TO REVOKE OR MODIFY HIS BAIL.
NEW DETAILS TONIGHT IN THE
INVESTIGATION OF THE
CONFRONTATION ON THE BRICKELL
AVENUE BRIDGE ON MARTIN LUTHER
KING DAY.
THE MAN YOU SEE IN THE NOW
VIRAL VIDEO WITH A GUN IS
FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
PETER D'OENCH IS LIVE IN MIAMI
WITH THE DETAILS.
Reporter: MARK BARTLETT IS
ACCUSER POINTING HIS GUN AT
YOUNGSTERS AND USING RACIAL
SLURS.
THE STATE ATTORNEY SAID HE
ACTED WITH PREJUDICE AND
BECAUSE OF THAT THE STATE HATE
CRIME ENHANCEMENT WAS USED TO
UPGRADE THE CHARGES.
SPEECH A CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWS
MARK BARTLETT WITH A GUN IN HIS
HAND AND USING RACIAL SLURS AT
TEENAGERS INVOLVED IN A MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR. DAY PROTEST.
BECAUSE OF THAT THE STATE
ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS NOW CHARGED
WITH THREE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT WITH PREJUDICE. IT
HAPPENED NEAR THE BRICKELL
AVENUE BRIDGE.
ACTIONS MATTER, WORDS MATTER
IN THE CRIME IT MATTERS AND THE
LAW MATTERS.
THE ENHANCEMENT COMES BY HIS
WORDS.
COUPLED WITH THE ACTION.
HE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH
IMPROPERLY EXHIBITING A FIREARM.
BY TELEPHONE AND ATTORNEY
REPRESENTING THE SIX YOUNGSTERS
APPLIED THE STATE ATTORNEYS
DECISION SAYING HATE CRIMES ARE
ON THE RISE.
IT MEANS A LOT TO THE
FAMILIES IN THE VICTIMS.
WE HOPE THAT IT LEADS TO
VIGOROUS PROSECUTION.
BARTLETT ATTORNEY SENT A
STATEMENT SAYING WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE STATE
ATTORNEY HAS SUCCUMBED TO THE
POLITICAL PRESSURE RATHER THAN
OBEYING THE LAW IT'S A SHAME
THAT THE PLATFORM OF LAWFULNESS
HAS TURNED INTO WHEN ENDORSING
LAWLESSNESS.
THE DECISION IS A GREAT
DISGRACEFUL MISCHARACTERIZATION
OF JUSTICE.
WE STICK WITH THE LAW AND
EVIDENCE AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS
IN THIS CASE. I'M SURE THE
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL DO THEIR
BEST TO FIND CRITICISMS AND
CRACKS IN THE CASE BUT RIGHT
NOW WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE
DOING THE RIGHT THING.
Reporter: THERE WILL BE A
HEARING, AN ARRAIGNMENT FOR
BARTLETT TOMORROW BECAUSE OF
THE ENHANCED CHARGES,
PROSECUTORS WILL ASK THE BOND
BE INCREASED.
UNDER THE SENTENCING
GUIDELINES, IT IS POSSIBLE HE
