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One of them, sean stark, has just run into an old friend here. >> the hackensack? >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? where did it go down? >> stark wasnt involved in the shooting but is charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime because he owned the gun that leonardis allegedly used to shoot at police. >> hes in hackensack? >> hes in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him and $2 million bail. >> thats [ bleep ] ...

Booking.yeah! new inmates are booked into e bergen county jail in hackensack every day of the week. most will arrive in a police squad car. but today one is driven into the compound by an ambulance from a nearby hospital. and due to the nature of his charges, robert leonardis reputation has preceded him. >> at the end of the day, a fellow officer got shot at, it sticks with you. youre going to look at that guy differently than a guy thats here for a parking ticket. >> any crime involving law e...

Now charged with three counts of attempted murder, leonardis is still recovering in a local hospital but his presence is felt in other ways. >> you heard about this? he shot and killed a cop. i hate when [ bleep ] kill a cop. and dont kill them. youre going to get the same amount of time as if you [ bleep ] miss them. hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. you cant -- the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual, very rarely have w...

Just run into an old friend here. >> the hackensack? >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? where did it go down? >> stark wasnt involved in the shooting but is charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime because he owned the gun that leonardis allegedly used to shoot at police. >> hes in hackensack? >> hes in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him and $2 million bail. >> thats [ bleep ] up. >> stark purchased the un...

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 possession of a handgun while committing a crime. his new cellmate, james george has advice for him. >> you work on your case, thats first and foremost. do not go to that courtroom and let them judges do whatever they will do to you. go to the law library, this is what it is,s this is what i...

You cant let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardis was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back, hitting leonardis 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. im still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvi...

>> 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 possession of a handgun while committing a crime. his new cellmate, james george has advice for him. >> you work on your case, thats first and foremost. do not go to that courtroom and let them judges do whatever they will do to you. go to the law library, this is what it is, this is what is going on. i need to read up on this. i need to find any loo...

That your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you behind the walls of the bergen county jail, much of the talk over the past week has had to do with an inmate who has yet to step foot inside. hackensack police say 22-year-old robert leonardis opened fire on three of their patrol officers barely missing one of them. police returned fire hitting leonardis a total of 14 times.

You know, im not a mathematician but 2 and 2 is 4. you know what i mean? coming up, deanna collins tries to adjust to life in max and receives a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had a anybody coming in here if ever for shooting at a cop. >> the hackensack police shooting becomes the talk of the jail. >> hackensack is a peaceful, qu...

Especially if they were shot at. >> you have to put your emotions aside. you cant let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. im still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had op...