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>> yeah, yeah. most definitely. >> now that you know, i spoke to his og. he was in the clear, but everything, see, im a hands on type of individual. although i can point my finger and have someone murdered, i dont. >> i never heard of him before. never heard of him. now ill make the necessary phone calls and get the necessary contact i got to make and im going to see about this guy. see whats up. to me in my heart and my mind i know i feel hes nobody but i cant just go with what i feel. i still ...

So its not such a bad thing. >> enrique cruz has also had a change of scenery. he was deemed the instigator but not necessarily the victor in a recent fight with inmate food server jonathan bevelac. cruz says it was all a ploy to get back to his former housing unit in order to confront fellow bloods gang member michael bates. but after serving 15 days in segregation, cruz was assigned to a different unit. bates, a recognized leader of the gang, says he is still baffled by cruz and his allegation...

Got to give it to me. im not pleading guilty to nothing. >> bates has pled not guilty to multiple charges of weapons possession and aggravated assault. he had hoped to reach a plea deal for a sentence of five years, but the prosecution had a harsher sentence in mind. >> 15 and three years running consecutive. id have to do 15 then when i finish the 15 start the three years. >> so 18 years? >> it would take -- >> bates will now take the case to trial. in the meantime, hell remain in the bergen co...

Unit on assignment to investigate bates and has no problem saying so right in front of bates. >> one of my pups had a complaint against this gentleman here. yeah. said that he was not living right. so i came here to speak to the pups og. after speaking with him and confirming that other individual is a liar, now i must go. tonight i will be gone. thats all it is. its a status. hopefully going to a minimum tier. stay out of trouble. keep my nose clean. and ill get out of here sooner than later. b...

So i moved to another table. >> after much back and forth, officers have concluded that the incident began when jennings started gossiping about another inmates charges. >> this is the deal. youre staying here to stay out of their hair for four hours. youre going back, four hours, no issues. doors open up tomorrow at 7:00. first issue, from anybody, the whole tier is going to get locked in for a week and then im just going to start pressing charges on everybody. >> i get four hours lockup and i ...

>> theyre throwing double digit figures at me. i dont want it. im not taking it. if i got to do some time they got to give it to me. im not pleading guilty to nothing. >> bates has pled not guilty to multiple charges of weapons possession and aggravated assault. he had hoped to reach a plea deal for a sentence of five years, but the prosecution had a harsher sentence in mind. >> 15 and three years running consecutive. id have to do 15 then when i finish the 15 start the three years consecutive. ...

♪ nothing says, "youre my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. doing time behind the walls of the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey is the last place michael bates wanted to be today. not only did he recently complete a nine-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, hes now awaiting trial on two new counts of aggravated assault. if thats not bad enough, today is his birthday and all he has is a gift from another inmate. >> he told me happy bir...

That was back then. now its more, the world is more advanced now. so i can imagine the positions he put in right now. >> can you imagine if your son ends up like you? >> i dont even want to think about that. i hope not. absolutely not. >> bates knows if he wants to be a positive role model to his son, he must reconsider his 13-year-old membership in the united blood nation. >> i want to get out, with every ounce in my body im done. i have nothing left. everything is gone. so what more could they...

And michael bates, who has just heard from other blood members that cruz has issued a threat against him. >> hes saying, yeah. hes going to find -- if you felt this way why are you even coming up here? he was up here with me for days but he never showed no type of aggression toward me. now when he move off the tier hes saying going to do this, do that. a kite was sent to me, that he is a snitch out of new york. hes got a couple guys who are on a trial and hes turned state and is snitching on the...

She came to the top of the stairs so i decided to meet her up there and she just kept getting in my face and she shoved me. >> the whole unit got in everybodys business. just stupid, petty drama. >> both women will receive several days in segregation for fighting. tensions continue to rise in another unit as well. enrique cruz says he came to s 4 on his own free will in order to investigate the alleged misdoings of fellow blood member michael bates. >> i was sent here. after speaking with him an...