Episode Details

Harold Doby III grew up in Georgia with a mother who worked as a correctional officer and a father who was secretly a drug dealer — and when his father was sentenced to 19 years in prison Harold was seven years old and sports became the thing that kept everything together. He had his first child at 16, went on to play Division 1 and Division 2 college basketball, played overseas until an injury ended his career, and then fired a single shot from his licensed firearm in self defense during a bar altercation he says he was not a part of — and watched that decision produce a nearly $200,000 restitution order, 20 years of probation, and eventually a 45 year prison sentence when job loss and injuries made the restitution impossible to pay in the time the court required.

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Introduction: From D1 Ball to Prison
00:25 Growing Up in Augusta, Georgia
01:16 Dad's Arrest and Double Life
03:16 Avoiding Trouble and the Golden Kid
05:21 Teenage Mischief and the Firework Incident
06:04 Dad's Legacy and Impact
07:57 Could He Have Avoided Prison?
09:21 Siblings and Different Paths
10:48 Becoming a Father at 16
12:42 Turning Point: Moving to Florida
14:27 College Hoops and the Georgia State Struggle
16:34 Finding a Home at Augusta State
18:16 Going Pro Overseas
21:01 The Career-Ending Foot Injury
23:07 Life After Basketball and a New Purpose
25:49 Sponsor: Cash App
28:06 The 2019 Night That Changed Everything
31:29 Self-Defense and the Warning Shot
32:42 Arrest and the DA's Game
36:34 A String of Unhelpful Lawyers
40:02 Tased by Police and Losing an Eye
41:13 The Open Plea and Sentencing
45:45 The Impossible $155,000 Restitution
49:15 Betrayal and the GoFundMe
51:55 Life on Probation and the Criminal Justice System
54:39 The Violation and 45-Year Sentence
56:34 The Disappearing Restitution Payments
58:54 Depression and the Reality of Prison
01:01:44 Jackson State Prison: A Brutal Introduction
01:03:28 Studying the Law and Winning the Appeal
01:05:51 Filing Motions from Prison
01:07:21 Prison Gangs and Violence
01:08:32 Witnessing Murder and Survival Mode
01:11:00 Accountability and Growth in Prison
01:12:40 The Appeal Process and More Obstacles
01:16:26 Delays and the Viral Facebook Post
01:20:20 Release on Conditions
01:22:25 Life Now: Work and Probation
01:24:16 The Future of the Case
01:25:17 Would He Have Gone to Trial?
01:26:53 Final Lesson for His Daughters
01:27:31 Closing Thoughts

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