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Formerly incarcerated man tells students his conviction, says he was later pardoned and rebuilt his life
Summary
A man identified in the record as Champ Napier described killing a man as a youth, serving years in prison, and later receiving a full pardon; he urged students to choose different paths and recounted challenges finding work after release.
A man identified in the transcript as Champ Napier told a classroom group that he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison plus seven years for related drug charges, and that he later received a full pardon, according to the record. Napier described the childhood trauma and street culture that led to the killing and urged the students present to "get out here and do something with y'all life and be productive."
Napier told the group, "Poor decision I made when I killed the man. Drug deal went back, shot a man 5 times and killed him. At the age of 18, I was sentenced to life in prison for first degree…
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