Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Accused Cop Shooter Flips Out On Judge During Bond Hearing

OFFICER AMBUSHED WHILE ON DUTIY

IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL

TONIGHT.

AND TODAY, THE MAN ACCUSED OF

SHOOTING THAT OFFICER APPEARED

IN COURT, AND HIS EXCHANGE WITH

THE JUDGE WAS QUITE BIZARRE.

DONNA RIPODO IS THERE WITH MORE.

Reporter: MR. MEXI, GOOD

MORNING, YOU'VE BEEN CHARGED

WITH FIVE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED

FIRST-DEGREE MURDER WITH A

DEADLY WEAPON.

ACCUSED SHOP SHOOTER FACED A

JUDGE?

BOND COURT, READING OFF THE

LAUNDRY LIST OF CHARGES, FIVE

ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES,

TOPPING THAT LIST.

SIR, THESE ARE NONBONDABLE

OFFENSES.

Reporter: WITHIN MOMENTS,

THINGS TOOK A TURN TOWARDS THE

BIZARRE.

HOW DOES A KID WHO SHOT A

CHURCH GET A BOND.

MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER BY CROOKED

COPS.

DON'T TALK ABOUT THE FACTS OF

THE CASE.

Reporter: POLICE SAYING MEXIA

AMBUSHED AND SHOT OFFICER

STARLING WHILE HE SAT IN HIS

PATROL CAR.

HE PARKED NEXT TO STARLING AND

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHOT UP

HIS CAR.

STARLING WAS SHOT IN THE

BUTTOCK, RADIOING FOR HELP AND

ABLE TO GET A DESCRIPTION OF THE

SHOOTER.

OFFICERS ARRESTED MEXIA A SHORT

TIME LATER.

BACK IN BOND COURT, THE JUDGE

ADVISED HIM TO LISTEN TO HIS

PUBLIC DEFENDER AND NOT TO

SPEAK, BUT HE WASN'T HAVING IT.

I'M REPRESENTING MYSELF MA'AM

AND I HAVE A LAWYER.

I HAVE A LAWYER, TOO.

I WAS IN THREAT FOR MY LIFE.

THEY WERE TRYING TO KILL ME,

MA'AM.

I DO FIND PROXIMATE CAUSE FOR

ALL OF THE OFFENSES THAT ARE --

PROBABLY CAUSE FOR ALL OF THESE

OFFENSES.

NOT OF THESE OFFENSES ARE NO

BOND.

THAT'S CRAZY.

Y'ALL GOT MORE BLOOD ON Y'ALL

THAN I GOT BLOOD ON MY HANDS.

Reporter: AND THOUGH HE

DISMISSED THE PUBLIC DEFENDER,

THE ATTORNEY ASKED HIM TO REMAIN

DESPITE ARGUMENTS FROM THE

STATE.