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Source: http://abc30.com/news/bad-behavior-in-jailhouse-hearing-for-suspect-with-tb/253498/
Bad behavior in jailhouse hearing for suspect with tuberculosis
Monday, August 11, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
An out-of-the-ordinary court hearing brought a judge, court staff, attorneys, and even a deputy bailiff to the Fresno County Jail Monday to deal with a defendant under quarantine.
Steven Gutierrez Reyes is a sexually violent predator who was committed to Coalinga State Hospital. He's suspected of having tuberculosis, but he's refusing testing...
...Last week, Judge Corona tried to get Reyes to enter a plea by teleconference. When that didn't work, they brought court to him, despite the potential he's carrying a contagious disease.
Reyes is in one of two medical isolation cells on the second floor of the jail. We weren't allowed inside, but attorneys told us they protected themselves by staying on the other side of a glass window...
Bad behavior in jailhouse hearing for suspect with tuberculosis
Monday, August 11, 2014
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
An out-of-the-ordinary court hearing brought a judge, court staff, attorneys, and even a deputy bailiff to the Fresno County Jail Monday to deal with a defendant under quarantine.
Steven Gutierrez Reyes is a sexually violent predator who was committed to Coalinga State Hospital. He's suspected of having tuberculosis, but he's refusing testing...
...Last week, Judge Corona tried to get Reyes to enter a plea by teleconference. When that didn't work, they brought court to him, despite the potential he's carrying a contagious disease.
Reyes is in one of two medical isolation cells on the second floor of the jail. We weren't allowed inside, but attorneys told us they protected themselves by staying on the other side of a glass window...