Locked In with Ian Bick

Lou Charlestin grew up in the streets young and never really had a way out. In high school, he got charged with an armed robbery, was tried as an adult, and spent 2 years in prison before he was even fully grown. When he got out, he slid into life as a male escort while still hustling in the streets, chasing fast money and living a double life. One night everything crossed the line........a violent situation that left someone dead and Lou facing a murder charge. The case later got dropped down to assault and manslaughter, but he still ended up with a 7-year sentence in Connecticut state prison.

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#IanBick #LockedIn #MaleEscort #TrueCrime #MurderCharge #PrisonStory #CrimeConfession #realcrimestories

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Connect with Lou Charlestin:
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Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alcrossedpod?igsh=MXVhNThwMzZzNDYzdg==
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@AllLinesCrossed

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 From Teen Hustler To Walking Red Flag
00:42 Growing Up Haitian: Strict Home, Wild Streets
03:05 Beatings, Rules And A Haitian Household
05:00 No Father Around, Forced To Be The Man
07:00 From Getting Bullied To Becoming The Aggressor
08:10 Smart In Class, Violent In The Hallways
09:46 My First Arrest And First Time Behind Bars
12:44 How Prison Taught Me Survival And Hustle
14:00 Choosing The Streets Over A Normal Life
16:00 My First Gun And Getting Paid To Carry It
19:00 Prison Changed Me In Ways I Didnt Expect
21:22 Prison Tricks, Traps And Getting Played Inside
27:40 Getting Out And Trying To Go Straight
29:39 How I Became A Male Escort And Entered The Underworld
33:20 When Escorting Turned Dark And Dangerous
36:10 Living A Double Life: Streets By Day, Escort By Night
45:23 The Night Of The Shooting That Changed Everything
47:37 Years Later They Hit Me With A Murder Charge
54:44 Facing A Murder Trial, Thinking Id Never See Outside
58:12 Jailhouse Fights, Politics And Staying Alive
01:00:34 Alone In A Cell, Forced To Face Myself
01:04:09 New Prisons, New Politics, Same Old Danger
01:15:31 Walking Out Again And My Second Chance
01:18:36 Life With A Record: Doors Slammed In My Face
01:21:21 What I Learned From Prison And The Streets
01:25:58 Why Im Telling This Story Now
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Ameer Williams greets you with a smile and a badge but behind that badge are 13 felonies and 4 years in prison. He went from hustling and selling drugs on the streets to becoming a police sergeant in Connecticut, and in this episode he pulls back the curtain on how the system let him through, what prison really did to him, and what it feels like to wear a uniform in the same world that once locked him up. This is an honest conversation about second chances, broken justice, and the thin line between criminal and cop...... and if you think you know what a police officer looks like, you haven’t heard this story.

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#IanBick #LockedIn #TrueCrime #Prison #PrisonStories #PoliceOfficer #FelonToCop #redemptionstory

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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00:00 Ameer: From Felon to Police Officer
03:00 Growing Up in New Haven’s Rough Neighborhoods
06:00 Early Influences & Slipping Into the Street Life
09:00 First Felony Arrest & Walking Into Prison
13:00 Inside Prison Walls: Politics, Survival & Reality
17:00 Ameer’s Views on Cops After Getting Out
21:00 Life After Prison & Fighting for a Second Chance
26:00 Turned Away Everywhere: Job Hunting as a Felon
31:00 Reentry & Recidivism: Why So Many End Up Back Inside
36:00 Breaking the “Felon” Label & Rebuilding a Name
39:00 From Ex-Felon to Police Officer: How Amir Got Hired
44:00 First Years in Uniform: Learning Policing on the Streets
49:00 Wearing a Badge With a Record: Stigma & Earning Respect
54:00 Giving Back: Serving the Same Community He Once Hurt
01:00:00 From Rookie to Sergeant: Learning to Lead Cops
01:06:00 Inside Police Culture: Pushing for Change From Within
01:11:00 Ameer’s Advice to Young People Before It’s Too Late
01:17:00 Moving Up the Ranks & Hard Lessons From Both Sides
01:23:00 Owning His Past While Wearing the Badge
01:27:00 Ameer's Book, Legacy & Final Reflections
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James Famiano grew up with parents battling addiction and knew from a young age that he wanted to become a cop and escape the chaos he was born into. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, James breaks down his more than 20-year career with the NYPD, working across multiple boroughs, from the streets as a Brooklyn narcotics detective to handling some of the darkest cases in the Special Victims Unit. He shares stories from inside New York’s war on drugs, the toll the job took on his mental health and family, and what it’s really like to chase criminals while trying not to become one of the broken people he grew up around.

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#IanBick #LockedIn #cops
#NYPD #Brooklyn #NarcoticsDetective #PoliceStories #truecrimepodcast

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 I Grew Up In Addiction Before I Wore A Badge
02:13 Watching Addiction Destroy My Family
03:30 From Italian Suburbs To The NYPD
06:06 Why I Chose The NYPD Over A “Normal” Life
09:12 Inside The NYPD Academy: What Really Happens
14:10 My First Nights Policing Midtown Manhattan
17:57 A Young NYPD Cop’s Reality On The Street
20:00 Patrolling Chinatown: What Tourists Never See
23:17 The Cases That Turned Me Into A Real Cop
26:41 Going Plainclothes: The Rules Change Overnight
29:00 Sent To Brooklyn Narcotics: Everything Escalated
32:26 How I Turned Brooklyn Drug Dealers Into CIs
36:00 How I Actually Became An NYPD Detective
41:03 Major Drug Cases, The Feds & Rikers Island
46:34 Going Undercover In NYC’s Drug World
51:44 Courtrooms, Corrupt Cops & Hidden Misconduct
57:39 I Thought I’d Die On This Call
01:02:02 NYC Crime: Then vs Now From A Narcotics Detective
01:07:36 Internal Affairs & NYPD Politics From The Inside
01:12:53 Working SVU: The Cases That Still Haunt Me
01:18:01 Cop Culture, Divorce & Life After The NYPD
01:21:07 My Unfiltered Advice To Anyone Becoming A Cop
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Eric King was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after trying to firebomb a government building with Molotov cocktails, but the real story is what happened once the cell door slammed shut. In this episode, he breaks down how a politically motivated arson case turned into nearly 8 years in solitary confinement, brutal clashes with staff, and a fast-track transfer into America’s most notorious federal supermax, ADX. From the mindset it takes to target the government, to the moment he realized he might never see general population again, Eric gives an unfiltered look at control units, isolation, and life in a place built to break you. If you’ve ever wondered what actually happens to “the worst of the worst” once they disappear into the federal system, this conversation is your inside look at the cost of that choice.

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#ianbick #prisonlife #truecrime#prisonstories #inmatelife #jailstories #justicesystem #worstprisons

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 I Was Tortured for Taking On the System
01:08 Growing Up in Poverty, Trauma & Survival Mode
02:43 No Father, No Guidance: My Teenage Meltdowns
03:35 Boxing, Catholic Guilt & My First Taste of Activism
04:44 Why I Risked Everything to Become an Activist
05:51 How Poverty Warped My Mind and My Choices
07:06 Parents, Control & My Teenage Rebellion
07:59 I Almost Became a Monk… Then Walked Away from Religion
08:52 Travel, Drugs & Radical Activism Overseas
10:44 My First Arrest: Direct Action, Violence & Consequences
13:10 Looking Back: Was the Violence Worth It?
15:26 Study Abroad: The First Time I Really Felt Free
16:47 Squatting, Dumpster Diving & Living Completely Off-Grid
18:00 Depression, Death & How I Handled Losing People
21:19 Sponsor: Fix Your Credit with Ava
22:51 Ferguson Protests, Solidarity & the Firebombing
26:11 Inside the Attack: Why I Did It and What Happened
29:56 The Arrest: Investigation, Raids & Serious Charges
32:01 County Jail: My First Real Clash with the System
36:16 Court, Facing Time & Walking Into Prison
39:07 Early Prison Life & Meeting Jared Fogle
43:32 Prison Gangs, Race Lines & Everyday Politics
46:09 Fights with Staff, Retaliation & Payback
47:41 Torture, Extreme Pain & Years of Solitary
52:38 Diesel Therapy: Shackled, Bused & Shipped Across America
55:21 Solitary Confinement: Surviving Years in the Hole
01:03:11 My Federal Trial: Beating the Odds in Court
01:06:12 ADX Florence: How I Ended Up in America’s Dungeon
01:11:20 Inside ADX Supermax: Notorious Inmates & Total Isolation
01:16:16 ADX Survival Guide: Food, Conditions & Staying Sane
01:22:01 Walking Out: Release After Years in Solitary
01:30:09 Cutting Ties with the Past & Staying Out of Prison
01:31:29 Family, Changing Views & What I Really Think of Cops
01:39:33 What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Prison & Violence
01:40:47 The Book, the Mission & What Comes Next
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Jason Abreu grew up in a good family, on track to become a lawyer, until the recession blew up his plans and pushed him into the New York City nightlife scene. What started as legit nightclub promoting slowly turned into moving drugs through NYC clubs, big money, fast nights, and a double life he thought he had under control. Then undercover cops took him down, and Jason was sent to New York state prison. He got out, went right back to the game, and got caught again, earning a second trip upstate. In this episode, Jason sits down with me and breaks down exactly how it happened: the first bad decision, how the nightclub world really works, the rush of easy money, the takedown, and what New York state prison is actually like on the inside, from daily politics to survival

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#NYC #NewYorkStatePrison #PrisonLife #UndercoverCops #DrugDealing #NightclubCrime #TrueCrime #prisonstories

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Thank you to 300 LETTERS for sponsoring this episode:
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Connect with Jason Abreu:
Instagram: @madeupnorthnyc
Podcast IG: @offthecountpodcast

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
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Timestamps:
00:00 From Prison Transfer To State Property
00:44 Jason Abreu: Good Kid, Good Family
02:23 Wanted To Be A Lawyer, Stayed Out Of Trouble
04:34 How NYC Nightlife Pulled Him Off Track
06:14 Crash, Drugs & Ego: The Downward Spiral
11:12 Getting Shot In The Club & Feeling Invincible
16:47 Ignoring Trauma & Diving Deeper Into Nightlife
19:43 Drugs, Greed & His First Indictment
23:56 Undercover Cop Setup & The Arrest
27:38 Arrests, Bail Money & Mounting Consequences
33:39 First Time On Rikers Island
37:11 Plea Deal, Charges & Sentencing Explained
39:50 Upstate Prison Life: Politics & Violence
51:47 Survival Rules, OGs & Getting Ready For Release
54:07 Re-Entry, No Money & Old Temptations
59:13 Second Arrest & The Ultimate Betrayal
01:04:18 Resentment, Forgiveness & Coming Back To Prison
01:09:19 Second Bid: Pandemic Lockdowns Inside
01:12:21 Finding Purpose & Breaking His Own Cycle
01:15:56 “Made Up North” – Turning His Story Into A Movement
01:19:00 Avoiding Triggers & Staying Out Of The Game
01:22:31 Rebuilding Life, Writing The Book & Giving Back
01:24:41 Why His Story Matters & Final Message To Viewers
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