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>> the original bergen county jail, completed in 1912, looked for like an ominous castle compared to its modern replacement, which opened next door in 2000. paul abdul wiggins is one of the few inmates whose long record of coming in and out of jail spans both facilities. >> i'm a man of my word, sir. i got to keep my word. that's all i got. >> wiggins has had more than 40 stays at the jail and a litany of drug, theft and robbery convictions that he says all stem from addiction. >> it was something that i allowed myself to like when i should have been hating it at all times. >> now a 49-year-ol...

>> once the men are in custody, their criminal past comes to light. two of the three men had previous robbery convictions. all were suspected of robbing two other banks before they started dressing in wrestler's masks. they had started together months before and instead of bizarre costumes, they had simply worn street clothes and ski masks to do the jobs. at least two of them even held up an electronics store where they tied up the owners in a back room. they began loading a white truck with electronics equipment. something out of the ordinary for a sunday. a passing police cruiser stopped at ...

Based on the number of crime scenes we had to deal with. the number of suspects. and the sheer violence level. >> once the men are in custody. their criminal past comes to light. two of the three men had previous robbery convictions, all were suspected of robbing two other banks before they started dressing in wrestlers' masks, they had started together just months before. instead of bizarre costumes, they had simply wore street clothes and ski masks to do the clothes. at least two of them even held up an electronics store. where they tied up the owners in a back room. they began loading a whi...

>> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >> the original bergen county jail completed in 1912 looked more like an ominous castle compared to its modern replacement which opened next door in 2000. paul abdul wiggins is one of the few inmates whose long record of coming in and out of jail spans both facilities. >> i'm a man of my word. i got to keep my word. that's all i got. >> wiggins has had more than 40 stays at the jail and a litany of drug, theft and robbery convictions that he says all stemmed from addiction. >> i used to sniff heroin and coke. it was something that i...

Orders as backup arrived at the unit. with a complex case ahead of him, gathers could face a long stretch in jail. he and a co-defendant face 13 charges including six for armed robbery. prosecutors say they held up three businesses during a four-day crime spree. gathers pled not guilty but has three prior robbery convictions. >> armed robbery just been something that always came natural as a first instinct. my first armed robbery was a mexican market. i went in there and demanded money, and i seen the power that i had when i looked into their eyes. >> gathers said he never physically harmed hi...