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>> okay. thats all il have, judge. >> anything else? >> mr. fleming, the main issue is you fear that morris wont be present for future hearings? >> yes. >> and thats based on his past behavior. >> yes, maam it, absolutely. >> no further questions, judge. >> morris when you didnt come to court on july 24th, did your mother come? >> yes. >> have there been other times when you leave the home without your moms permission? >> yes. >> when you go to school, do you go to school every day? >> yes. >> y...

>> all slanty and red. >> theyre red? >> theyre red. >> were going to need medical clearance. we cant accept him like this. >> she believed that he was under the influence of marijuana. >> all right. well be back. >> thank you. >> so prior to him being admitted to our facility, he will require a medical clearance. so merrillville police department is taking him to the hospital where theyre going to conduct a drug test. so positive for marijuana? >> yeah. but we knew that was going to happen. >> ...

The children should be home with their parents supposed to detained in a detention center. >> you know you had a court hearing, didnt even come? i was scared. they said i was going two years in placement. >> so you run away. im not going to recommend tau go home. im try to keep you staying here so we can work something out here. >> its not going to work, sir. >> somethings going to work. youre not going to run around like a chicken with your head cut off. >> probation officer gordon fleming is c...

The court did what it did. theres not a solid support structure in place where this mother says im going to take care of this problem. while i certainly was advocating for him to go home and would have liked to have seen that, i understand the courts decision. >> with so much testimony pushing against morriss release, the judge decides he should remain locked up until his next court hearing. roderick, on the other hand, is coming to court with his own cheering section. but will it be enough to s...

>> 17-year-old morris is locked up for possession of marijuana and more importantly for failing to appear at a former court attorney. he meets with his court appointed attorney. >> today the court wants to hear a little bit about what happened and make a decision whether or not to release you today. what do you want to have happen. >> i want to get released. >> okay. did you test positive for marijuana when you came in? >> you did. >> yeah. >> all right. the courts going to ask you why you were ...

Decide that morris need not be locked up any longer, would you be willing to have him released to your custody? >> im always willing. but i just wonder if thats whats best for him. >> well, do you think its best to keep him locked up? >> here, no, i dont. but as far as what helps, i know that there is a problem and he does need some help. >> does he recognize theres a problem? >> yes, he does. >> why do you say that. >> he does admit theres an anger problem. >> do you think its appropriate that ...

Think appropriate, that he should just remain locked up? >> well, im basing that upon him running away from home. his mother not knowing where he is. and she was having a hard time controlling him and reasoning with him he has failed a couple of drug tests. morris has told me on several occasions that whatever i do its not going to work. >> so had you previously recommended that he undergo anger management, and you had recommended family counseling and counseling services. why dont we let it wor...

>> he tells me he wasnt smoking. >> there was about seven of them out there. >> im just going to have the nurse look at him real quick to determine that hes not under the influence. they found him today because he was smoking marijuana with his friends and they ran all their names at first morris was lying about his identity because he knew he had a warrant. >> you didnt take any drugs? >> you why are your eyes like that? >> liking what? >> all slanty and red. >> theyre red? >> theyre red. >> we...

They found him today because he was smoking marijuana with his friends and they ran all their names at first morris was lying about his identity because he knew he had a warrant. >> you didnt take any drugs? >> you why are your eyes like that? >> liking what? >> all slanty and red. >> theyre red? >> theyre red. >> were going to need medical clearance. we cant accept him like this. >> she believed that he was under the influence of marijuana. >> all right. well be back. >> thank you. >> so prior ...

>> judge, i would call morriss mother angel to the stand, please foo if the court were to decide that morris need not be locked up any longer, would you be willing to have him released to your custody? >> im always willing. but i just wonder if thats whats best for him. >> well, do you think its best to keep him locked up? >> here, no, i dont. but as far as what helps, i know that there is a problem and he does not need some help. >> does he recognize theres a problem? >> yes, he does. >> why do...