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Case that is what ms. walker has in fact become. >> the prosecution asserts that a dispute over money is what led to the stabbing. >> to be clear, judge, the eyewitness to this incident indicated that the victim told the defendant that he wasn't going to talk to her and that he didn't owe her any money. she wanted her money. she went away, she threatened to shoot him. when she came back, she again approached him, went up, slapped him, he slapped her back. that pissed her off. so she grabbed the large butcher knife where she had it hidden in her waist and she stabbed him in the gut. she his spl...

Those or not is going to be up to you. considering all the required factors, the sentence is as follows, i'm going to sentence the defendant to a term of 6 months --68 months. ms. walker, i take no pleasure in sending someone of your age to prison, but the state is right, you have shown you are a danger to others, and at this time the best place for you is prison. >> coming up. right now she's in crisis mode. she thought she was going to be released, and they just sent her to prison. on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! how long have we been sawin...

>> the judge can sentence her to anything from probation to up to 75 months, or more than six years in state prison. >> on the record in state of kansas versus vegas walker. we are here this morning for sentencing following a plea of guilty to one count of aggravated battery. >> both the prosecution and defense will make sentencing recommendations. walker's attorney, public defender eli o'brien argues for probation. >> mr. o'brien? >> thank you, judge. ms. walker, as i detailed in the motion, is a young woman who unfortunately has had a lot go wrong for her. she has been bounced around in fost...

Next door to the cedric county jail is the criminal courts building. inside vegas walker has just been sentenced to 68 months in prison for stabbing a man. she is now he is cgoing through corridor that connects the court's building to jail. prior to court, walker was convinced that the judge would emphasize with her difficult upbringing and her claim that she stabbed a man in self-defense and release her on probation. >> i should have got the chance to go home. everybody walks out of prison but me. >> as a result of what jail officials identified as a suicide attempt, walker is still on watch,...

And right now, that isn't much. you were obviously transient, essentially homeless as you've stated today. using very serious drugs, and certainly those did not benefit you in this situation. and while your attorney can argue today that your family is now ready to assist you, we really don't know much about that and whether it would be available regularly in the future is unknown. so those all work against you being successful on probation. now, ms. walker, the second thing that i consider most today, and i do with any cases before me, is your criminal history. you are 21 barely. and you've am...