Most people are very apprehensive when they visit their probation officer for the first time; Randall was not. He reported with an air of confidence and let's get this over with. He was not happy to be on probation. He had several prior felony convictions and to keep from going back to prison, decided to turn states evidence in hope of a light sentence. He was a former member of the Aryan Nations and did not want to face any of them.
So on day one, we went over the basic paperwork, rules, signatures and the rules. He wanted to run the show but realized quickly that was not going to happen. So he settled in and decided to comply just to get finished.
As we were preparing to make his ID card, I noticed something in his right hip pocket. Red flags went up because I was not able to determine if it was a knife or drugs or what. So I casually asked him what he had and his hand went to his pocket immediately. I told him to remove his hand, turn around and put both hands on the wall. Reluctantly he complied and there I found he had brass knuckles. Stunned I asked what he was doing bringing them into the probation office. His answer was, "Its just a paperweight". My response was, "But you don't have any papers in your pocket".
Everyone deserves a break and he got his on day one. Fortunately, he soon transferred to another jurisdiction to my my joy because I was quite certain, he was not going to complete his 8 years successfully.
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