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Hi, I'm Kena. I am Spenser's mother. I raised a smart, kind, loving young man who has a big heart. He goes out of his way to help his friends and does what he can for them as any of them would attest and many already have.
He has a little sister who absolutely adores him, (most of the time) and talks to him on a daily basis even when he's away from home working. He always makes time for her. While they pick on each other like kids do, they've never hurt each other, never been cruel. They were raised to be kind, good people and they are.
It is that kindness that got him into the situation he now finds himself. Spenser helped a friend out of a jam on her request. A week later he found himself being accused of assault by her parent. A month later he found himself arrested on that accusation.
The unfortunate truth, in the state of Texas, is that he shouldn't have helped her at all because at the time she was only 16 and so her parent can make any allegation they wish on her behalf, with or without her consent.
And they did. Spenser is now facing criminal charges against this young lady that are simply untrue. He was arrested in January on these charges and is currently awaiting information on whether or not he will be indicted.
His only hope of coming out of this unscathed is a good criminal defense attorney. For those who wonder, he does not qualify for a court appointed legal representative as he was bailed out by a good friend the same day he was arrested.
A court appointee or a legal aid attorney would not have the
time, ability or desire to work hard to free him completely. They just
have too many cases, to be able to give any one person their full and
unfettered efforts. It's not their fault but it is the truth.
To that end, a criminal defense attorney is the ONLY recourse we have now to protect Spenser's rights and liberties. The only chance we have to protect him from wrongful accusations and life-altering, freedom destroying, laws that do not protect the accused in a guilty-until-proven-innocent system.
We aren't a rich family. We are simple people who run a small business with a modest income that just allows us to scrape by most of the time. We are coming out of a dark few years of hospitalizations, a vehicle accident, and home ownership issues that have left us basically fighting to have hot water. We haven't even gotten our regular bills fully paid off and then this drops on us.
We have tried using another fundraising platform to raise the money needed but it has fallen far too short and gone dormant. So, we are here trying to get at least the $5,000 retainer fee of the more than $15,000 we will need to protect my son.
We have raised $2500 through that other platform and personal donations. We are looking at as many fundraising opportunities as possible including bake sales, tshirts, gift items and more. We will have a tent at a 5 weekend renaissance faire where we will be selling the handcrafted products we make with all proceeds going toward Spenser's legal defense.
We are not asking you to do this for us. We are a hard working committed family that is doing its best to raise funds and save money on its own, but we just won't be able to raise enough in time to retain the lawyer we need.
This is why we are coming to you at all. The money just isn't coming in fast enough. The prosecutor has 90 days from the date of arrest to indict Spenser. He was arrested on January 27th which puts us well over 30 days into the 90 and running out of time for the attorney to raise a solid defense. The indictment could come any day now.
We desperately need your help. We have researched every other option and this is our last one. No legal aid, pro bono, or other attorney is available to take his case.
We need you.
Please consider making a donation today. Help us get to at least the $5,000 needed for the retainer fee. Every penny, every share, every helpful thought is greatly appreciated. You are appreciated.
Thank you.
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