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Convicted : a crooked cop, an innocent man, and an unlikely journey of forgiveness and friendship / Jameel McGee & Andrew Collins, with Mark Tabb.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Colorado Springs, CO : WaterBrook, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: x, 213 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780735290723
  • 0735290725
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue -- February 8, 2006 -- A good cop -- Mistaken identity -- Two plus two equals four -- Indicted -- Into the abyss -- Guilty until proven innocent -- Wake-up call -- Becoming what they told me I was -- Busted -- Let it go -- "So you're guilty, then?" -- Free at last -- Facing the consequences once and for all -- Trying to put the pieces back together -- Broadway Park -- Losing it all--again -- Reunion -- Beyond forgiveness -- A friendship emerges -- It is well -- Epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 277.7411 M145 Available 33111008821486
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD * "A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood."--Rev. Samuel Rodriguez

Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer--more focused on arrests than justice--set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men.

Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released--when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course--not to violence--but forgiveness.

As current as today's headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.

Prologue -- February 8, 2006 -- A good cop -- Mistaken identity -- Two plus two equals four -- Indicted -- Into the abyss -- Guilty until proven innocent -- Wake-up call -- Becoming what they told me I was -- Busted -- Let it go -- "So you're guilty, then?" -- Free at last -- Facing the consequences once and for all -- Trying to put the pieces back together -- Broadway Park -- Losing it all--again -- Reunion -- Beyond forgiveness -- A friendship emerges -- It is well -- Epilogue.

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