From the Book Rescued – A True Story of Redemption, Pardon and Second Chances

Because I was a juvenile, the police released me in June, pending my trial. In September of 1967, the Baltimore County Juvenile Court ordered me to Spring Grove State Hospital in Catonsville, Maryland.

During my trial, the judge said, “I have no idea what to do with a seventeen-year-old heroin addict.” Mom pleaded with the judge for time to check with her insurance to get me treatment at a private facility. She had a terrible feeling about me being placed in a state institution.

You can read more in early October when the book is published….