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Supporters of the defendant start a yelling match. >> you have a situation of different socioeconomic statuses, and you have a racial divide, and that really played out in this particular case. >> the judge orders all family members out of the courtroom. swett is taken to the sheriff's office and released after 45 minutes. >> we have charged mr. swett with possibly disorderly conduct in a courtroom. probably could have. would it be the wise thing to do? no. and, like i said, i would have done the same thing, and i'm sure am lot of fathers out there would have done the same thing. >> the judge ...

Impact statements before clifford's sentencing. >> you have 33 years that will be spent behind bars. i'm sorry, but i pray that those years will be full of immense pain and torture for you. >> the father takes his turn, giving his victim impact statement. michael swett walks to the witness stand with a photo of his son. >> and then he got closer, and he was standing at the table. he held that picture right in front of the defendant, in front of antonio clifford, and said, do you know this face? >> and then swett's pent-up anger suddenly comes bursting out. >> it was a moment of just jaw-droppi...

Murder is 20-year-old antonio clifford. family members are giving victim impact statements before clifford's sentencing. >> you have 33 years that will be spent behind bars. i'm sorry, but i pray that those years will be full of immense pain and torture for you. >> the father takes his turn, giving his victim impact statement. michael swett walks to the witness stand with a photo of his son. >> and then he got closer, and he was standing at the table. he held that picture right in front of the defendant, in front of antonio clifford, and said, do you know this face? >> and then swett's pent-up...

Through, the hurt. >> i have done a lot of sentencing hearings, and i have had family members be terribly upset and terribly angry, but i had never seen a physical altercation between a victim's family member and the defendant. i was terrified for him that he might get hurt as the officers tried to subdue him. and my honest thought was that he might try to kill the defendant. >> others in the courtroom fear the same thing. >> i thought that this was going to be a disaster, and it was. i saw mr. swett's hand moving to try to get to the sheriff's weapon. the sheriff was able to restrain him, and...

Makes it a point to come over, and she starts pointing her finger at him and starts saying something again, and that's when a racial slur came out. >> whatever restraint was there disappears. supporters of the victim and supporters of the defendant start a yelling match. >> you have a situation of different socioeconomic statuses, and you have a racial divide, and that really played out in this particular case. >> the judge orders all family members out of the courtroom. swett is taken to the sheriff's office and released after 45 minutes. >> we have charged mr. swett with possibly disorderly ...