John Smith

By the time I get in the gate, it's a dude in the bushes. He runs out the bushes, slaps me in the head and walks me into the house. Now I'm in the middle of a home invasion at 15 years old. My mom's in the house and my little brothers are in the house. They come in there immediately. Where's the nine ounces and the ten thousand dollars that we want it all?

So I knew the person I repeated to had to say something, even though he didn't have the numbers exactly right. But the fact that he asked for nine ounces, it just told me that this dude, when repeated what I told him to these to these suckers, they were suckers to me. So we're going through it. They're running through the house, ravaging it. My mom heard the commotion.

So I knew the person I repeated to had to say something, even though he didn't have the numbers exactly right. But the fact that he asked for nine ounces, it just told me that this dude, when repeated what I told him to these to these suckers, they were suckers to me. So we're going through it. They're running through the house, ravaging it. My mom heard the commotion.

So I knew the person I repeated to had to say something, even though he didn't have the numbers exactly right. But the fact that he asked for nine ounces, it just told me that this dude, when repeated what I told him to these to these suckers, they were suckers to me. So we're going through it. They're running through the house, ravaging it. My mom heard the commotion.

Ran and locked herself in a room, called my dad and called the police. But this is like the worst three minutes of my life, though. They hit me in the head. I still have a split under my head on top of my head right now from getting hit in the head with a gun at 15 years old. So I'm like, wow, just please don't let them go after my mom.

Ran and locked herself in a room, called my dad and called the police. But this is like the worst three minutes of my life, though. They hit me in the head. I still have a split under my head on top of my head right now from getting hit in the head with a gun at 15 years old. So I'm like, wow, just please don't let them go after my mom.

Ran and locked herself in a room, called my dad and called the police. But this is like the worst three minutes of my life, though. They hit me in the head. I still have a split under my head on top of my head right now from getting hit in the head with a gun at 15 years old. So I'm like, wow, just please don't let them go after my mom.

I mean, I'm giving them what I have close, which is nothing but about five or six hundred bucks. They like, no, we want the big shit. We want the big shit, which is not even really big. But they wanted that. They're trying to take me outside to a stash spot in the back of a neighbor's house to find the drugs. I open the door. The police were standing there. Freeze. It's the police.

I mean, I'm giving them what I have close, which is nothing but about five or six hundred bucks. They like, no, we want the big shit. We want the big shit, which is not even really big. But they wanted that. They're trying to take me outside to a stash spot in the back of a neighbor's house to find the drugs. I open the door. The police were standing there. Freeze. It's the police.

I mean, I'm giving them what I have close, which is nothing but about five or six hundred bucks. They like, no, we want the big shit. We want the big shit, which is not even really big. But they wanted that. They're trying to take me outside to a stash spot in the back of a neighbor's house to find the drugs. I open the door. The police were standing there. Freeze. It's the police.

They grabbed me. The two assailants run, jump through a picture window, run. Now it's a manhunt. Helicopters come. Everything is so many police in the neighborhood. My father comes home from work. He's coming in, breaking through the police line, panicking, worried about my mom first. Right. What the hell happened? He found out the story. It was over. That was the last straw.

They grabbed me. The two assailants run, jump through a picture window, run. Now it's a manhunt. Helicopters come. Everything is so many police in the neighborhood. My father comes home from work. He's coming in, breaking through the police line, panicking, worried about my mom first. Right. What the hell happened? He found out the story. It was over. That was the last straw.

They grabbed me. The two assailants run, jump through a picture window, run. Now it's a manhunt. Helicopters come. Everything is so many police in the neighborhood. My father comes home from work. He's coming in, breaking through the police line, panicking, worried about my mom first. Right. What the hell happened? He found out the story. It was over. That was the last straw.

I never lived with my parents again. You put us in danger. You put us in jeopardy. They put the house up for sale. This is 1993. The house was for sale within a week. We're leaving this. We're done. These dudes invaded our home. They came in here with guns. They found the weapons, found the guys.

I never lived with my parents again. You put us in danger. You put us in jeopardy. They put the house up for sale. This is 1993. The house was for sale within a week. We're leaving this. We're done. These dudes invaded our home. They came in here with guns. They found the weapons, found the guys.

I never lived with my parents again. You put us in danger. You put us in jeopardy. They put the house up for sale. This is 1993. The house was for sale within a week. We're leaving this. We're done. These dudes invaded our home. They came in here with guns. They found the weapons, found the guys.

Whatever she said on that phone, they're in my house. Two assailants with guns, ski mask on. My kids are downstairs. We were opening the door for them to take me to go get the big sack of... Yeah, yeah, I understand. I'm just saying that they did chase them down.

Whatever she said on that phone, they're in my house. Two assailants with guns, ski mask on. My kids are downstairs. We were opening the door for them to take me to go get the big sack of... Yeah, yeah, I understand. I'm just saying that they did chase them down.

Whatever she said on that phone, they're in my house. Two assailants with guns, ski mask on. My kids are downstairs. We were opening the door for them to take me to go get the big sack of... Yeah, yeah, I understand. I'm just saying that they did chase them down.

They caught those guys, man. And then they asked me to identify them. Of course, I didn't see the faces they had on ski masks. And all of that. But my dad was done, man. He's like, you know, you put my family in danger. This will be the last time you do that.