but then you'll be released and these matters will be closed. Um, I will impose the uh drug offender search charge. As to both matters as well, I do find that Mr. Man is currently indigent. Uh, and as to any court costs and fees, I do find that he may be unable to pay those in the reasonably foreseeable future, particularly given the drug offender
search charge. So, I will wave any wavable costs and fees with the exception of victim compensation and VAST. Uh, so there will still be some core costs and fees to be responsible for on that, Mr. Man. Thank you. Thanks, sir. Do you have any questions for me about about the sentence there? Um, no. I just got to do like what 50 days? Uh, I think about 32 days remaining. Uh, less any any good time credit. All right. Thank you. Thanks, sir. And those will run concurrent to each other. Mr. Duncan, anything further? Nothing further. Okay.
All right. Thank you, folks. Good luck, Mr. Man. Thank you. So, we got time served on the misdemeanor with two months in jail for the felony minus the 28 days he had credit for. I personally wanted to see him get more time since we originally got here on a protection order violation in which he said he only violated the protection order because he was trying to protect the victim followed by claiming that he was the actual victim. But hopefully the trauma of having to be surrounded by people like himself for 32 days will change his
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