Ben Owen

I'm in the middle of an asphalt cove, sitting in a cop car with no AC, handcuffed, dope sick, watching them come out of my house, taking my entire life savings in the form of firearms from me. One of the guys with the organized crime unit that was there told me early on in the day when this happened.

It's like, if you're telling me the truth, and these are your guns, and this is your dope, we're going to work something out. And 12 hours later, they finally realized I'm not Pablo Escobar. Those are my guns. I legally hit every one of them, and I've never been in trouble in my life. So they take me down to...

It's like, if you're telling me the truth, and these are your guns, and this is your dope, we're going to work something out. And 12 hours later, they finally realized I'm not Pablo Escobar. Those are my guns. I legally hit every one of them, and I've never been in trouble in my life. So they take me down to...

It's like, if you're telling me the truth, and these are your guns, and this is your dope, we're going to work something out. And 12 hours later, they finally realized I'm not Pablo Escobar. Those are my guns. I legally hit every one of them, and I've never been in trouble in my life. So they take me down to...

It's a place off of Shelby Drive in Memphis where they're like, all right, here's the deal. We took all the shit from your house. You're not getting your guns back. 53 firearms I took from the house. You're going to snitch. You're going to go buy drugs, and we're going to watch everything. You're going to wear a wire or something. You're going to give us some drug dealers. I was like, sure.

It's a place off of Shelby Drive in Memphis where they're like, all right, here's the deal. We took all the shit from your house. You're not getting your guns back. 53 firearms I took from the house. You're going to snitch. You're going to go buy drugs, and we're going to watch everything. You're going to wear a wire or something. You're going to give us some drug dealers. I was like, sure.

It's a place off of Shelby Drive in Memphis where they're like, all right, here's the deal. We took all the shit from your house. You're not getting your guns back. 53 firearms I took from the house. You're going to snitch. You're going to go buy drugs, and we're going to watch everything. You're going to wear a wire or something. You're going to give us some drug dealers. I was like, sure.

And sure as shit, they took the handcuffs off and gave me my keys to my pickup truck. So I had no intentions of following through and snitching on anybody. I never wanted to go to South Memphis again. I get in my truck, I crank it, and I shut the door, and I feel something. And I know immediately what it is. They have left dope in my vehicle.

And sure as shit, they took the handcuffs off and gave me my keys to my pickup truck. So I had no intentions of following through and snitching on anybody. I never wanted to go to South Memphis again. I get in my truck, I crank it, and I shut the door, and I feel something. And I know immediately what it is. They have left dope in my vehicle.

And sure as shit, they took the handcuffs off and gave me my keys to my pickup truck. So I had no intentions of following through and snitching on anybody. I never wanted to go to South Memphis again. I get in my truck, I crank it, and I shut the door, and I feel something. And I know immediately what it is. They have left dope in my vehicle.

And so my decision to never go to South Memphis again changed right then and there. I went right back to South Memphis. I bought more dope. But I'm not going to use it until I get home. It's now 9, 10, maybe 11 o'clock at night. I'm in the exact same spot I was earlier in the day, and blue lights were behind me. I get pulled over twice in the same day with the same amount of dope.

And so my decision to never go to South Memphis again changed right then and there. I went right back to South Memphis. I bought more dope. But I'm not going to use it until I get home. It's now 9, 10, maybe 11 o'clock at night. I'm in the exact same spot I was earlier in the day, and blue lights were behind me. I get pulled over twice in the same day with the same amount of dope.

And so my decision to never go to South Memphis again changed right then and there. I went right back to South Memphis. I bought more dope. But I'm not going to use it until I get home. It's now 9, 10, maybe 11 o'clock at night. I'm in the exact same spot I was earlier in the day, and blue lights were behind me. I get pulled over twice in the same day with the same amount of dope.

This time they do take me to jail. And they hit me with, I don't even remember how many counts, It was absurd, like just wild. Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and distribute for crack cocaine, for heroin. Sixth possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

This time they do take me to jail. And they hit me with, I don't even remember how many counts, It was absurd, like just wild. Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and distribute for crack cocaine, for heroin. Sixth possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

This time they do take me to jail. And they hit me with, I don't even remember how many counts, It was absurd, like just wild. Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and distribute for crack cocaine, for heroin. Sixth possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

All in all, there were like 14 felony counts that they had gotten me on, which is ridiculous, like if I'm actually being honest, because I didn't commit a felony. I wasn't selling drugs. There is no dangerous felony. Whatever. I had drugs and guns. I'm not supposed to do that, I know. But I think my life's over at this point. They took me to jail, obviously. I had to call Erin, obviously.

All in all, there were like 14 felony counts that they had gotten me on, which is ridiculous, like if I'm actually being honest, because I didn't commit a felony. I wasn't selling drugs. There is no dangerous felony. Whatever. I had drugs and guns. I'm not supposed to do that, I know. But I think my life's over at this point. They took me to jail, obviously. I had to call Erin, obviously.

All in all, there were like 14 felony counts that they had gotten me on, which is ridiculous, like if I'm actually being honest, because I didn't commit a felony. I wasn't selling drugs. There is no dangerous felony. Whatever. I had drugs and guns. I'm not supposed to do that, I know. But I think my life's over at this point. They took me to jail, obviously. I had to call Erin, obviously.

She filed for divorce, I think on her 10th anniversary while I was in jail, which I had that coming. I had destroyed that poor woman's life, you know. They end up, my dealer, old man Stanton, Comes and bonds me out because I had spent so much with him. He's convinced I'm going to continue to.