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Please help bring Kevin Home!
Kevin New is my husband. We have been together several
years and have a four year old son and share an 8 year old
daughter with her mother, Kristi. Kevin and I have been like
most married couples: we laughed and cried and worked and
argued and prayed and struggled and celebrated. Kevin is a
well known
home re-modeler
in the Chattanooga area and was valued for his
uncompromising high quality work and high integrity. He was
the hardest working man I have ever known. He was also, like
the rest of us, wounded by life
and h
e struggled with depression most of his life.
A few months ago my beautiful husband finally agreed to
get treatment for his depression!! Within a few weeks there
was a notic
e
able difference and life in our home became peaceful and
Kevin admitted that he felt true happiness for the first
time in his life. That bliss was short lived. Things began
to change incrementally. He began to drink more and more and
more. His behavior was erratic and sometimes frightening.
But, when you are in the middle of it you cannot see the
forest for the trees. We didn't really understand the storm
that was already swirling around us. Finally, Kevin told his
doctor about the changes in his behavior and mental status
and his medication was immediately changed in the hope
for better results. Two weeks later he was inconsolable,
unreasonable, unrecognizable and suicidal. When I called the
police after his suicide threat asking them to check on him,
he greeted the officers with gunfire.
As all of Kevin's friends, family and associates will
attest, his behavior is proof that he was in the midst of a
mental breakdown, probably induced by the medication he was
prescribed.
Ke
vin would never, ever, EVER do something like that to a
police officer. It is not something he is wired to do. No WAY!
We need your help. His attorney fees are more than any
of us can afford. Kevin's mother has arranged to make the
down payment but, that will only be the beginning and has
basically already been used and we are back in the hole
before the check clears. Additionally, there are expenses in
our household that have become difficult to meet so some
funds will be diverted,
if
needed, for unexpected household or health expenses for
my home or our stepdaughter's home.
Kevin's attorney has been very clear. Kevin could spend
the rest of his life in jail without proper defense. Kevin
is a fine member of this community, he is kind and decent,
hard working and loving, a good provider for his family and
his children. He is loving and generous and a friend to so
many. Leaving this man in jail for months or even years
would be a tragedy far greater than already experienced.
Please help us bring Kevin home. Please help us keep our
family together. Please help us prevent Kevin's children
from growing up without their father. Any
help you can give would be so much appreciated. Thank
you for making it this far. God bless you!!
http://www.wdef.com/2016/09/09/sale-creek-swat-standoff-suspect-faces-attempted-murder-charges/
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