Drug use and violence landed this Danbury native to maximum security prison. At just 16 years old, DJ Pannell robbed a U.S. Marine with a group of friends, stealing a machine gun and other weaponry. This was a major step in what would be years in the prison system, serving time at maximum and minimum security prisons.

After leaving prison, DJ Pannell got clean, started a family, and built a successful life for himself and his family.

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00:00 Intro

02:22 Childhood

06:26 Drug Usage and Acting out

14:14 Start of Crime 

18:30 Robbing a Marine leads to arrest (reel)

26:15 Sentenced 

38:48 Prison Experiences 

51:26 Worse thing witnessed

1:00:14 Prison Hustle, CO Smuggled in contraband 

1:05:27 Released to a Halfway house

1:09:48 Continued Problems with Authority 

1:12:30 Dad’s passing led to getting sobriety and Changing his life

1:19:02 Message

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