The victim told the officer he believed Miles was going to shoot him, so he backed up and raised his hands as if to surrender. The victim observed a witness and yelled for her to call 9-1-1.

“Lately, I’ve been in treatment and I’ve been applying myself in classes I find beneficial,” he said. “I’ve never missed a court date. I just got this new job. All my (urine analyses) have been clean lately for pre-trial, which is really, really difficult to do and I’ve been working really hard toward that. I’ve been putting in community service hours at Goodwill. I’m doing everything I can to keep my nose clean. I’m open to signing up for anger management classes or counseling or whatever. I would go do this today, your honor.”