Michael Drejka sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing of Markeis McGlockton over a parking spot
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- Michael Drejka, 49, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Markeis McGlockton during an argument over a handicapped parking spot.
A judge handed down the sentence Thursday morning, almost two months after Drejka was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of McGlockton.
The judge says Drejka will be credited 92 days for time served. The judge also ordered a $5,000 restitution lien to be paid to Britany Jacobs, McGlockton's girlfriend and mother of his four children.
"No words...for the hole this has left in my world," Jacobs said.
Jacobs was at the convenience store on the day of the shooting. She was in the car with their son parked in the handicapped parking spot.
Drejka's defense team spoke first Thursday, asking the court to consider things like how the shooting was isolated and not pre-meditated. Drejka did not make a statement.
McGlockton's mother, Monica Moore-Robinson, spoke next saying, "I don't hate you, but I will never forgive you."
When McGlockton's father spoke, he said: "If God takes my life before I can forgive you, then I will see you in Hell...mark my words."
In July of 2018, Drejka shot and killed McGlockton, 28, during an argument over a handicapped parking spot at a Clearwater convenience store. Drejka had confronted McGlockton's girlfriend, who had parked in the spot with their 5-year-old son.
Security footage shows McGlockton leaving the store and shoving Drejka to the ground. Seconds later, Drejka pulls out a gun and shoots McGlockton as he backed away.
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The parking spot vigilante can’t bother anyone for at least 10 years. And thankfully will never be allowed to carry or use a gun again legally
17 years. He must serve 85% no matter what, including with good time served. Florida is NOT Texas. Chances are he won't even get out at 17, as MOST are denied parole on the first try, especially murderers.
@@nikkib5753 he will be out in 10
@@noobU8 wrong!!! He MUST serve 85% of his sentence as the previous commenter stated which is 17 years of a 20 year sentence not 10 Lol.
@@kuntri4389 right, it's 9 years now. lol
@@nikkib5753 you are incorrect
He was attacked and reportedly wounded by another inmate on February 11, 2020.
Did you hear his first lawyer lost her lawyer license because of a DUI and other stuff also his fat lawyer was arrested for shoving his ex wife who is a drug addict, sounds to me the fat lawyer's life is all messed up
Wow!!!!!
Thoughts and prayers. During his convalescence perhaps he will think about the life that he needlessly took.
That is good to know thanks for the update.
@@americanpatriot7508 damn. Birds of a feather, I guess...
This guy had a gun and was out looking for a confrontation so he could use it. 20 yrs is a slap in the face to the victims family.
Agreed! It's also a slap in the face to even suggest probation or house arrest.
He got pushed down.. very hard. I think anyone would of drawn their weapon by instinct.
@@mox542 I agree... I don't have a problem with drawing his gun after him getting knocked down. However he pulled the trigger when the threat was no longer a threat and stepping back away from him.
@@nicolegillespie4704 I have to agree with you. The guy did turn away..
He might not get that far! I hear it's quite different in prison than in the old neighborhood.
You can tell by the lawyer face he didn't even believe his own defense that he put together😂
Yep total tw@ like his client.
That’s why he stuttered throughout his (or somebody’s) statement lol.
then he sux as a lawyer & should be disbarred
Just started to watch it n came to see if nybody else noticed it
Yeah not to mention his defense was absolutely awful.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this before but this dude bullied five other individuals prior to this act (five other incidents of the same nature).
I hope he finds a nice parking spot now and may the tables turn in that spot for the next 20 years.
Well said!
More than five on the parking space. But he had four other incidences of brandishing a weapon at people. He threatened two women, one with kids. He liked threatening women, especially with kids.
@@StoicObserverS Yep, he has serious road rage issues!!
Rohan Ghosh ,he’s a dead walking🚶♂️
Did he bully five other individuals, or did he stand up to five other bullies who were abusing handicap parking spaces?
Now he can stand his ground in the prison shower.
And get "one in the pipe"
Yea stand his ground while fleece Johnson goes up in him
@John Smith lol, don't worry his white counterparts like meat too. lololololol
Stop imagining other men being sodomized. You need to repent.
@Human 101 yep. Makes me think they are perverts who fantacize about sodomizing men.
Won't have a gun to hide behind now
So far, in all the clips videos I've watched, I have seen no remorse on this man's face or in his words.
I feel for his wife. She clearly seems to believe that he's a good man. Apparently, she can't be objective about his glaring flaws as a human being.
I agree that's because he does not even care at all he is evil and thinks killing is a joke I'm glad he is in prison now is what people like him deserve
He's convinced he was 100% in the right, which he wasn't.
@@LinkRocks EXACTLY! And he also appears to still be angry! He has the classic signs of a narcissistic sociopath! No remorse, uncontrollable anger, no compassion, nor humanity! God bless the judge, jurors, & prosecutors for their hard work in securing a conviction for this senseless murder! My prayers 🙏 ❤️ & condolences to this grieving man's family 😢
@frelnc well I guess she has to wait for her good man for 20 years
0:00 Bryant Camareno (defense lawyer) speaks on behalf of Drejka 8:05 John Trevena (defense lawyer) speaks on behalf of Drejka 17:10 Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy (defense lawyer) reads letter from Drejka's wife 20:55 Monica Moore-Robinson (Markeis' mother) gives victim impact statement 23:40 Michael McGlockton (Markeis' Father) reads victim impact statement 26:00 Britany Jacobs (Markeis' partner) gives victim impact statement 31:55 Assistant State Attorney (Fred Schaub) speaks on behalf of the State of FL 43:25 Judge Joseph Bulone reviews Drejka's financial obligations pursuant to the case 44:49 Judge Joseph Bulone renders opinion on case 1:07:39 Judge Joseph Bulone sentences Drejka
Thanks
This dude was basically a bully with a gun. When the interrogators asked him "would you have confronted him or other's if you didn't have a gun' the dope said no. on another occasion he basically said "look its o.k that i confront people because I'm well trained with my weapon" what a dope
Wow how the worm has turned this guy was a murderous troublemaker.... homicidal maniac.... wow... how does the Sheriff feel now that all the info comes out... the Sheriff should have investigated instead of "Stand your ground"
rashiszel The sheriff is obviously just anoth racist cop with a badge
@@RONJAE212003 I have to respectfully disagree w/ your statement... The Sheriff should have done his due diligence instead of just relying on the LAW... this guy actions indicated he was waiting for an instance to shoot someone to death...
I've heard his dad was a cop or is still a cop
@@jusrayne His dad was a cop, yet didn't have A WORD to say about this once it all hit the news. Who knows a loser better than the father of the loser himself? It spoke volumes to me as this all developed....
The Sheriff did his job pretty well and efficiently. I must tip my hat to him though I was irate at first.. The Sheriff is a well known opponent of "Stand your ground" as it's written in Florida. He's had many problematic cases and knows the danger of this law to the public peace. He saw the tapes and reviewed the statements, he's the boss don't forget. Had he charged Drejka the night of the incident he would have had 48hours to throw together a case that could have fallen apart if they made a mistake. Being a wise old lawyer, with the added experience of being Sheriff, he quoted some crap to the media on why he "couldn't arrest" Drejka, properly quoting the law. In a crafty manner, he gave confidence to the idiot Drejka that he was innocent, thus reducing the chances that he'd flee while on a bond furnished by a go fund me from every gun fanatic in the nation (and Canada too). With the ability to charge later, the Sheriff and State's atty could take their time and build a solid case, which they did. They had time to find witnesses and victims of other cases and line them up right. It took them a year, but they did it. They also gave witnesses like the store owner and the boss of one of the victims the time for the moral wrongness of this all to sink in. This is critically STRATEGIC! It solidifies the case and made it UNDENIABLE, like a Michael Jordan slam dunk on a break away.
I was hostile at the Sheriff until I saw him weave his web and work his majic! He's a maestro! At least he was with this case. You have to think about the ways in which they can lose an obvious but complicated case like this. His name was on this. One mistake could have caused the biggest riot in Florida history. The Sheriff knew this and wasn't having it!
P.S. He was also smart to keep key points of the detective interview away from the media until the trial began. Again smart, very smart!
If someone's actions aren't harming you or anyone else, leave them alone!
who can you shoot?
Exactly. With that the parking lot seemed to be almost empty.
Yep just leave the old man yelling all by himself lol Stay alive
@@noobU8 Drejka wasn't yelling, Jacobs was the one doing the yelling. Drejka didn't even realize that the car was occupied . Drejka was looking over the car searching for a handicap permit until Jacobs got out of the car and started trying to bully him.
You think that Jacobs illegally parking in a handicap space isn't harming anyone? What planet are you from? If decent people don't stand up against this kind of despicable behavior, these mutts will overrun society like rats in a Manhattan sewer.
Once You Pull That Trigger, You Can Never Ever Take It Back......... Think Before You Act, Mind Your Own Business, Never Talk To The Police Without An Attorney Present .
MD thought he had some kind of relationship with the police. He also felt he had the right to police people because he had a gun. That'll get you in trouble EVERYTIME. The police are NOT your friend.
One of you 2nd ammendment friends?
Park in the correct place, think before you do something stupid.
His attorney wants him to get probation and house arrest??? LOL.
Pigs might fly! I think the defence worked pro bono on this case. One of them told the judge that Drejka had received many messages of support. It's very easy to work out what sort of people would be sending those messages.
The second one deserves jail time himself.
Ha! He tried it.
It’s ridiculous. The whole defence speech was ridiculous and wrong
He was just waiting for some situation to come up, it appears. He took an innocent mans life away forever. The judge spoke well.
You have to be a real dummy to risk going to prison for something you can easily avoid. He knew once he pulled the trigger there was chance to be convicted.
I Agree 100%
he should have just shot the guys 4 car tyres more appropriate
@@barrymanulow4896 ha ha ha! I know!
D Wayne, The instructor in the CCW class specifically told Michael Drejka that as a responsible concealed carry holder you should try to avoid any conflict at all costs.
he parked ilegally to bully the other person who is parked ilegally. it's like absurd comedy in cartoon network.
Show me where Mr. Drejka parked illegally. Did he park in a handicap parking space?
@John Smith What?
@@generalbarry Did you even watch the video? Did you listen to what the judge said?
@@lemyul Agree with you. Drekja did park illegally and the judge confirmed it during the sentencing. The judge also called him a wanna be policeman.
generalbarry He was NOT parked in a park spot and that is illegal dummy. The attorney is who pointed that out at the bond hearing
You can tell he's used to having everything done his way, and anything you say he'll cut you down! He treated his wife the same way. She only stayed because of her back surgeries and the money he collected from his Mother. I was thinking how long will he last in prison; Shawshank Prison, "not over a day"!!!!!!!!!!!!
House Arrest For Taking That Young Man's Life WHAT? Judge Should Have Stopped That Fool Right Then!!!!
Judge Judy would have reprimanded him right then.
Cleaning up drug life. Thank you drejka
@@tinawindham6958 do you know anything about this guy he killed? Other than the fact, he's black... 😤
Drejka said in his original police interview that he never fights, that he don’t know how to fight. Well, he better learn now...and quick, too! That...or he better learn some other “skills” that might help him in prison!!!
Your BBC loving momma already showed him the other skills.
😂😂😂good one
RebelCave85 you must be kkk’s bitc# by your comment I can tell you get to use your multiple skills over there too.. stupidass racistass
Yeah, he had better learn to be Bubba’s lover…😂😂😂😂
@@Marie70272 don't drop the soap!
Markeis's mother and father looks good for their age
@RealTalk Toronto why do you have to put down white women to make your point about black people?? If your point is that valid it should be able to stand alone instead of an opinion clumpinging all white women but another instance of doing the exact thing you didn't like above.
@RealTalk Toronto Well, sweetie I'm a firm believer that you don't have to knock one race to stand with another. Its that simple.
@John Smith nope it that melanin that the Most High gave us so called blacks. we are his chosen people, we are made in his image. he protects US from the sun, yall get sun burns and cancer from it. that tells you he loves us. don't be mad its just how the cookie crumbles. he love Jacob and hates Esau. We are Jacob and you are Esau. by the way we are Isrealites. So glad to be black.
I was saying the same thing to myself.
mscarmen00369 I agree, I am African American and I don’t like when we do that at all. Guess that person has deleted their comments but I still agree.
1:07:39 is when he gets sentenced, thank me later.
i love u
The entire video is worth a watch in my opinion, particularly listening to the judge shit all over the defedent for about 20 minutes right before the sentencing.
THANK YOU.
Thank you so so so much!!!
Lazy people 🤤🤢🤮
The judge was 100 percent correct when he quoted the firearms expert about avoiding conflict. That is what my instructor taught me. The judge is a great American with honor.
I agree. You should de-escalate before resorting to deadly force b/c you can go backwards in the force continuum. You can't go back once you proceed with #6.
Cops do it where suspects comply with verbal commands and are taken into custody.
they did not tell that to George Zimmerman.
@TIME! Better than you sobbing for Drejka!
@@alfredindy8058 Mr. Drejka is the only victim in this whole thing. Mr. Drejka is the one who was attacked in that parking lot, McClockton was not.
@James Bond not followed that child, like he was instructed to do. Trayvon Martin was standing his ground against someone following him
Probation my eye. He murdered the man, plain and simple. Drejka showed *zero* remorse - none whatsoever. He was proud of what he did. 20 years is 10 years less than what he deserved. Look at Drejka shaking his head beginning at @53:00 - he refuses to admit his actions were inappropriate, as the judge lays out the facts and his own testimony. He will have a lot of time to shake his head in his prison cell.
@Eric Smith No, I am white, and hate bullies, which he is. He is the worse kind of bully: someone who uses a weapon. That is the lowest of the lowest. If he was any kind of a man - he would have approached people unarmned.
@Eric Smith Maybe if Drejka hit the gym and did a hard days work (like I do) just maybe he would not have been pushed down like he was. That wasn't much of a push. I would have lost my balance but I would not have gone down. And, why did he have to keep up the yelling? He could have politely explained what they were doing wrong, and he would not have been pushed. No, Drejke was a pansy bully, plain and simple.
@Anthony Foster Thank you!
@Eric Smith thank you for being 💯💯 and being real!!!! God bless 😇
I see a NARCISSIST , never takes RESPONSIBILITY for anything.
At least there was justice served here, unlike Amber Guyger who murdered a man in his own home while eating a bowl of ice cream...
Same thing I thought
As much as I agree, I highly recommend you watch all the punishment phase testimonies of both families in the Guyger case as well as the post-sentencing to get a better understanding of both the victim and defendant.
Its a pretty unique case and the jury + 4 alternates (who consisted of 7 black, 5 non-black, 4 white, mostly women) chose the 10 year sentence, not the judge. Also the prosecutor was top-notch and executed perfectly. There is something deeper going on in that case and it shows in the post-sentencing phase with the brother of the slain victims testimony and very human response towards the defendant.
I am also aware that if it was flipped and Botham Jean killed Amber in the same situation, it would be no questions asked life in prison.
@@DaimyoSexy I watched the whole case... didn't skip any of it. I understand that Ambers defence team elected the jury for sentencing. I watched the interview with 2 of the jury members as well..This case interested me very much. I watched the punishment phase and the victim impact statements. The family members of Botham Jean was very moving. Amber guygers mom I did feel bad for, however at the end of the day i don't believe Botham's life was worth only 10 years. Even if Brandt Jean thought differently, I think it was a travesty that anyone thinks 10 years is enough for a innocent man's life. Just my opinion. 🙂
@@Sara_Hendrix I agree as I was expecting 15-25. However I also believe that the jury likely gave that sentence bc there is no benefit to society as a whole to rot someone out in jail that they may return to society and once again contribute.
Botham likely wouldn't be given the same chance to do that if the tables were reversed given how our current justice system is. One day we will get there but it'll be a while.
@@DaimyoSexy She should rot, because it creates and sets change
Losing a parent during childhood is an agonizing exprience, yet a youngster witnessing a parent get murdered right in front of him has to be pure hell. All of my love and respect goes to Mr.McGlockton and his entire family. I am truly sorry that this hellish event took place.
Love and respect? He would have been arrested for assault if this dummy didn't shoot him. McGlockton was a thug, F him.
@@Constitutionalist76 Your white hero is in prison for the next 20 years . Get over it.
Murder? Really? Murder is a legal term. Self-defense IS NOT MURDER, it's self-defense. You're so sorry that this "hellish" event took place? Well, it wouldn't have taken place, now would it, if Jacobs hadn't parked in a handicap space like an entitled jerk, and if she hadn't come out of her car and verbally assaulted Mr. Drejka like a self-righteous, arrogant brute, and certainly not if McGlockton hadn't come out of the store and viciously and savagely beat down Mr. Drejka. But at the end of the day, we all know what it's all about, don't we. WHITE LIVES DON'T MATTER!
With 92 days served, he only has to serve 7208 days...lucky, it could of been the full 7300 days ;p
Lol... Mad math skills mate!!
😂
You have mad skills! So clever. How many years does he outlive the thug that blindsided him? Now who’s laughing. He can work out, play chess, watch tv, read, whatever the point is he is alive ! Thanks for taking one for the team! Work on your appeal!!!
Goudie, I like your sense of humor.
🤣🤣🤣
The law firm that took Drejka case thought that this would be an easy win, looks like the whole firm is in court
Yes they thought it would be a easy case, but his and there white privilege failed them 😆
Why didn’t the judge give em a hug after sentencing?
😂😂😂 that's just bad
Yes, like that crooked Texas Judge gave Amber Guyger a hug & a bible, after she killed a innocent man.
Because this judge did his job.
Good on the judge for saying what I would have said about Drejka bringing all of this upon himself! Only an idiot would see Drejka as some innocent little flower.
Sounds like a cop to me smh Rest In Peace hope this animal gets his in prison
He said his father,a policeman, said he would "break his arm" if he became a policeman. He probably heard, saw and experienced aggression from him.
There are going to be some brothers in prison wanting a chat with him. I hope they have a nice long talk.
He's a hothead. He won't survive 20 years.
If there's a God in heaven... He should be gone when that baby that Markeis never knew was coming becomes an adult. Hopefully these children make it to a good life. And this doesn't turn his children into gang life and giving up.
Not without his gun he won't.
2 years max.
Zealand Dublin oh he will because he’s only a hot head when he has his gun. He’s very humble without it.
Mandatory 9 and 1/2 years with good behaviour. Lots of salami in 9 years.
This man is a danger to us all
That dude coming up saying "we will finish this in hell" is a sick badass.
No sicker than the wannabe badass on trial!
This attorney is talking out the side of his neck... But in all fairness he was hired to give his defendant the best defense possible.. and he's working hard spewing nonsensical babbling..
He wasn't hired. All of Drejka's attorneys were pro bono.
Bottom line?
He had other options,
Eric Smith Except the guy that pushed him turned his back to him
Eric Smith
And because he did not wait for another punch and kick
He will be getting punches and kicks, among other things for the next twenty years
Imagine that.
@@onebadbit Facts.
@James bond
So if you pushed someone, it's fair that you are killed? Right?
James bond dont sweat it, the powers that be have learned, to convict and sentence to shut our mouth and then they pull the okee doke and set them free on some technicality or another
Watch that amber chick beat her case on the rebound. She may do 3 years or less, that Chicago cop? Got 6 years for putting 18 bullets in a kid, there are so many more cases I COULD sight, but like I said, dont sweat.
😉I Got sooooo Much 💖 For the JUDGE ABOUT NOW!!!…👊🏾
Hungry Handz me too, he spelled out exactly what happened and thank goodness that there was at least 2 testimonies of him harassing people and those threatening people’s lives.
His entire life he wanted to be a aggressive bully. Well good luck with that in prison! This was a shameful act! No reason for this young man to be dead. I pray for this young man and his family and children!
RITTENHOUSE
That is not how it works! Words! No crime! Hands on? CRIME! You touch me.. crime! Sad the judge in this case is an activist judge!
@@etziobro7969 Nope! that's not how America works. Currently there is an agenda to control society by using the term hate speech. However, the constitution has no provision for hate speech. There is only FREEDOM OF SPEECH! Activist judges have embraced this as directed by those trying to usher in the New World Order. violation of law. That notwithstanding. In fair courtroom, this man would be free.! You can get as bowed up with me as you want, call me any name you want. You can get all in my face. The minute you touch me, it's over! That is now battery. THE END PS: Your threats are also legal as far as I am concerned. I find it amusing how hostile you are in a comment section on CZcams, bet you have been taken down a few times in real life!
@@gary8653 i think you May be a simpleton and you have read nothing in the past 2 years
@@kefkahkefkah Me? I have the constitution and the Bill of Rights on my side. You have name calling, yet I am the simpleton? You are a hockey puck!
And the cop gets 10 years. Lol.
What cop, sorry idk if I get it
@@amandarios448 the white female cop that killed the black man that she thought was in her apartment.
Now keep them brothas from illegally parking in your bunk
As soon as the judge started to say, I'm giving you 20 , the police stood up quick,, you can't trust a damn murderer!! suffer.
Exactly
This man literally thinks that being shoved is punishable by death yet also thinks that murder is punishable by house arrest. Cant make this shit up
LMAO brilliant comment. 👏
The fact is he still saw himself as the victim! Great judge!
he should’ve just minded his goddamn business
He never even said he was sorry, never gave any emotion for the victim not once!! Rot in hell
he WAS the victim of assault and battery by a racist black guy who went straight to violence. He had an obvious chip on his shoulder. Damned white people. Did it to a guy who was having NONE of it.
Why did he walk out without handcuffed
Do you really need to ask that? I'll give you one guess.
@PsychoDieter91 - Ops, my bad. Maybe I should give a racist piece of shit like you, two guesses.
Some courts dont allow inmates to be cuffed in court because it sways a jury's opinion. Unless they are a danger to the court. Which this coward was no danger he had a cop right behind him at all times waiting on him to act up. If you look at around 1:07:49 the second the judge said "guilty" the cop stood up because that is the most likely time for defendants to try and do something. In short. The court had it under control. He was no threat without cuffs on.
@PsychoDieter91 because that's the rules I. Florida you idiot.
@Dee Streb it doesn't matter when the jury gave their verdict genius. Cops have nothing to do with court procedures genius. Judges, DAs, prosecutors, baliffs, none of them have to answer to any police it's the other way around. He isn't cuffed because of procedure. So donsome research genius and stop blaming everything on the cops, when the cops are the ones who arrested and charged him initially.
I'm so glad that during this trial there was no mentioning of
"I forgive you and I want the best for you and can I please give HIM a hug"
NO strocking of hair full of lice!!!
NO👨⚖ hugging the defendant and giving him a bible!!
NONE of that 🐂💩 & NONSENSE HERE!!!
@PsychoDieter91 whatever that means 🤷🏽♀️
Jane D. Seriously I hate that fake bullshit.
Jane D. I love your comment. I’m so sick of weak black people giving in to these devils too.
If he was so remorseful, he should not have wasted the taxpayers money by proceeding to a trial; he should have just pleaded guilty and accepted a punishment.
not much for the constitution or bill of rights are you.... probably never read them
@@gary8653 bottom line, no one should be killed, by another, especially over a parking space. I don’t understand why people get so angry, especially for simple things. It must be the sodium nitrate and all those preservatives people are eating in food.
So he inherits a large some of money from his mother and retires early? That was too much free time on his hands for very little productivity. I wish, McGlockton, tried to flee as soon as he saw that gun come out but I guess he was must have wondered what would have happened to his partner and kids if he tried to get away. The judge read, Drejka, like a book.
He did nothing with the money. Is already getting evicted out of his home and he was living off taxpayers dollars.
Now imagine what it would be like if this guy(the defendant)were your local police officer. Lol
I imagined no one parking in a handicap spot that isn't handicapped.
If he was a police officer he would have been well within his right ti approach Ms. Jacobs about waiting in a handicap space. She would have more than likely complied without incident.
Sad when a police officer has to waste his time to tell someone they are parked somewhere where they shouldn't be :/
@@noobU8 It wasn’t a handicapped spot.
@@hahahaha147 you do know he hit the car of a Mother and her child because they were driving to slow for him?. And had road rages saying he Will kill people. Sometimes its better to wait and read before whanting to have a opinion, or show yourself as a fool. His father propbably saw his aggression problems and did not whant him to be a police officer. Also no police officer goes and yells at a women with small children in the car and starts a fight with them
Michael Drejka is so hard working, yet he hasn't held down a job in 10 years.
Remember how many people defended this guy with the Stand your ground law? Now hearing the whole break down. I bet he and a lot of others want to change their story. Especially the one that's sitting in prison until he's 70.
Defence man. The jury wasn’t confused. They were very decisive and did the right thing.
This is the sentence Amber Guyger should have received as well. Thank God the justice system worked in this case.
Bombtech83 i don’t agree. Regarding Amber, the jury took into account what victim Bo would have wanted. Had the Judge passed the verdict the punishment would have had to be harsher.
Why didn't he apply for a job in traffic enforcement since his pet peave was confronting people who he believed parked erroneously in handicap spots. Having a confrontational history, he preferred shooting and killing someone rather than writing them a ticket.
Drejka is a really dangerous man. The longer behind bars the better.
I'm inclined to agree with you. If it hadn't been Markeis McGlockton it would have been someone else. Drejka was an accident waiting to happen.
Eric Smith yep! All white people are deadly dangerous! It’s just a matter of time before I kill someone. Old as I am I need to hurry up!
Geoff Poole
You’re absolutely right, Richard Kelly was almost a victim himself February 2018, it was a matter of time dude was on a mission SMH
Drekja deserves what he gets in jail for the next 20 yrs or what ever the beep he ends up really serving.
Drekja will now have his permanent spot in prison maybe even a handicapped spot!!!
May Marquise's family finally know peace!
It could be much worse. He could have become a cop. Thank all that's holy his cop dad did one good thing in his life by not allowing that. He would be getting away with all of his dirty deeds
Very true
I cried hearing Dad and Markeis' partner give their impact statements
So sad
I cried when she quit her job with four kids. Can you help pay her bills? Because you are if you aren’t on welfare yourself
@@tinawindham6958 I live in Australia... Sorry I don't understand what your saying?
@@MyMEGAamazinglife1 She making fun of you, Dats it!!
Was half expecting one of the defense lawyers to object during the judges speech
They cannot interrupt the judge.
He'll piss someone off in prison. He doesn't believe he did anything wrong. He best watch his back. Just watching him talking to attny during side-bar shows who he really is.
Drejka will run his mouth there for sure. He’s better off there then on the streets
I doubt Drekja wants to be passing Mr McGlockton in public!
denkat2010 that’s right . He is not remorseful at all. I don’t know WHO the lawyer is talking about
denkat2010 he got attacked in prison LOL
The smug look on the defendants face was disturbing.
If he truly believed he was justified in pulling that trigger, he would NOT have lied saying he thought Markeis was coming towards him.
He KNEW Markeis was moving away, but he was SO angry and appalled that a man would actually shove him like that, that he couldn't NOT pull that trigger.
At no point was Michael's life in any danger, and he KNOWS it.
If you're being honest, you have NO reason whatsoever to stretch the truth about the particulars of the situation. He would NEVER have thought he'd need to lie, even in the face of overwhelming photographic evidence, that Markeis was coming towards him at that moment.
If he would have told the complete truth, he would have had to plead guilty to the charges against him. "Self Defense" would have been out of the question from the start.
So, he KNEW he acted out of anger. And that what Markeis did, even if it was in defense of HIS family, being confronted by an angry man outside while he was in the store, was something he could have NEVER allowed him to walk away from with his life.
Michael has a gun and a permit to carry it, that means he can use it with impunity, he believed. ALL rights and NO responsibilities.
With the power of life and death at his hip, he was on a personal crusade to rid the World of people cheating the established parking space assignment order and you better BELIEVE he would enforce those rules whatever the cost.
Now, two families have been forced to endure without the so-called "head of the household" around.
Sadly, one of them is gone forever for doing what ANY rational, reasonable human being would do.
Markeis died protecting his family, and Michael will be incarcerated for decades for protecting a friggin' handicap spot.
Let's hope the days are long and the nights are sleepless and seemingly drag on for an ETERNITY.
Basically this dude is a remorseless coward that was given money by his mother and didn't work. He is literally a worthless bum that picked fights with people with a gun to feel powerful. Once a real man pushed him for harassing his family - he shoots him like the coward he has always been. Parents shouldn't have babied his lazy and pathetic a$$ all his life and he wouldn't be in this situation. Cowards die over and over again. Simple as that. You live with no honor ...you deserve no dignity.
The jury got this one right.
Guy gets assaulted in a public parking area, pulls his gun as he recovers still on the ground when the attacker steps forward,..(sees the gun backs off, turns to escape).. guy on the ground shoots one shot hitting the attacker. Attacker flees inside the store, guy places weapon in his vehicle awaiting the police and answers all interrogations. VERDICT - 20 Years
compared to -
A cop enters a citizens apartment mistaking it for her own apt. Approached the citizen, with gun in hand yelling to tell the citizen to obey her command. Citizen attempts to get up from sitting in his home and is shot in the chest unarmed and more than 10 ft away.. and the cop admits to all of it. VERDICT - 10 Years
I call - "BULL$#!T"
ted carriker
Bullshit is right!!! Guyger deserved more and any10 years for DREJKA would have been better
I agree. But I actually felt something for Michael because I think he really thought he could do what he did. I can tell he’s not that smart. Although he was wrong he was essentially held to a higher standard than a Guyger. I wouldn’t not have been upset with a 20 yr sentence for Guyger because she would serve at least ten. Even if Guyger was at her home the law doesn’t say you can kill someone simply for them being in your home when you arrive.
2 completely different cases and totally different circumstances and is idiotic to even compare the 2. Guyger didn’t murder the man. This idiot did murder his victim
You left out the critical part where once the gun came out, the victim of the murder *immediately* retreated. Drejka was not in danger of anything at that point, except stupidity and poor judgment - which is what he acted on. I agree that the police officer got off way too easily, but it is a totally different case and irrelevant to this one.
John J. Rambo
Guyger INDEED murdered Botham Jean... in his OWN HOME mind you!
His dad knew !!!! Imagine how bad a policeman he would have been.....He could not apologise and this is why he needs to do every day of his sentence.
Exactly.
And he could not apologize because he still doesn't think he did anything wrong.
I watched the interview where he said there was nothing he would change about that day. Like, really? Even if you thought you were in the right, how about not being there at that time so that you didn't end up killing somebody?
I watched EVERY SECOND of his interview with the Police. He absolutely DID NOT at ANY TIME show ANY REGARD for the welfare of the man he shot; in fact when he was informed that the man he shot had died of his injury he said 'Thank you for telling me.'
This was after over an hour of the Cringefest that was him 'hanging with his Homies at the Precinct' - using Big Boy Words like 'Negative'.
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As an ACTUAL VETERAN of the US Military? People like this disgust me. 'Ooooooooo Look at Meeeeeeeee - I'm SOOOOOO 'Charlie Oscar Oscar Lima' Did you hear the way that I used the phonetic alphabet? I'm practically a Navy Seal!'
Seriously? You're not even a Sea Lion at Sea World who barks & claps for dead fish.
I watch this weekly especially when I feel down
He wanted to shoot his gun. And he did. Now he will pay. And after he is in prison he will know the real price for what he did .
The Defendant was the instigator, he should have just called the cops. And I have seen no remorse and the only tears was when she read the letter from his wife. Boohoo RIP Sir, you have gained your wings, fly high watching over yr children and loved ones. My Thoughts and Prayers are with the Family and Friends of this young guy. My Deepest Condolences for the Family and Friends.
The cops would at most have written a ticket because parking in a “handicapped” (it wasn’t actually a handicapped spot 😅) spot is a civil offense not a criminal one.
He should of mind his own business............
He left some children behind”? Are you referring to “Markeis McGlockton”. Be clear Defence. Mr. Drejka left Markeis McGlockton’s children, wife and family behind. Quit twisting words Defence arguments are twisting the truth. I can’t believe you are asking for parole. What an insult to this Wonderful, McGlockton family. I am embarrassed for the Defense teams comments.
I like this judge!! ❤️
43:58 Judge :"Is the State asking for any restitution?"
State Attorney :"$5,000 your Honour for funeral costs". It hit home what this guy did just because he could.
People like him feel entitled to know everything and be in everyone's business.
surprised he wasnt found innocent, then hired at the local PD.
Murderer. It was only a matter of time before he'd provoke an opportunity.
And there you have it.
Well done to Markeis parents and his wife for standing up and reading their letters! I can only imagine how hard that was! 😢❤️
Not his wife, girlfriend is correct if so recall.
@@StoicObserverS oh was it.. I don't recall what she was.. just that they were in a partnership. She obviously loved him alot so wife/ girlfriend whatever..
They are children...
@@gary8653 what?? Who?
@@StoicObserverS Why would that matter?
Hell yes, loved the judges summing up....Let him show remorse to the parole board if he wants early release.......He’ll be serving the full 20yrs......Let’s see how this goes on appeal, they want to use the innacurate date on the jury verdict forms as appeal grounds???? Smh....This case was fair and I hope they do not reduce his sentence on appeal. Great judge.....I hope this is a lesson to some white people......I wish the family well.....
What does race have to do with anything? You are part of the problem.
@@georgejetson3588 Unfortunately it does have quite a bit to do with it. That is the sad case of race relations in the US.
@@gregoryfabre7471 Race has nothing to do with this.
@@hahahaha147 Yeah ok, try stepping out of your bubble some time. The US is a very racist country. It was barely below the surface, but since Trump has come to power all the racists are crawling out of the woodwork. In this instance if his act isn't overtly racist, which i doubt, it definitely is subconsciously racist.
we ask for probation
judge I give you 20 years
Very impressive judge.
Joan Osika I agree
A cop wannabe. How incredibly tragic that this man's tiny little ego led him to murder.
Having watched the portions of video, Mr. Drejka was not justified in confronting the car in question. Nor was he justified in shooting the other man. I agree with the prosecution, that this guy was just being a self-appointed parking vigilante. I think 2nd degree murder should have been charged, but manslaughter will work.
I cannot believe the words of these defence lawyer with the gall to call this an unsophisticated murder and want parole. They are criminal. As well there has never been any remorse showed. The judge said it all. Very very well. Not done with I’ll will or malice? What are you talking about. Lawyers are so full of it when they want to be.
He can guard the prison officers chairs now!! 👮♂️
Now this is how you normalize isolated incidents, text book if the courts allow this lawyer to get away with these actions. I hope this judge do his job through all the babbling and mumbling.
I liked the way they got him to agree to pay costs before they pronounced sentence. I honestly believe that he thought he would get off on probabtion, and be teaching others what to do in situations similar to his own. Whether that was his own idea or whether his defence team told him they might be able to swing-it can only be speculated, but I bet the idea sounded like 7th heaven to him. After the judge pronounced twenty years, he didn't seem to show the same interest as the judge again spoke about costs. As though all his balloons had been popped.
I am happy to see him in jail! As I see it he was attacked but the threat had ended after the push. He had no right to shoot him unless the attack continued.
all he was doing is sticking up for the disabled
Mr McGolkton should have told his wife not to park in permit only spot, M. McGolkton should not have turned a verbal argument into a physical assult and he would still be alive. Mr. Drejka could have still be stunned when he shot McGlokton, Drejka had the right to defend himself and did not deserve to be attacked or found guilty
And 20 yrs of my POOPOO PLATTER COMBO just for YOU!!!!👍👍👍👍👍
What a pathetic little man - he craved the power of a uniform , to have authority over people and a gun . .. and then he thought the police would say he was justified to shoot. He will be the type of prisoner who attacks sex offenders for the same reason : to justify his need for power and violence
The moral of the story is : do not interfere with others when it comes to parking issues. More fist fights and deaths have been caused do to someone's misuse of disabled parking space. No one can tell if a person has a disability, sometimes these things are hidden. There was a case in the UK where a man was assaulted by some interfering twit, and it turned out that his wife was in the store and she was disabled. So don't assume because you see someone who walks just fine, that he is abusing a disabled parking space. Outcome of that story was … man died in hospital and interfering twit went to prison!! All over a disabled parking space. If you think someone is abusing a disabled parking space - report them, it is not a matter for you to interfere with.
Well yes, I would say the moral of the story is more to not shoot someone without real probable cause.
Handicapped spaces being used for non-handicapped use, it pisses me off too but this Shit was Waaaaay over the top. What you should do, if you Really had that Much Time on your hands, is just Call 911 if it upsets you THIS MUCH !!!
It must be really challenging to a decent lawyer to have to defend the indefensible...
Wonderful judge and jury justice is served
good judge ....those tats are not helping him at all though
Tell me I got 20 years in prison I would crap myself and stank up the whole court room. 😔
I am so very sorry for the family of the murdered man . This was murder nothing less.
For some reason the judge's voice reminds me of Obama's.
That’s weird
I agree with you, I feel that too
That's why you have a right to remained silent and shut your mouth this guy spoke to mutch
The judge should of given him another 40 years!