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Part 4: Judge Mathis on Growing Up in One of the Worst Projects in Detroit, Doing Crimes at 10
Part 1: Judge Mathis on Why Diddy's Defense Didn't Call Any Witnesses to the Stand
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Judge Greg Mathis opened up about a regretful chapter from his past, revealing an incident that still haunts him today. As a young man involved in petty crime, Mathis once committed a purse snatching that has left a lasting emotional scar. While trying to steal a woman's purse in the 1970s, he was forced to hit her when she refused to let go, a memory he recalls as leaving a haunting impact similar to the grief of losing his mother. The interview also divulges his time as a member of the "Errol Flynn" gang, a group characterized by their audacious breaks into police officers' homes for weapons, and influenced by flashy depictions of Robin Hood-style heroics. Mathis, who spent time with his estranged father—a known "fence" for stolen goods—had been drawn deeper into a life of crime before his mother intervened.
