My Stepbrother Was a Criminal

My stepbrother was a rebel when we were teenagers and didn't have much respect for the law. The first time he went to jail was at 16. We had been at a party with a bunch of friends and he and his best friend went to pick up one of my friends to bring her to the party. On their way to get her the gas light and oil light came on, so their solution was to do a gas and go. while on their way to the gas station they had stolen gas from previously the blew the engine of my car by going high speeds with little oil in the car. I got a phone call at the party saying I needed to go pick them up, and by they time I got there they had vandalized the grocery store that they were parked by. Just after we picked them up and were leaving the parking lot the police showed up. Someone had witnessed them vandalizing the store and called the police. I was ticketed for being out past curfew, and after making smart remarks and pushing the officer at the scene, my stepbrother was taken to jail for the first time.

After this incident you would think that he had learned his lesson, but things go worse from then on. He started hanging with a different crowd, doing and selling drugs, and we were not close anymore. When he turned 18 he moved out of our parents house and we rarely spoke or saw each other. Just before his 19th birthday he was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to sell. while in custody he managed to break out of the jail question cell by smashing a chair thought a window. He escaped in inmate clothing with no shoes. He was later found in hiding in the ceiling of a car dealership. He broke into the dealership to find a clothing and possibly steal a car. He had cut his foot while fleeing custody, and the police K-9 was able to track his scent.

He was not only trying to escape getting jail time for the drug possession, but was also a suspect in a series of armed robberies, which he was in fact guilty of. He and his buddies had robbed three fast food restaurants at gun point in our hometown. All of his buddies were apprehended for the robberies, although not all of them participated in all of the robberies. His written confession stated that the first robbery was set up with an employee who worked in the restaurant, and there were a total of five guys who participated in the robbery. The second robbery was just he and two of his buddies, and the last robbery he committed alone.

Due to gun laws at that time, and the fact that they had robbed taxpaying businesses, they were charged for there crimes at the federal level. Because his friends rolled over on him and because he was involved in all three robberies, he received the harshest punishment of them all. although, he could have seen a lot more jail time than he did. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Of his accomplices, one was given a pass, one was given a year on probation, another was sentenced to three years prison time and the last was sentenced to five years.

They were all barely 18 and 19 years old when they committed the robberies. While they did have some issues during their sentencing, they are all free now and fairly successful. All of these guys did their time and changed their lives around. My stepbrother is now happily married and stating a family of his own.