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Would have tried to die like that, suicide by police, basically. >> until their case is resolved, stark and nunez will be kept apart from each other. >> the biggest reason is you dont want a group of people, whether its one or two or more getting together and kind of conjuring up their story and getting their story straight. you can really help a case get nailed down by keeping them away from one another. >> theres another reason as well. nunez now blames stark for his current problems and the j...

The gunman has been identified as robert leonardis. hes in the hospital in critical condition tonight. >> robert leonardis has been charged with several crimes. the most serious, three counts of attempted murder. >> face the camera and dont move. >> stark was not arrested for any direct involvement in the shooting but because he owned the unregistered handgun that leonardis used to shoot at police. he says hes a good friend and had taken the weapon without him knowing it. >> he had came over my ...

Stark, though not directly involved in the shooting, has also been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. but unlike stark, he has hired a private attorney to mount his defense. >> jerry is a good kid that is caught up in an extremely bad situation. these charges can land jerry in jail for many years. worst-case scenario hell be in the facility for a decade. these are gun-related charges. the state of new jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in our country. im here to...

Defense. tell me what we need today. >> i need to checkup on my case, cases that are similar to mine to try to find any loopholes or see what kind of time i might be facing. >> okay. so what im going to do is im going to look up your charge and then well look up some cases and you can look through those brief synopsis and see if anything you feel applies. okay? i work with their attorneys. you know, their public defenders to help assist to get them to court, to get them outside to wherever it is...

I mean, we dont have that. when you use the bathroom, got to flush it. i was told you flushed it but it didnt go all the way down. it didnt go all the way down. you got to make sure it goes down. we got all types of mrsa here. we got staph infections. we got all that type a stuff. we tell you a third time, we put your stuff out of the gate and you got to go. follow the simple rules, our rules, you dont disrespect nobody, you dont step on nobodys toes, youre good. >> appreciate it. >> though nune...

But ive gotten a lot calmer and my heads in the right place. >> because of their connections to the high-profile case, stark and nunez were immediately placed in separate maximum security housing units. most other new inmates were assigned to a temporary unit until the jails classification team can determine the most appropriate housing placement. deanna collins has been in the female pre-classification unit for two weeks now. >> we have women in here who have done everything from kill their kid...

I never thought that he would shoot at a police officer or even -- its just. i have really no words. >> right here. >> though stark is not accused of being involved in the shooting, he still faces a serious charge simply due to the fact he owned the gun used in the shooting, he has been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. he says he will plead not guilty when he goes before the judge. hello. i have been trying tcall your phon why arent you picking up? >> if found guilt...

Police. >> hes in hackensack? >> hes in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him and $2 million bail. >> thats [ bleep ] up. >> stark purchased the unregistered gun from another inmate being held at the jail, jerry nunez. >> the prosecutors office came to mice house. like 15 detectives, bro. they were like you sold the gun to a guy and he shot a [ bleep ] cop. i was like oh, [ bleep ] >> nunez was originally arrested on drug possession charges. but as he suspected they would, pro...

>> over in the mens maximum security unit, sean stark is still dealing with the fact that, if found guilty, he could spend decades in prison for a police shootout in which he was not directly involved. >> im stressing a lot. i dont know whats going on with my case. i went to court. they just read me my charges and brought me back over here. >> since he was the last known owner of the gun robert leonardis allegedly used to shoot at hackensack police officers, stark has been charged with possessio...

We tell you a third time, we put your stuff out of the gate and you got to go. follow the simple rules, our rules, you dont disrespect nobody, you dont step on nobodys toes, youre good. >> appreciate it. >> though nunez was only arrested on drug charges he admits selling an unregistered handgun to sean stark who also just completed his first night here. stark was arrested because the gun he purchased was allegedly used by his friend, robert leonardis to shoot at police officers. >> yesterday i w...