[butterdezillion]

Yeah, like what does the NSA have on this judge?

[wideawake]

Here are two competing theories:

Marcum was considered such a threat by the NSA that it collected information on his teacher, his local police, the local prosecutors and a local judge and insisted that these five individuals work in concert to railroad this kid or else their secrets would be revealed.

Or

In a small, rural community in which everyone likely knows everyone else's business, Marcum or his family have rubbed the wrong neighbors the wrong way.