Teen faces $1M bond, accused of robbing 81-year-old woman
KHOU 11
[{'start': '0.400', 'end': '4.960', 'text': 'Now, this lots of you have been asking'}, {'start': '2.800', 'end': '7.120', 'text': 'us, how does a teenager charged with'}, {'start': '4.960', 'end': '9.760', 'text': 'capital murder and sentenced to 20 years'}, {'start': '7.120', 'end': '11.759', 'text': "get out after only serving two? That's"}, {'start': '9.760', 'end': '13.440', 'text': 'after we told you this week. Benny'}, {'start': '11.759', 'end': '16.320', 'text': 'Simmons is accused of robbing an'}, {'start': '13.440', 'end': '18.640', 'text': '81-year-old woman just 4 months after'}, {'start': '16.320', 'end': '20.080', 'text': 'getting out on parole. Maria Aguilera is'}, {'start': '18.640', 'end': '21.880', 'text': 'getting answers for us tonight from'}, {'start': '20.080', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'experts who are calling this'}, {'start': '21.880', 'end': '26.680', 'text': 'unbelievable. What can you tell us,'}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '26.680', 'text': 'Maria?'}, {'start': '27.439', 'end': '32.399', 'text': "Yeah, Mia. Well, more of the teen's"}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '34.800', 'text': 'criminal record was revealed here in'}, {'start': '32.399', 'end': '37.040', 'text': 'court today, and now prosecutors and'}, {'start': '34.800', 'end': '39.920', 'text': 'legal experts are asking, how did he get'}, {'start': '37.040', 'end': '42.960', 'text': 'out so early after a murder conviction'}, {'start': '39.920', 'end': '45.120', 'text': 'at just 14 years old. Tonight,'}, {'start': '42.960', 'end': '48.000', 'text': '18-year-old Benny Simmons is now behind'}, {'start': '45.120', 'end': '50.320', 'text': 'bars on a $1 million bond, facing an'}, {'start': '48.000', 'end': '52.320', 'text': 'aggravated robbery charge after police'}, {'start': '50.320', 'end': '54.640', 'text': 'say he forcefully robbed and injured an'}, {'start': '52.320', 'end': '56.559', 'text': '81-year-old woman near Harwin Drive.'}, {'start': '54.640', 'end': '58.559', 'text': 'Investigators say Simmons left his cell'}, {'start': '56.559', 'end': '60.640', 'text': 'phone at the scene, linking him to the'}, {'start': '58.559', 'end': '62.719', 'text': 'crime. I believe that your client is a'}, {'start': '60.640', 'end': '64.559', 'text': 'danger to the community. In court, a'}, {'start': '62.719', 'end': '66.880', 'text': 'judge laid out Benny Simmons violent'}, {'start': '64.559', 'end': '68.720', 'text': 'past. Convictions for four aggravated'}, {'start': '66.880', 'end': '71.439', 'text': 'robberies and murder reduced from'}, {'start': '68.720', 'end': '73.520', 'text': 'capital murder when he was just 14. He'}, {'start': '71.439', 'end': '75.680', 'text': 'served two years of a 20-year sentence'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '77.439', 'text': 'before being released on parole.'}, {'start': '75.680', 'end': '79.680', 'text': 'Prosecutors say he committed another'}, {'start': '77.439', 'end': '81.520', 'text': 'aggravated robbery while out. That'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '83.920', 'text': 'history prompted the judge to raise his'}, {'start': '81.520', 'end': '85.479', 'text': 'bond to $1 million. If he does make'}, {'start': '83.920', 'end': '88.960', 'text': "bond, he'll be released to"}, {'start': '85.479', 'end': '91.600', 'text': 'TJJD. Um, these the juvenile system is'}, {'start': '88.960', 'end': '93.159', 'text': 'the one who let him out after serving'}, {'start': '91.600', 'end': '96.880', 'text': "only two years. So, I'm going to put my"}, {'start': '93.159', 'end': '99.920', 'text': 'faith in the citizens of Harris County'}, {'start': '96.880', 'end': '102.079', 'text': 'and my bond. Tonight, we spoke with KHOU'}, {'start': '99.920', 'end': '104.799', 'text': '11 legal expert Carmen Row about this'}, {'start': '102.079', 'end': '106.960', 'text': 'case. This entire case is incredibly'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'unusual. When asked about supervision'}, {'start': '106.960', 'end': '111.439', 'text': 'for a juvenile on parole, she says there'}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'should have been. A lot of things have'}, {'start': '111.439', 'end': '115.680', 'text': 'been missed. A lot of people are going'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '117.840', 'text': 'to look at this case and say, "How could'}, {'start': '115.680', 'end': '119.680', 'text': 'this happen?" Rose says while juvenile'}, {'start': '117.840', 'end': '121.840', 'text': 'records are sealed and not available to'}, {'start': '119.680', 'end': '124.320', 'text': "the public, the DA's office has access"}, {'start': '121.840', 'end': '126.640', 'text': "and can be used in this case. He's on"}, {'start': '124.320', 'end': '129.200', 'text': "parole for a 20-year sentence if he's"}, {'start': '126.640', 'end': '131.760', 'text': 'found guilty of any offense, including'}, {'start': '129.200', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'this current offense. He will have to'}, {'start': '131.760', 'end': '136.239', 'text': 'serve out the entire 20 years. But keep'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '137.920', 'text': "in mind that the aggravated robbery he's"}, {'start': '136.239', 'end': '140.560', 'text': 'now charged with, the range of'}, {'start': '137.920', 'end': '144.319', 'text': 'punishment is a minimum of five years up'}, {'start': '140.560', 'end': '144.319', 'text': 'to 99 years or life in'}, {'start': '144.520', 'end': '149.360', 'text': 'prison. Simmons has pleaded not guilty'}, {'start': '147.200', 'end': '151.360', 'text': 'to his current aggravated robbery charge'}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '152.800', 'text': "and he's due back in court next month."}, {'start': '151.360', 'end': '156.800', 'text': 'Live in downtown Houston, Maria'}, {'start': '152.800', 'end': '156.800', 'text': 'Aguilera, KHOU 11 News.'}]