John Cusacks Stalker Remains In Jail!!
Posted on 09. Oct, 2008 by CSS in Entertainment, Legal Drama, Scary, Stalking!
Emily Leatherman was arrested in March outside John Cusack’s home for allegedly stalking the actor and has been in jail since. This past Wednesday Emily was in court to enter a plea and get released, however, the judge determined that Emily was not entering into the plea freely and denied the deal!
On Wednesday, Leatherman appeared in court and was subdued at first, answering a prosecutor’s questions simply and politely.
Her demeanor was drastically different from an August court hearing, during which Leatherman berated Judge Susan M. Speer. The judge had just found her competent to stand trial, but not to act as her own attorney.
But during Wednesday’s hearing she accused her attorney, Brent Merritt, of using scare tactics to get her to agree to the deal. Merritt, who was appointed against Leatherman’s wishes, denied the allegation in court.
Leatherman seemed unsure of the agreement at times, prompting a prosecutor to ask repeatedly her whether she wanted to accept the deal.
Her uncertainty led Speer to discard the deal and order jury selection to begin Friday morning, causing Leatherman to express a willingness to accept the plea deal.
“I want to take it,” Leatherman shouted before bailiffs led her off in handcuffs.
-From MSN.com
