My Story: Anonymous Member 3

This is a story of a family member of mine. It's a roller coaster ride and journey.

He grew up with both parents, mom was a stay-at-home mom and dad was the provider for the family, yes his dad was strict and mom was lenient. They weren't rich but they didn't need anything, but that all changed when his father was deported back to Belize. He was 11 years old and hurt. So he kept playing football and going to school as his dad wished. Times got really hard and his mom later met someone new and had two more children, 5 boys altogether. But his mom was also being beaten up by the new guy.

Years down the line his mom got up enough courage to move on from the abuse, but my family member never let it go. It really hurt and angered him to see his mom being treated this way. His dad never did these things to his mom. My family member ended up graduating high school with a scholarship to play football, he ended up having two beautiful daughters but made a mistake later on down the line when he turned 21.

He made a horrible mistake and was sent to prison for 57 years to life for attempted murder on two people. One was shot in the back of the knee with a fragment and the other was a John Doe, John Doe wasn’t shot at all. This was my family member's first time ever being sent to prison. It's been 11 years since he's been in prison, he's 32 now and has learned from his mistakes and is ready to come home and live a better life with his family. He has a court date next month on the 5th, hopefully, he can come home due to the new DA's policy. Thanks for your time and listening to this story. It is not perfect, but that is why it must be told.