| read in the indictment that
they came to my house a number of times and planted remote control bombs under
my bedroom window. And every time they pressed the remote control, the bomb
wouldn't go off. They would take the bomb out to the field some place,
press the remote control, and it would explode. They'd come back the next day
with another bomb. And this just confirmed to me God's Word,
"no weapon formed against me will prosper", not even remote control
bombs. But, when I, these men saw I was there, they just ran
back into their cells. I went back into the cell too. And all that day,
I stayed awake, all that night, I began to cry. I said, "God, I'm going to spend
the rest of my life in this prison for a crime I didn't commit." I said, "I
can't do that. You know my heart. If I'm guilty, I'll take whatever punishment I
have. But, I'm not guilty, and I'm going to jail for 140 years." I said, "God, I
don't know You'd be able to forgive me. But, I'm going to kill these three men.
And then, I'll understand why I'm going to spend the rest of my natural life in
this prison."
and this???
as I walked out of the cell, one man ran inside, two stayed
out. All that came out of my mouth, "I know you tried to kill
me. I forgive you. And I love you. And let me tell you about my Jesus."
When I was done, the two men got on their knees, accepted Christ, and I led them
in that same Sinner's Prayer that my pastor led me in. The third man
came out of the cell. I had known the third man very well. He was a hired hit
man, a killer " ..." He said, "Tom, you know I'm a killer." He said,
"But, do you think if I gave God my word that I would never kill again, that He
would love me and save me that way that He loves and saves you?" And I said,
"Yes." And I reminded him of the thief on the cross. And he too got on
his knees with a broken heart, cried.".... It's not jailhouse religion,
'cause all three men are still in jail. All three men have one of the largest
Bible studies in the prison system. The one man who was a killer is also the
chaplain's clerk. And I thought that was the end of it. I went back to my cell.
I said, "OK, God, I've done want You wanted me to do. Now, get me out of
here."
AND NOW WE SHOW THAT THE "THIRD MAN" COULD not HAVE BEEN
IN THE CELL:
BYLINE: By Gail Epstein Staff Writer
DATE: 01-20-1988
PUBLICATION: The Atlanta Journal and
Constitution
EDITION:
SECTION: Newspapers_&_Newswires
PAGE: C/05
Charles Oliver Brown, who according to court testimony was employed
as a hit man by convicted racketeer Carl Coppola, was denied bond
Tuesday after prosecutors introduced evidence that Brown had changed his
appearance and was living under an assumed name. Brown, 44, was arrested
Jan. 3, 1988 in Holly Hill, Fla., by U.S. marshals. He had been a fugitive since
the unsealing of an 11-count indictment on May 9, 1986, which charged Brown,
Coppola and 10 others with federal racketeering and drug violations.
Brown, his brother Darrell and Coppola were accused of conspiring to
kill Coppola's former bodyguard, Thomas Papanier.
Darrell Brown was acquitted and is serving an unrelated
assault sentence in Virginia.
In May, Charles Brown eluded federal marshals and local and state police in a
chase in suburban Washington. Deichert said a motor home seized at the time
contained a copy of the indictment allegedly inscribed with notations of who was
cooperating at the trial.
It is believed that Darrell Brown sent the indictment to his brother,
Deichert said. Brown also was being sought for violating probation on a prior,
federal gun-possession charge. He has prior convictions for armed
robbery and marijuana possession, Deichert said. |
