For the next several months, he traveled about the state of Florida soliciting magazines. Dredd mentored him and taught him the ins and outs of the sales business. It was at this time that Jesse says he initially gained his sales experience and learned how to approach people. While selling magazines door-to-door, Jesse wound up in St. Cloud, FL. The city had a law against soliciting, and a homeowner called the police on him. The police officer sighted Jesse for unlicensed soliciting and discovered his warrant while running his name for the infraction. Upon his arrest, the officer found marijuana on his person. Jesse was charged with petty possession of marijuana and sent to the Osceola County Correctional Facility in Kissimmee, FL, to serve more time before being extradited to Clay County Jail to face his warrant. Jesse was sentenced to one-year probation for the marijuana charge in Osceola County. After extradition, he was sentenced to six months in the Clay County Jail . It was during his time in Osceola County Correctional Facility that Jesse re-dedicated his life to Jesus Christ. He became a "jail preacher" as an inmate and was soon extradited to Clay County Jail, where he served another six months for the burglary warrant and violating his probation. After his release from Clay County Jail in 2003, he moved to St. Cloud, FL, to complete his probation for the marijuana charge. At that time, his brother had been released from prison on parole, and to reunite the family, his grandfather bought them and their mother a house in Saint Cloud, Florida. Jesse planned to pursue a college degree, hoping to land a solid career that his family would be proud of. His grandfather
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