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You can't let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardis was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back, hitting leonardis 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. i'm still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvic. a shot in my hip. >> leonardis has pled not guilty to an array of charges, including three coun...

>> since he was the last known owner of the gun robert leonardis allegedly used to shoot at hackensack police officers, stark has been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. his new cellmate, james george has advice for him. >> you work on your case, that's first and foremost. do not go to that courtroom and let them judges do whatever they will do to you. go to the law library, this is what it is, this is what is going on. i need to read up on this. i need to find any loopholes in my case. i need to know what is going on. >> dawn is the inmate advocate for the bergen c...

That your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you behind the walls of the bergen county jail, much of the talk over the past week has had to do with an inmate who has yet to step foot inside. hackensack police say 22-year-old robert leonardis opened fire on three of their patrol officers barely missing one of them. police returned fire hitting leonardis a total of 14 times.

You know, i'm not a mathematician but 2 and 2 is 4. you know what i mean? coming up, deanna collins tries to adjust to life in max and receives a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had a anybody coming in here if ever for shooting at a cop. >> the hackensack police shooting becomes the talk of the jail. >> hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago.

Especially if they were shot at. >> you have to put your emotions aside. you can't let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. i'm still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvic. and a shot right here. ...