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Do we do? >> shelby zorotney is an anchor for nbc in steubenville, ohio. shes covering the sentencing that day, and her cameraman captures the scene. the first to respond to the incident is sheriff fred abdullah. >> we didnt hit him, we didnt strike him, nothing like that. i knew and i could just imagine the pain that he was going through, the hurt. >> i have done a lot of sentencing hearings, and i have had family members be terribly upset and terribly angry, but i had never seen a physical alt...

Supporters of the victim and supporters of the defendant start a yelling match. >> you have a situation of different socioeconomic statuses, and you have a racial divide, and that really played out in this particular case. >> the judge orders all family members out of the courtroom. swett is taken to the sheriffs office and released after 45 minutes. >> we have charged mr. swett with possibly disorderly conduct in a courtroom. probably could have. would it be the wise thing to do? no. and, like ...

>> you have 33 years that will be spent behind bars. im sorry, but i pray that those years will be full of immense pain and torture for you. >> the father takes his turn, giving his victim impact statement. michael swett walks to the witness stand with a photo of his son. >> and then he got closer, and he was standing at the table. he held that picture right in front of the defendant, in front of antonio clifford, and said, do you know this face? >> and then swetts pent-up anger suddenly comes b...

Statuses, and you have a racial divide. and that really played out in this particular case. >> the judge orders all family members out of the courtroom. swett is taken to the sheriffs office and released after 45 minutes. >> we have charged mr. swett with possibly disorderly conduct in a courtroom. probably could have. would it be the wise thing to do? no. and, like i said, i would have done the same thing, and im sure a lot of fathers out there would have done the same thing. >> the judge sente...

Altercation between a victims family member and the defendant. i was terrified for him that he might get hurt as the officers tried to subdue him. and my honest thought was that he might try to kill the defendant. >> others in the courtroom fear the same thing. >> i thought that this was going to be a disaster, and it was. i saw mr. swetts hand moving to try to get to the sheriffs weapon. the sheriff was able to restrain him, and he did not get his hand on the sheriffs weapon, which was holstere...

>> the father takes his turn, giving his victim impact statement. michael swett walks to the witness stand with a photo of his son. >> and then he got closer, and he was standing at the table. he held that picture right in front of the defendant, in front of antonio clifford, and said, do you know this face? >> and then swetts pent-up anger suddenly comes bursting out. >> it was a moment of just jaw-dropping, oh, my gosh, what do we do? >> shelby zorotney is an anchor for nbc in steubenville, oh...

>> you have a situation of different socioeconomic statuses, and you have a racial divide, and that really played out in this particular case. >> the judge orders all family members out of the courtroom. swett is taken to the sheriffs office and released after 45 minutes. >> we have charged mr. swett with possibly disorderly conduct in a courtroom. probably could have. would it be the wise thing to do? no. and, like i said, i would have done the same thing, and im sure am lot of fathers out ther...

Years will be full of immense pain and torture for you. >> the father takes his turn, giving his victim impact statement. michael swett walks to the witness stand with a photo of his son. >> and then he got closer, and he was standing at the table. he held that picture right in front of the defendant, in front of antonio clifford, and said, do you know this face? >> and then swetts pent-up anger suddenly comes bursting out. >> it was a moment of just jaw-dropping, oh, my gosh, what do we do? >> ...

Had never seen a physical altercation between a victims family member and the defendant. i was terrified for him that he might get hurt as the officers tried to subdue him. and my honest thought was that he might try to kill the defendant. >> others in the courtroom fear the same thing. >> i thought that this was going to be a disaster, and it was. i saw mr. swetts hand moving to try to get to the sheriffs weapon. the sheriff was able to restrain him, and he did not get his hand on the sheriffs ...

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