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>> being there was just crazy. i tried to stay a little upbeat around john, even though it was such a bad time for him, but it was just -- it was hard. he got 14 years. being johns friend, i dont want to see him do 14 years. does he deserve it? i dont know. what am i going to get? it was just that much more scarier. i dont know to what degree theyre holding me accountable. i dont know what the judge is thinking. >> since prosecutors found antonucci to be the ringleader, murillo would face a ligh...

23, get down. >> with his wild west reputation, we didnt expect to meet two young people at maricopa who not much earlier were considered role models as opposed to felons. >> no matter where we are, you need to be serving god. right now were all sitting in jail. im a very devout christian. ive gotten back to my walk with god. i was working in my church and everything before coming here. its not like jailhouse conversion or anything like that. i just followed a friend and shouldnt have done that ...

Moniza murillo. >> i met john a couple years ago when he first got hired. we just started talking. hes overall a good guy. as a friend, weve always been close. were like a team. >> one of the challenges in getting the inmates to reveal sometimes very personal stories is creating this connection with them. and with moniza, one of the things that we shared in common was a real affection for martial arts. i had studied martial arts and i was very interested in the martial arts that she had studied ...

I was working in my church and everything before coming here. its not jailhouse conversion or whatever. i just followed a friend and shouldnt have done that and helped him do something that i shouldnt have done. and its going to cost me several years of my life. >> during our extended stay series at maricopa, we told the story of 20-year-old john antonucci, awaiting sentencing for manslaughter and arson. prior to his arrest, he was a popular black belt karate instructor for a company that taught...

The top things that you miss? >> i miss working out. being able to work out. having the room. having the energy. having the space. in here, as soon as you walk through these doors, all your energy is gone. >> both murillo and antonucci reached plea bargains with the district attorney to reduce their murder charges to manslaughter. antonucci was first to receive his sentence. and because they were co-defendants, murillo was in court to observe. >> being there was just crazy. i tried to stay a lit...

Shouldnt have done that and helped him do something that i shouldnt have done. and its going to cost me several years of my life. >> during our extended stay series at maricopa we told the story of 20-year-old john antonucci, awaiting sentencing for manslaughter and arson. prior to his arrest, he was a popular black belt karate instructor for a company that taught sports to children. one of his co-instructors is now his co-defendant. moniza murillo. >> i met john a couple years ago when he first...

>> besides your family, what are the top things that you miss? >> i miss working out. being able to work out. having the room. having the energy. having the space. in here, as soon as you walk in through these doors, all your energy is gone. >> both murillo and antonucci reached plea bargains with the district attorney to reduce their murder charges to manslaughter. antonucci was first to receive his sentence. and because they were co-defendants, murillo was in court to observe. >> being there w...

His co-defendant. moniza murillo. >> i met john a couple years ago when he first got hired. we just started talking. hes overall a good guy. as a friend, weve always been close. were like a team. >> one of the challenges in getting the inmates to reveal sometimes very personal stories is creating this connection with them. and with moniza, one of the things that we shared in common was a real affection for martial arts. i had studied martial arts and i was very interested in the martial arts tha...

>> being there was just crazy. i tried to stay a little upbeat around john, even though it was such a bad time for him, but it was just -- it was hard. he got 14 years. being johns friend, i dont want to see him do 14 years. does he deserve it? i dont know. what am i going to get? it was just that much more scarier. i dont know to what degree theyre holding me accountable. i dont know what the judge is thinking. since prosecutors found antonucci to be the ringleader, murillo would face a lighter...

Antonucci was first to receive his sentence. and because they were co-defendants, murillo was in court to observe. >> being there was just crazy. i tried to stay a little upbeat around john, even though it was such a bad time for him, but it was just -- it was hard. he got 14 years. being johns friend, i dont want to see him do 14 years. does he deserve it? i dont know. what am i going to get? it was just that much more scarier. i dont know to what degree theyre holding me accountable. i dont kn...