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| Miami defendant sobs in court as he realises he and the judge attended the same school | Miami defendant sobs in court as he realises he and the judge attended the same school |
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| A lot of water had passed under the bridge since Mindy Glazer and Arthur Booth were classmates at Nautilus Middle School. | A lot of water had passed under the bridge since Mindy Glazer and Arthur Booth were classmates at Nautilus Middle School. |
| Both seemed destined for impressive things. He was a dedicated student and a good athlete, she was putting in the work that would eventually lead to a life in the legal profession. | Both seemed destined for impressive things. He was a dedicated student and a good athlete, she was putting in the work that would eventually lead to a life in the legal profession. |
| Earlier this week, the two had an unlikely reunion in a place neither of them might have expected – a courtroom where she was the judge and he was the defendant brought before her on a charge of burglary, docket number F15-13303. | Earlier this week, the two had an unlikely reunion in a place neither of them might have expected – a courtroom where she was the judge and he was the defendant brought before her on a charge of burglary, docket number F15-13303. |
| As Mr Booth, dressed in orange prison garb, stood in the dock, the Miami-Dade judge asked the defendant if he had attended Nautilus Middle School, located in Miami Beach. | As Mr Booth, dressed in orange prison garb, stood in the dock, the Miami-Dade judge asked the defendant if he had attended Nautilus Middle School, located in Miami Beach. |
| Mr Booth replied that he had, and then was rocked by emotion, apparently overwhelmed by the circumstances of their encounter. “Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness,” he sobbed. | Mr Booth replied that he had, and then was rocked by emotion, apparently overwhelmed by the circumstances of their encounter. “Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness,” he sobbed. |
| Ms Glazer told the courtroom that Mr Booth had been the “nicest” and the “best kid’ in school. She said she had always wondered what had happened to him. | Ms Glazer told the courtroom that Mr Booth had been the “nicest” and the “best kid’ in school. She said she had always wondered what had happened to him. |
| “I used to play football with him, all the kids, and look what has happened,” she said, according to Local10.com news. “I’m sorry to see this.” | “I used to play football with him, all the kids, and look what has happened,” she said, according to Local10.com news. “I’m sorry to see this.” |
| Mr Booth’s cousin, Melissa Miller, told the news channel that he used to be a dedicated student and athlete, but that drugs had taken a grip of his life and that he had eventually turned to crime. | Mr Booth’s cousin, Melissa Miller, told the news channel that he used to be a dedicated student and athlete, but that drugs had taken a grip of his life and that he had eventually turned to crime. |
| “It just brought back memories of how smart he was. He was a scholar, a well-rounded athlete, bilingual,” said Ms Miller. | “It just brought back memories of how smart he was. He was a scholar, a well-rounded athlete, bilingual,” said Ms Miller. |
| “I was heartbroken. It just broke my heart. We’re really trying to find help because there's really a need for help.” | “I was heartbroken. It just broke my heart. We’re really trying to find help because there's really a need for help.” |
| Ms Glazer wished Mr Booth well in turning his life around. “I hope you’re able to come out of this OK and just lead a lawful life,” she said. | Ms Glazer wished Mr Booth well in turning his life around. “I hope you’re able to come out of this OK and just lead a lawful life,” she said. |
| And then, in a move that underscored the different paths their lives had taken, Ms Glazer set her former classmate’s bail at $44,000. He remains behind bars. | And then, in a move that underscored the different paths their lives had taken, Ms Glazer set her former classmate’s bail at $44,000. He remains behind bars. |