Quotations

«Why are they waiting for two months? Are they brain dead?»

«There wasn't enough evidence to meet the elements of murder. But the bottom line is, I had a witness who was standing outside [the apartment building when the incident occurred] trimming some hedges, who owned the condo, who articulated that these four men rushed into the place. Based on what he said and some other information, it came out that it was a self-defense situation. It was going to be either a robbery, an aggravated assault or a murder. [Mane] had a right to defend himself. [The prosecution] couldn't disprove self-defense. The district attorney didn't have a whole lot of choice but to dismiss it.»

«The got a little rowdy at the offices. The cops surrounded the offices... they totally overreacted.»

«I was a deputy sheriff and a police officer for 13 years. The security in the courthouse, the way they deal with prisoners, is absolutely atrocious ... I've spoken to judges, DA, deputies up there, and said this is what's going on.»

«There's a great lack of education with these deputies and it's not their fault. It doesn't seem like [county officials] have learned a lot by what has happened.»

«He did something that was criminal, that he shouldn't have done. and he is not above the law.»

«She went home, it was hurting, she was hoping it would get better. Then the pain got so bad she said maybe i need to go to a doctor.»

«If a deputy was to go before a judge and say this person did this to me, a judge would sign a warrant. But because it's Paul Howard, the district attorney, nobody wants to touch it.»

«He basically got in front of her and she popped him upside the face. It's a mother taking care of her child. If you're a decent parent at all, you're going to try to rectify the situation so your kid doesn't end up in prison.»

«That's what we wanted from the very beginning.»