17 Year Old Throws His Life Away for a Facebook Marketplace Robbery

In a sobering courtroom hearing, 17-year-old Currency Fitzgerald pleads guilty to aggravated robbery with a firearm specification, tampering with evidence, and having a weapon under disability. Watch as the judge painstakingly walks the young defendant through the grave and life-altering consequences of his plea. This video provides an unfiltered look at how Ohio's sentencing laws, including mandatory time for gun charges and indefinite sentences, are applied in a real-life case, resulting in a potential maximum sentence of over 25 years in prison. The hearing concludes with the court deciding where the teen will be housed until his final sentencing.

Timestamps

00:26 The Charges are Read
04:00 Details of the Aggravated Robbery
05:56 Weapons Under Disability Explained
12:26 The Judge Explains Indefinite Sentencing
14:22 The Mandatory 3-Year Gun Sentence
16:10 The Absolute Maximum Sentence is Revealed: 25.5 Years
19:42 Presumption of Release Explained
23:26 Judge Confirms Prison is Unavoidable
26:33 Prosecutor Details the Facebook Marketplace Robbery
28:43 Defendant Admits Guilt to the Facts
31:39 State Argues to Move 17-Year-Old to Adult Jail
35:03 The Judge Makes His Decision

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