I understand the perp said after a long pause, "I am not guilty".
Yes, it looked as though he spaced off for a second after being asked, and the judge had to ask a second time "Mr. Devlin" to get a response.
From the Post Dispatch:
"We've always believed that there was absolutely hope that he was out there and that we would find him," Craig Akers says. "That's what got us up every day... I couldn't give up hope on him, and I knew the Lord knew where he was at, and if He wanted him brought back to me, that's the way it was going to happen."
An example of faith that is remarkable. I have a lot to learn from Mr. Akers.