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>> the family support in these hearings or in general with the kids whether in the hearing or outside the hearing is monumental. i think if there was one single thing that i would point to to be able to predict the success or failure of a young person is the family involvement and support. sounds like for about four years now the court has been involved not only with his life, but obviously your life as well. >> mm-hmm. >> so he's turned 18 now. you're a family that's had a lot of intervention. pretty quickly there will be none. >> we are here to back him up 100%. i do have a a lot of family s...

>> and decided not to charge you with attempted robbery? >> i like the rush of seeing how close i can get to getting caught without actually getting caught. that's how i like to do. that's stupid. you're blackmailing me and i know you're not going to do it. that's stupid, mom. >> you being here isn't? that wasn't a stray bullet that entered his arm. that was a purposeful act in response to something devon was doing of a criminal nature.

>> the reason i left is we started getting into arguments. i was getting into a little bit of trouble. i started smoking weed again. i left the home because i was scared that when i did go to court these would be brought up, and i would end up getting in trouble. >> what were you thinking was going to happen to the case, devon? >> i was thinking upon my 18th birthday it would just be dropped. as the case is, it isn't. >> as it relates to your arm in a sling, what happened to you, devon? >> while i was on my own i was hanging with the wrong group of people and got myself into a situation where ...

Entered his arm. that was a purposeful act in response to something devon was doing in a criminal nature. we also have problems -- he's an adult now. if he sits here for three or four months, i don't know what that's going to do with him. >> i don't either. 120 days here -- if two years in placement didn't help you change your ways, i'm not so certain that any more time here is going to do anything for you. hopefully getting shot in the arm has. everything happens for a reason. at least i believe it does. today what i'm going to do is, today i'm going to grant the petition to modify probation....

Detention center are shackled for their own safety and the safety of those bringing them to the juvenile court wing. >> no talking in the hallway. >> on the judge's docket, today, two very different but equally heavy hearings. the case of two young brothers who have been in detention over and over but still could face years in the juvenile system. and then there's devon who at 18 will stand in the judge's courtroom one last time. if he gets locked up again it will be in adult jail. >> i wish i could just go back to when i was 10 years old. with the knowledge i have now, i could anywhere if i h...