Convicted

A Crooked Cop, an Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship

By: Jameel McGee, Andrew Collins, Mark Tabb

Narrated by: Calvin Robinson, Adam Verner

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's Summary

Jameel McGee: “For the next three years not a day went by that I didn’t think about my son who I had never seen and the cop who had kept me from him. And for most of those three years I promised myself that if I ever saw this cop again, I was going to kill him. I intended to keep that promise.”   

Andrew Collins: “I watched this angry man march through a crowd, a little boy and another man struggling to keep up with him....The man walked straight up to me, stopped, and stuck out his hand. I took it. 'Remember me?' he asked in a tone that sounded more like a threat than a question.  Somehow, a name came to me. ‘Jameel McGee,’ I replied.”

It reads like a gripping crime novel...except this story really happened.

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 four 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.

©2018 eChristian (P)2018 eChristian

Excellent!

I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Forgiveness is the key to life.

Amazing story

What a great example of what god can do in someone’s life to overcome anger.

Amazing story of Forgiveness and how God speaks to hearts.

Beautiful story of forgiveness and how the Lord works wonders even when we see no way of a situation working out. So thankful they were willing to share their story. The actor speaking for Jemeel was excellent. The person reading Andrew’s part had a tone of voice that didn’t fit the character, in my opinion. I will recommend this book to others.

5 thumbs up

things book has challenged my understanding of what it is to forgive. this book made me mad, made me happy, made me cry and most importantly made me examine my own heart. kudos to both of these men for sharing their stories.

Amazing story of forgiveness

This book is so well written. A story of two men with two different stories to be told combined into 1 story. I love that you hear both sides to the story. The transparency of these men and the forgiveness and healing that they both went through is amazing. Seeing what God did leaves me in awe of our lord and savior. I appreciate the courage both of them have in sharing their story.