Final Witness
by Lynette D'Amico

Praise to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In my previous article, I wrote about the ordeal our whole family was going through due to difficulties my son, Anthony, had gotten into. We were waiting to go to trial so as to clear Anthony of nine felony charges against him in Los Angeles. We knew and trusted that God would deliver him from all this. We see this as God refining us according to His wisdom and purposes.

In July, when Anthony once again returned to California hoping to settle everything, the judge hearing his case was changed due to a scheduling problem. This new judge was appalled that this case was still going on and felt there were other ways to resolve it. She ordered the D.A. to go to her supervisor and come up with a deal that the boys could not refuse.

She then offered Anthony a deal that we felt was worth taking, to put an end to this madness. He pled guilty to False Imprisonment, a felony, and was put on five years probation in exchange for his testimony against the other boy. While he did not want to testify against the other boy, he knew that the other boy was the one responsible for all that had happened.

We still believe Anthony to be innocent of all charges. There is the possibility that after five years, the charge can be lowered to a misdemeanor. We could not financially afford to continue fighting the charges against him and were emotionally spent. We strongly felt that the Lord had provided this settlement for us.

The other boy also accepted his deal too, although it meant he would have to spend time in prison. Anthony is now back at home able to begin his life again.

We want to thank everyone for all your prayers and support. We could not have gotten through any of this without them. May our Lord and Savior be glorified through all of us. Thank you, Jesus!

(Lynette and her husband, Tony, are part of Zechariah’s core and are involved in Zechariah’s prison ministry.)

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