Lee Benson with Boyd and Lucinda

Lee Benson with Boyd and Lucinda feb 20, 2013 8:30 PT/ 9:30 MT/ 10:30 CT/ 11:30 ET http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thestreetsdontloveyouback Phone: 347-826-7273
Leon Benson’s Struggle for Freedom

"..Learn to grasp the things within reach and eventually you will burn the palms on the sun at the height of your success.." Lee Bentley 448

My name is Leon Benson. Originally I’m from Flint, Michigan. I came to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1995 while assisting my Uncle Joe in moving from Flint and by chance I lucked up on a painting and home renovations job with Deckers Printing Company. This caused me to remain in Indy with another Uncle, Clevlandy to work the job.

While in Indy, I made friends and met a woman whom birthed me two beautiful children. As life would have it, by the end of 1996 I was laid off from work. At this point, I resorted to what I knew best at the time to make a living – street hustling. Indeed, I subjected myself to unforeseen perils.

Now I find myself within an Indiana prison for a murder I did not commit. Although I’ve been falsely imprisoned the past few years (since 1998), I’ve been reaching through the cracks of the system by the day.

Facts of the Crime: On August 8th 1998, a white class male, Kasey Schoen was shot and as he sat in his truck in the noon downtown area of Indianapolis. Although I was a block away in an apartment building with several people present, I was arrested and charged with the homicide on August 14th 1998. What prompted my arrest was the suggestion of a 50ish black male drug user and parolee, Donald Brooks. Brooks speculated my involvement to an off duty police officer (later at two separate trials, Brooks claimed memory loss when questioned if he had in fact seen me on the scene).