Bryan Stevenson

made bomb threats.

I couldn't, you know, I would start using different names.

If I tried to stay in a hotel, we use rental cars because I was constantly being followed.

There was so much resistance.

And then, you know, the ultimate insult in many ways was after having a good day in court, as you described, coming back the next day and then simply not letting people into the courtroom.

And I went over to the door and said, I want to go inside because the community leader said, oh, they won't let us in.

I said, what do you mean?

And I went over and I said, I want to go inside.

And the deputy there says, oh, you can't come in.

I said, well, I'm the defense attorney.

I think I have to be able to come in.

He said, well, let me go check.

And he came back and said, well, you can come in.

And I go in there and I see they've changed things around.

They've put a metal detector inside the courtroom door.

It already cleared one to get into the courthouse.

And then on the other side of the metal detector, there was this huge German Shepherd doll just kind of leering.

And I look into the courtroom.

It's been filled with people who are not sympathetic to Mr. McMillan.

I complained to the judge.