Terrified Beyond Belief

He may have felt like an adult for the last year, but in that single moment, he was a child again wishing he had the protection and care of his parents. James shared, “I was terrified. When you’re that young, because your parents always give you warnings, you expect someone to say, ‘Hey, knock it off.’ I never expected any action like that.”

Hard Realizations

It was during an interview with Janean Chun of Huffington Post where he continued to explain, “Also, what came to light very quickly was that I wasn’t technically a kid. When you’re emancipated, they have the right to charge you as an adult.” And James knew just what he was now up against. The question was, was he ready to actually face what he had done?