an officer chasing Adam down an alleyway. Adam stopped at an opening in the fence and appeared to drop a gun behind it as the officer yelled,"Hands -- show me your f---ing hands. Drop it!"Adam Toledo is pictured with his cousin's 7-year-old daughter Kaylah's dolls, Jan. 1, 2021. Adam would play with them to make Kaylah laugh, his cousin told ABC News.
Adam's older sister, Esmeralda, told reporters that her brother was just"a kid who was just learning his way around the world, and he deserved the chance to make mistakes and learn from them -- as we all do. And we have before, because no one's perfect." Esmeralda tearfully remembered Adam as a funny teen, who was trying to grow a little mustache and made mistakes on his homework.
According to the organization's website, Adam"was a good kid, but despite our best efforts, he snuck out at night, lured by older youths who did not have his well-being in mind."Roman now faces felony charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, as well as child endangerment and violating probation.The Adam's Place program will be modeled on Boys Farm, a foster care service in South Carolina created in 1960.
"This is what Adam would want: a place with animals, a place to make friends, a place to feel safe," the Toledo family wrote on the organization's website.
Adam Toledo has 1 year rehabilitated, 1 year without committing a crime 👏👏👏👏he is a crack. Man, metal chip's implanted in the body makes miracles.
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