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For most inmates, jail has a way of crimping their personal lives. for the seven months he's been at the boston suffolk county jail, 25-year-old robert sutton has only spoken to his girlfriend on the phone, but he's determined to take the relationship to the next level. >> listen, listen. i need a close-up. will you marry me, baby girl? i'm serious. give me one of them little rice and bean babies. emily, i love you, baby. >> with the crime sutton has been accused of, it may be a long time before he can start a family. he's been charged with distribution of cocaine for allegedly selling 150 gra...

They don't usually come through here frequently. so, you make due. different stencils. i get letters. stuff like that. i make stationery for my mom, my son, my nanna. pretty much anybody that i write to usually gets some sort of, you know, design. >> o'reilly speaks to her mother and son by phone once a week, but visits are few and far between. >> the things that i'm missing, like watching my son grow up. his first snow. she sent me pictures of him being in the snow, all you can see is like this much. everything is all covered up. you can see he's so red. you can tell he's smiling because his ...

>> allegedly what they're saying is i shot them both. that's what they're saying. >> why would you shoot your girlfriend? >> i don't know. >> you were carrying a gun? >> no! i was not carrying no weapons whatsoever. whatsoever. >> so somebody else was shooting? >> i guess so. it wasn't me. >> but according to authorities, sutton was the only shooter on the bridge that night. they say he shot the gang member, then presumably by accident shot emily. >> they just say there's four videos showing a black male in a white tee, and black jeans, and they just see an arm, and a whole bunch of shots. tha...

>> oh, yeah, i've dealt drugs. i mean, i'm not going to lie about that. i sell drugs. just my upbringing, you know what i mean? survival. sell drugs. but i didn't sell those drugs. if convicted, sutton will face a minimum sentence of ten years. but that's not the only serious crime he's accused of. less than a year earlier a night time gun battle erupted on an east boston bridge. after the investigation, sutton was arrested and charged with assault with intent to commit murder. he has pled not guilty. >> they say that i was on the bridge. two people got shot. allegedly i'm one of the people th...

Was charged with attempted murder of a rival gang member. sutton's girlfriend emily was also shot during the incident. sutton was arrested before emily had fully recovered and says the trauma of the night has stayed with him. >> i seen a lot in my life. but i really never had nightmares until i, you know, looked at her laying down on the floor with bullet holes in her chest. i just miss her touch. >> sutton hopes that after today he'll be able to put those memories to rest. emily has received approval for a visit. while authorities claim the bullets that accidentally hit emily came from sutton...