"FAMILY MATTERS STAR JAILED, TWIN KILLS AMISH KIDS ON METH & BABY MURDERED"

0:03 Caalarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm reed Carter. Monday, October twentieth, twenty twenty five, Darius McCrary appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since his October fifth the rest the forty nine year old Family Matters star Eddie Winslow for nine seasons, chose to represent himself. Told the judge repeatedly, I'm here on special appearance. Judge confused, especially appearing for whom McCrary specially appearing for Darius McCrary. I'm here, I'm here. Judge appointed a public defender, saying McCrary is unable to understand and appreciate the legalities of these proceedings. Denied bail, ordered extradited to Michigan on child support warrant. September twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, Samantha Joe Peterson, high on methamphetamine, crashed her SUV into an amish bug in rural Minnesota. Killed seven year old Wilma Miller and eleven year old Irma Miller, injured their nine year old brother and thirteen year old sister.

1:09 The children were riding to school, then Samantha tried to get her identical twins Sarah to take the fall. Both traded clothes at the scene. Text messages show the plan. This week, both twins were sentenced Samantha four years for vehicular homicide, Sarah ninety days for lying to police. And Jake Harrow pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his seven month old son, Immanuel. No plea deal, faces twenty five years to life. Emmanuel's body has never been found. Jake had a prior conviction for child abuse involving another infant with his ex wife. The child suffered broken bones, brain hemorrhage, cerebral palsy. Jake got probation. Now that baby is dead, and this baby is dead, I'm reed. Carter. One celebrity in custody. Two Amish children killed by a meth addict, one infant murdered by his father. This is Celebrity Trials.

2:08 October fifth, twenty twenty five, Darius McCrary was arrested by US Border Patrol near the US Mexico border in California fugitive warrant out of Michigan. Third time he's been arrested on the same charges twenty fifteen, twenty twenty three, and now twenty twenty five, all related to an ongoing child support dispute. McCrary was extradited from Los Angeles to Michigan in twenty twenty three for the same issue. Apparently that didn't resolve it. Wednesday, October fifteenth, mccrary's first court appearance since arrest San Diego courtroom, and he decided to represent himself. That rarely goes well. McCrary told the judge, I'm here on special appearance, not once, multiple times throughout the proceedings.

2:54 The judge, understandably confused, asked especially appearing for whom mc cray responded, specially appearing for Darius McCrary. I'm here, I'm here. That's not how court works. Special appearance is a legal term meaning you're appearing to challenge the court's jurisdiction without submitting to it. But McCrary wasn't arguing jurisdiction. He was just there saying he was specially appearing for himself, which makes no sense. The judge recognized McCrary didn't understand what he was doing, appointed a public defender. The ruling McCrary is unable to understand and appreciate the legalities of these proceedings. Translation, he can't represent himself because he doesn't comprehend basic legal concepts.

3:42 Prosecutors argued McCrary was in Mexico pursuing real estate deals when arrested. His defense claimed he was working with a group building homes for the homeless in Tijuana. His rep Anne Barlow, previously told Fox News he was doing a good deed when he discovered the felony warrant at the border. According to Barlow, the warrant stemmed from a missed court appearance. Oakland County mailed notice to mccrary's PO box with only three days to appear. McCrary had COVID, didn't check his PO box until after the court date, immediately notified the judge with a doctor's note, but that didn't matter. Warrant issued anyway. Prosecutors pointed out, this is mccrary's third arrest on the same charges. Twenty fifteen arrested on child support warrant.

4:31 Twenty twenty three, arrested and extradited from Los Angeles to Michigan. Twenty twenty five, arrested at the Mexican border. Pattern established. The judge denied bail, ordered McCrary extradited to Michigan. Oakland County now has thirty days to transfer him from San Diego jail. If they don't extradite within thirty days, McCrary appears in San Diego court again. November fourteenth, Barlow released a statement, we are gearing up for the fight with Oakland County as they have repeatedly violated mister mccrary's due process and rights. But here's the problem. McCrary missed a court date, whether he had COVID or not, whether he got proper notice or not, He's now been arrested three times for the same issue. That suggests he's avoiding resolution, not fighting for his rights, avoiding accountability. Darius McCrary is best known for playing Eddie Winslow on Family Matters two hundred and fifteen episodes from nineteen eighty nine to nineteen ninety eight. The responsible, oldest son, the one who made good decisions, went to college, became a cop. The character audience is loved. Now McCrary is in jail, representing himself with nonsensical legal arguments, arrested at the Mexican border, denied bail, awaiting extradition on child support charges. That's a long fall from Eddie Winslow. The child support dispute details aren't public.

5:55 We don't know how much he owes, who he owes it to, or why it's been unresolved for a day, but we know it's serious enough that Michigan issued felony fugitive warrants, serious enough to arrest him three times, serious enough to deny bail and order extradition. McCrary is fifty nine years old. His family matter's residual should be substantial syndication streaming international distribution, but something in his life led to chronic child support issues and multiple arrests. If Michigan extradites within thirty days, McCrary will be in Michigan custody facing whatever charges they file. If they don't extradite, he's back in San Diego court November fourteenth. Either way, he's not going home anytime soon more. In a moment September twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, rural Minnesota, Fillmore County, a silver SUV driven by Samantha Joe Peterson, thirty five, is traveling on a country road. Samantha is high on methamphetamine.

7:01 Blood tests later show meth amphetamine and THHC in her system. She's driving while profoundly impaired. An Amish buggy pulled by a horse is on the same road. Inside four children riding to school, Wilma Miller seven, Irma Miller eleven, their nine year old brother, their thirteen year old sister. Samantha's SUV crashes into the buggy. The impact kills Wilma and Irma instantly, seriously injures the nine year old and thirteen year old kills. The horse destroys the buggy. Deputies arrive at the scene find two identical women, Sarah Beth Peterson, Samantha's twin sister, immediately tells deputies she was driving, that she caused the crash, that she's responsible, but investigators notice something wrong. Squad car video suggests the women traded clothes at the scene. One deputy left his voice recorder running while Sarah was in his squad car. Audio captures Sarah telling Samantha, I think one of the guy is on to me, but I really don't care, and there's no way they would ever know the difference between the two of us, so they can't tell. Text messages obtained by law enforcement show Samantha tried to get Sarah to take the fall because Samantha was high on meth and feared going to prison. The plan, Sarah claims she was driving Samantha avoids drug charges and vehicular homicide. Why would Sarah agree because Samantha had cared for Sarah's children while Sarah was in federal prison on drug charges. Sarah was convicted

8:32 January twenty twenty two of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, Still on parole at the time of the crash. She owed her sister, but the cover story quickly unraveled. Samantha worked as a baker at a nearby supermarket. The district manager told investigators Samantha had messaged him and HR saying she messed up and was under the influence of meth. At the time of the crash. She told an HR person, I just killed two Amish people. They were kids. Investigators found a search on Samantha's phone what happens if you get in an accident with an Amish buggy and kill two people. That search happened after the crash, Samantha looking up the consequences of what she'd done. February twenty twenty four, Samantha charged with twenty one counts including criminal vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. Sarah charged with aiding and a betting taking responsibility for criminal acts of another. March thirty first, twenty twenty five, Sarah's sentencing. She pleaded guilty to two amended counts of taking responsibility for criminal acts of another. Faced up to nineteen and a half months in prison, but prosecutors agreed to recommend no more than six months in jail. Sarah addressed the court tearfully. I deeply regret the pain my actions caused the Miller family and the entire Amish community. No words I say can possibly make their hearts hurt any less. My first instinct was to try to shield her from any harm. Judge

10:05 Jeremy Kleinfelter described Sarah as particularly amenable to probation and commended her for accountability and remorse, but pointed to her history of lying to police and pretending to be her sister. You and your sister have apparently been doing this, at least in your instance, for some time. That should have ended in grade school, fooling the teachers. Sarah sentenced to ninety days in jail, given until April twenty third to report. She served it by now October sixteenth, twenty twenty five. This past Wednesday, Samantha's sentencing. She pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of methamphetamine. Samantha's attorney requested a downward departure from the plea agreement, citing her work achieving sobriety. I have rarely seen a defendant this remorseful, her attorney told the court. Samantha addressed the court, I need you to know how truly deeply sorry I am.

11:07 I think about it every single day, and I know I will carry that weight for the rest of my life. There are no excuses for my actions that morning. Every day I wish I could go back and make a different choice. My addiction took a lot from me, but it took your world from you, and for that I will never be able to forgive myself. Every day I wish it would have been me instead of them. Prosecutors opposed any downward departure, cited Samantha's criminal history two prior dui convictions, one conviction for giving a false name to police, accused her of having remorse for herself rather than these children. Judge Kleinfelter said he believed Samantha's remorse was genuine, commended her for achieving sobriety, but wouldn't deviate from the plea agreement.

11:55 I won't want to minimize the hard work that you've done. You've done un tremendous work, and nothing about this sentence takes that away. Samantha sentenced to forty eight months in prison, must serve at least two thirds thirty two months minimum before eligible for parole. Ordered to pay thirty nine thousand, five hundred twenty seven dollars and seventy three cents in restitution. Think about what Samantha destroyed that morning. Two children dead. Wilma Miller was seven, Irma was eleven, riding to school in their family's buggy, never made it. Two other children seriously injured physically and psychologically. That family shattered, and Samantha's first instinct wasn't to call nine one one, wasn't to help the injured children. It was to trade clothes with her twin and lie to police to avoid consequences. She stood at the scene of a crash that killed two children and focused on protecting herself. The Amish community in Minnesota is small, tight knit, everyone knows everyone. Wilma and Irma's deaths rippled through that community, and when they learned the driver tried to have her twin take the blame.

13:06 That added insult to devastating grief. Samantha has a history two DUI convictions before this crash. She knew she had a problem with substances, knew she couldn't drive safely while impaired, did it anyway? Meth amphetamine THHC all in her system behind the wheel on country roads where Amish buggies travel. Four years in prison, out in about thirty two months with good behavior. Then what she's in her late thirties, history of drug addiction, history of DUI killed two children. That follows you forever. No job application, no relationship, no community will overlook that. But at least she's alive. Wilma and Irma Miller aren't. Their siblings will grow up without them, their parents will live with that loss forever, and Samantha will be released while those children are still dead. More In a moment August fourteenth, twenty twenty five, Rebecca Harrow, forty one calls nine to one to one in San Bernardino, County, California, reports her seven month old son, Emmanuel, has been abducted.

14:25 Claims she was attacked in a store parking lot someone took her baby. Deputies respond. Rebecca tells her story she was shopping, someone attacked her in the parking lot, took a manual. She fought back but couldn't stop them. Her baby is gone within twenty four hours. The story falls apart. Surveillance footage shows no attack, no kidnapping, no struggle. Witnesses contradict Rebecca's account. San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dykas the investigation revealed inconsistencies in the mother's The case shifts from missing child to murder investigation. Riverside County takes over charges filed August twenty third, twenty twenty five. Jake Harrow, thirty two, and Rebecca Harrow charged with murder, child abuse, and filing a false police report. Emmanuel's body hasn't been found, but prosecutors say they have enough evidence. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestron announces evidence shows Immanuel died from long term abuse, not one incident, not an accident, long term abuse over emmanual seven month life, repeated injuries that eventually killed him, and Jake has a history prior conviction for child abuse involving another infant with his ex wife. That child suffered broken ribs, a skull fracture, a brain hemorrhage, and permanent cerebral palsy, devastating injuries to an infant. Jake was prosecuted.

15:57 Prosecutors asked for prison. A visiting judge sentenced him to probation and work release, probation for breaking an infant's ribs and skull for causing brain damage and cerebral palsy. District Attorney Hestron called that sentencing decision an outrageous error, said Emmanuel would still be alive if Jake had been behind bars where he belonged. After Jake's arrest, deputies searched for Emmanuel's remains. Jake was seen near a freeway while searchers combed the area. Extensive searches thousands of hours invested. Emmanuel's body was never recovered from jail. Rebecca gave an interview to the press Enterprise declared her innocence, said Jake would never hurt an infant, but the evidence said otherwise. October seventeenth, twenty twenty five. This past Thursday, Jake Harrow appeared in court pleaded guilty to all charges murder, child abuse, filing a false police report. No plea agreement, no deal. Jake was visibly emotional cried as he admitted to murdering his seven month old son. Km R reported he broke down during the plea. Without a plea agreement, the judge will determine the sentence. Jake faces twenty five years to life.

17:16 Sentencing scheduled for November three. Rebecca pleaded not guilty, continues to face the same charges. Her preliminary hearing was scheduled for the same day Jake pleaded guilty. She maintains innocence while Jake admits guilt. District Attorney Hestren said after the hearing, everybody failed this baby that was close to him. Immanuel was seven months old when he died, seven months of life and according to evidence, suffered abuse throughout the prior case's devastating context. Jake broke another infant's bones, caused a brain hemorrhage. That child has permanent cerebral palsy. We'll never have a normal life because Jake abused them. As a baby, and Jake got probation. If that judge had sent Jake to prison, Emmanuel would have been born while Jake was incarcerated, would have been safe, would be alive today. But Jake got probation, got out, had another child, and that child is dead. Sheriff Bianco called Emmanuel's death preventable in numerous ways.

18:20 The prior conviction, the light sentence, the failure to protect Emmanuel even after Jake's history was known, multiple points where intervention could have saved this baby. Think about Emmanuel's seven months born to parents who would abuse him, suffered injuries repeatedly, nobody noticed or reported it, died from those injuries, his body hidden, his parents lied about his death, created a fake kidnapping story, and a Manuel is in an unmarked grave somewhere in California, never recovered. Rebecca claimed Jake would never hurt an infant, but Jake admitted in court that he murdered his infant son. Either Rebecca knew and is lying, or she's in complete denial about who she married. The kidnapping story was elaborate. Rebecca told police she was attacked, someone took a Manuel, she fought back. That's detailed planning, not a spontaneous lie. Someone sat down and created that story.

19:17 Someone decided to report a fake kidnapping to cover up their baby's murder. No plea deal means Jake isn't cooperating about where Emmanuel's body is. If he'd taken a deal, revealing the location could have been part of it. But he pleaded guilty without a deal. That suggests either he doesn't remember where he put am Manuel, or he's refusing to tell Emmanuel's body is still missing. His family can't bury him, can't give him a funeral, can't have closure. Jake admitted killing him, but won't give them their baby back. November three, Jake faces sentencing twenty five years to life. Likely he'll be in his fifties or sixties before parole eligibility.

19:57 We'll spend decades in prison for murdering his infant son. Rebecca's case continues if convicted, faces the same sentence. But she's maintaining innocence while her husband pleaded guilty. That's a tough position the jury. We'll hear Jake admitted killing Emmanuel, We'll hear about the long term abuse. We'll wonder how Rebecca didn't notice her baby was being abused to death. That Celebrity Trials from Monday, October twentieth, twenty twenty five. Darius McCrary denied bail after bizarre court appearance. Judge appointed public defender, saying the family matters star can't understand basic legalities, awaiting extradition to Michigan. Samantha Peterson sentenced to four years for killing two Amish children while high on meth. Her twins, Sarah, got ninety days for lying about who was driving. Jake Harrow pleaded guilty to murdering seven month old Emmanuel, body never found. Had prior conviction for abusing another infant, faces twenty five to life. I'm reed, Carter see it tomorrow.

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