Jalesia was walking to work one day when she was stopped by a police officer. At first, she was confused when he ordered her to get into the car, but the officer’s intentions were about to become clear. She saw the car in her peripheral vision and quickened her pace, trying to ignore the vehicle that was slowly sliding up to the curb next to her. There was nowhere to run, so she put her head down and continued walking, pleading in her mind, “Please not today.” But the car continued to slow beside her, and then she saw the telltale blue and red lights of a cop car.
Sergeant Scott Bass from the Nash County Sheriff’s Office was driving along in his cruiser when he noticed a familiar figure up ahead on the road. He was passing the Stonegate mobile home community and had hoped to find her there.
He had some business with her today, and he wasn’t going to take no for an answer. Jalesia Corbett was making her way to Bojangles. It was raining hard, and she had tried to open her umbrella, only for it to be whipped out of her hands by the freezing wind. She had a long way to go yet, but she plodded on through the torrents of water, stepping carefully over the pools that swirled and conspired to break her footing. The last thing she wanted was for the cop to stop her today.
Jalesia was tiring. Her feet were wet and aching, and even though she had been careful to wear her most comfortable pair of sneakers, she could feel her blisters starting to rub raw. Every day, she fought her way through the cold to reach Bojangles and then made the long trip back home. It was a total of 12 miles on foot, and her family depended on it. Until one day, when the cop stopped her, everything changed.
“Come down from here and just keep walking and get all the way down,” he slowly pulled up alongside her, rolled down his window, and beckoned for her to come closer. There was nowhere to run, so she couldn’t ignore him any longer. She feared the worst, and her head started to spin. She was in trouble, and she knew it.
There was no getting out of this. The day had finally come. She walked over to the cruiser and noted with fear that it had “Sheriff Nash County” emblazoned on its side. Gingerly, she approached the driver’s window and braced herself for what the cop had to say. She heard…Read Complete Story Here,….
