Relatives said he (Booker) made violent threats in the past, but were not sure if they involved the son,

Relatives said [Booker] made violent threats in the past, but we're not sure if they involved the son.

Relatives said (Mr. Booker) made violent threats in the past, but were not sure if they involved the son,

He is a person we have dealt with in the past.

For three months we gave the Miami relatives every opportunity to follow the law and allow the custody of the young boy to be with the father, and at every turn they frustrated the process, they moved the goalposts and we were left on Saturday with only one alternative.

What I have observed over the past 18 years is that the pace, the number of bills and the amount of time that legislators have is certainly less than what they used to have. So getting with them during the session is becoming increasingly difficult. And so you have to resort to other means. And other means includes inviting them to events, having them involved in annual meetings, things of that sort.