Live Breaking News & Updates on Aaron ashburn

Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Aaron ashburn on our comprehensive webpage. Get up-to-the-minute updates on local events, politics, business, entertainment, and more. Our dedicated team of journalists delivers timely and reliable news, ensuring you're always in the know. Discover firsthand accounts, expert analysis, and exclusive interviews, all in one convenient destination. Don't miss a beat — visit our webpage for real-time breaking news in Aaron ashburn and stay connected to the pulse of your community

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:04:00

to, like, let it soak through, maybe do something different? >> here in the juvenile court system there are more options available to kids than there are in the adult system. >> the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god. >> the juvenile court was created to provide services to kids and families to make them better adults. >> for 26 years lake county juvenile judge mary beth bonaventura has been making tough decisions that aim to get kids like aaron back on track. >> they're coming back into the community. i want to do everything i can do first before i send them to the dlc or department of corrections. >> because of aaron's age, his long history with the juvenile system, and the fact that he's still on probation for attempted car theft and battery, the stakes are much higher this time. aaron has already been warned that the prosecutor's office is looking at waiving him to the adult system. >> i've got a bad record. so i'll probably beg please don't let take my life away from me.

Kids , Adult-system , Something , Nothing , Truth , Options , Juvenile-court-system , God , Aaron-ashburn , Decisions , Adults , Juvenile-court

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:49:00

pedanish wants to make sure aaron really understands the consequences of his denial. >> once you have an adult charge you have no opportunity whatsoever of that charge going away like you do with a juvenile charge, which you can file for the court to expunge it. >> you're looking at two, two felonies right now. you're 18 now, aren't you? that's not a good start. if you accept this resolution, what would end up happening is you get your life straightened out, go to school, get a job. you would show the court i'm on the right track now, my life is in order, and the court would consider that in this determination. >> we're going to tough it out. >> okay. >> i really feel good when i can help get a youngster on the right path. but unfortunately sometimes they're their biggest obstacle. >> aaron says one of his biggest concerns is the outstanding bench warrant for battery that remains in illinois.

Indiana-supreme-court , Consequences , Charge , Opportunity , Denial , Aaron , Juvenile-charge , Adult-charge , Life , School , Job , Felonies

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:48:00

>> were you driving a white expedition at any time? >> no. >> around that time period? >> no. >> you never took off running? you're saying none of that happened? >> none of that happened. >> all right. then i'll let the state know that you're going to not accept the proposal that was offered to resolve your case. >> aaron's complete denial of all wrongdoing puts a troubling new twist on the situation. >> i'm willing to plead guilty to this but i want to assure i can get back here -- >> you just told me you weren't involved in in any of this? >> i know, that's what i told them, i told them i didn't do it. >> i can't have you go ahead and make an admission. >> with aaron denying the charges against him, the attorney will now tell the prosecutor's office they are rejecting the final plea agreement. aaron will have to take his chances that the state will be unable to prove its case against him. >> it's an uphill climb. right? so you know. okay? >> i understand. >> okay. i'll be in touch. >> with so much at stake, residential supervisor jamie

None , State , Expedition , Situation , Case , You-weren-t , Proposal , Denial , Any , Aaron-s , Wrongdoing , Twist

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:28:00

i still -- i think i learned this time, because i know the seriousness of my situation. i think i learned. i feel i'm going to pray tonight and hopefully god gives me this chance to get out maybe on one of those little house arrest things. then i can work my way from there. i know i can. >> with less than 12 hours to go before court, the kids at lake county juvenile invent their own ways to relieve the stress. ♪ i hope i go home >> dude! >> what up? >> the night before court is never an easy one. tomorrow aaron and ayryana will both go before the judge. ayryana, who is already on probation, risks being placed in girls school. but aaron faces the toughest punishment the juvenile courts can dole out. being waived across the street to the adult jail. i disagree with the probation department's recommendation. i think that that is overkill. >> it's an upkill climb, right? just so you know.

Situation , Things , Way , Chance , One , House-arrest , Seriousness , God , Indiana-supreme-court , Stress , The-kids-at-lake-county , Ways

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:26:00

>> so you just say that you're guilty just to go home? >> it's crazy. >> you can't go to girls school. because you'll be home tomorrow washing dishes. cleaning up. >> hopefully. >> ain't no hopefully, you're going home. okay, i better go. see you in the morning. >> with court scheduled for the next morning, ayryana prepares to spend what she hopes will be her last night in detention. >> i just hope i get to go home. if anything worse comes, house arrest, i guess. girls school is, from what i've heard, like it's just the worst thing. >> over in the boys' pod, 18-year-old aaron ashburn knows even boys school would be better than what he'll be facing in the morning. >> tomorrow is like a waiver hearing, trying to waive me across the street.

Ayryana-heads-home , Home , T-go-to-girls-school , Dishes , Cleaning-up , Indiana-supreme-court , The-boys-ayryana , Ain-t , Anything , Girls-school , Thing , House-arrest

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:36:00

schedule, it falls on ayryana to take over the responsibilities at home and play mother to her two brothers. a source of much frustration for her and partially why ayryana finds herself here today. >> when i finish i may or may not have a day off. then i go to day turns and then back to midnights, rotating backwards. >> okay, okay. that's all that i have, judge. >> thank you, you may have a seat. >> to get a final perspective on the case, the judge calls on the probation department for their recommendation. ayryana knows that the department's testimony could make or break her case. as high as the stakes are for ayryana, aaron is facing the ultimate punishment for a life of juvenile crime, being waived to the adult system. >> i'm ready to get it over with. because i'm 18 now. i'm ready to move on with my life. and change. i'm saying, make a different page. i'm tired of this juvenile jail stuff. i'm tired of jail, period. >> good morning. how are you?

Ayryana-heads-home , Mother , The-boys-ayryana , Offender-ayryana , Brothers , Source , Responsibilities , Frustration , Two , Complicating-ayryana , Case , Mary-beth-bonaventura

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:55:00

>> your mom is in agreeance with that? >> no. >> oh, she's not? but how is she going to feel if you accept it, then? >> i don't know. >> how do you feel about that? >> i don't know. i'm 18. i got to make some decisions by myself. >> yeah. i understand that. >> i'm willing to make the changes for the better for myself. i'm not a bad kid like that. i just went down the wrong path. i'm ready to go the right way now. i'm ready to get it over with. >> all righty. hope it all works out for you. >> it's better to get it over with. no more probation. no more restrictions. i can get on with my life, get a good job, and put this behind me. you know? >> three months in detention has changed aaron's perspective. but as he makes his way to court aaron's decision to accept the plea faces one more painful test. >> your mom's out there saying

Mom , I-dont-know , Agreeance , Decisions , Kid , Path , Changes , 18 , Life , Probation , It , Restrictions

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:47:00

i think everybody has depression issues at some point in their lives. i mean, i know i'm not crazy, but i do think i need to be in therapy. yeah. i think i do. but i guess that's going to be a good thing. >> while ayryana heads home, aaron's attorney meets with him to discuss his decision to follow his mother's advice and turn down a plea bargain. aaron and his mother are hoping police will be unable to show probable cause that aaron committed the crimes for which he is accused. >> the prosecutor's office is giving you this one-time opportunity to try to get this case resolved. are you not clear as to believing that they have enough on you? is that what the problem is? >> yeah, i know they don't. i didn't even do it. >> what the police officer is saying that is you basically fled from this vehicle and they chased you down, and that they were on foot pursuit pursuing you, and that led to your arrest. >> i don't even know nothing about --

Everybody , Point , Issues , Lives , Therapy , Aaron-ashburn , Ayryana-heads-home , Mother , Thing , Decision , Attorney , Cause

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:38:00

down there. >> just days past his 18th birthday, aaron is already faced with an adult decision of epic proportions. go with the guilty plea and remove adult jail time from the table. or follow his mother's principled advice, that he should not plead guilty to something he says he didn't do. >> that's what i'm going to do. yes, ma'am. i love you, too. >> you all right? do you have any idea what you're going to do? >> i wanted to go ahead and plead guilty and get it over with. my mom done steered me wrong. >> not wanting to disappoint his mother, aaron chooses to walk down the righteous path of the truth will set you free. it's a huge gamble on his future to please his mom, especially if aaron isn't being honest about his innocence, something only he can know for sure.

Aaron-ashburn , Mother , Plea , Adult , Birthday , Adult-decision , Epic-proportions , Table , 18 , Something , Yes , Advice

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171126:06:18:00

i'll probably try to find him when i'm 18. >> for marie, turning 18 means freedom. but for aaron, becoming an adult could mean the end of his. with a long history of juvenile arrests, aaron is now a prime candidate to be waived to adult court. the one bright spot in aaron's life is a visit from his mother. >> happy belated birthday. did you enjoy your birthday in jail? >> no, i did not enjoy my birthday. >> now that aaron is 18, the court is deciding whether to deal with him as a juvenile or waive him to adult jail, which happens to be conveniently located across the street. >> if you do go across the street, i want you to build knowledge. you ain't going across the street for nothing. you're going across the street to improve yourself and become more than being across the street. you hear me? >> i ain't going there, though. this should be the end of my -- >> i hope not, because you're very immature. you've been very immature. a long time in life. you're like a kid that don't want to grow up. you just don't be hearing me.

Aaron-ashburn , Adult , History , Marie-doesn-t , Adult-court , End , Juvenile-arrests , Candidate , Turning-18-means-freedom , 18 , Indiana-supreme-court , Mother