Now it makes me cry.
As you can probably tell from my sons' costumes, my husband Brad is a proud U.S. Army veteran. He served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Cavalry Scout. And today he is also a decorated, 9-year veteran of the Las Cruces, New Mexico, police department.
I'm used to my husband being in danger.
But never in my wildest dreams did I think the biggest threat to Brad wouldn't come from a radical terrorist or a violent gangster...
...but from a Soros-funded, anti-police prosecutor.
That's why I'm writing you today as a last resort to ask if you'll help me fight for my husband.
Our nightmare started the day my husband responded to a shoplifting call.
When Brad arrived on the scene, right away he sensed something was off. And when he and his partner, Officer Keegan Arbogast, asked the suspect to identify himself, the suspect refused.
So when Officer Arbogast saw a knife sitting on the suspect's lap, hidden under a water bottle, the officers moved to detain him.
Instead of complying, the suspect got violent.
Everything that happened next happened in an instant.
As the officers tried to subdue him, the suspect went for Officer Arbogast's gun, trying to pull it from the holster. Then he lunged for Officer Arbogast's taser, yanked it free, and pointed it directly at him.
In that moment, my husband had no choice -- it was the suspect's life or his partner's.
He drew his pistol and fired, killing the suspect and saving Officer Arbogast's life.
When one of Brad's coworkers called me to tell me there had been a shooting, I burst into tears.
I didn't stop crying until Brad came home. I was so thankful he was safe.
I knew he did what he had to do to protect his partner so they could both make it home to their families. And when an Internal Investigation and the local District Attorney cleared my husband of any wrongdoing, I thought this awful episode was behind us.
I couldn't have been more wrong.
Because more than a year after the incident, the Attorney General of New Mexico charged my husband with Voluntary Manslaughter!
When I heard about the charges, I was shocked.
Then we did some digging -- and it all made sense.
The New Mexico Attorney General is a rabid far-Left activist who hates the police. He was funded by George Soros. And because my husband is white, and the suspect was black...
...this radical prosecutor is determined to make a name for himself by destroying my husband and dragging his name through the mud.
He even held a press conference and turned the microphone over to the suspect's family so they could spread hateful lies about my husband, smearing him as a "racist" and a "cold-blooded killer."
Make no mistake -- these charges are a slap in the face to every brave man and woman who has ever put on the badge.
Now you can see why I'm so heartbroken and furious.
My husband is an honorable man who wanted nothing more than to serve his country and his community.
That's why he served for 3 years in the Army as a cavalry scout. And it's why he served for 10 years as a police officer.
But more than that, he's a wonderful husband and an incredible father to our 9- and 6-year-old boys.
We've tried to explain to our boys as best we can about what's going on.
But they're too young to fully understand.
And I can't bear to think of what it will do to them if one day, Daddy is taken away and they're forced to grow up with their father behind bars.
But unless people like you speak up to defend my husband against these disgusting Soros-funded political attacks...
...Brad will miss 11 years of birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and Little League games.
As I mentioned earlier, Brad's trial starts in less than two weeks and already, the legal bills have become overwhelming for our family.
Thank God, we got a call from Jason Johnson.
Jason is a retired police officer -- and he's the President of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF).
If you've ever heard of LELDF, you know they're a national group fighting on behalf of wrongly-accused police officers like Brad.
LELDF has helped dozens of innocent officers -- and their families -- when it seemed like there was no hope left.
And with the thought of losing my husband and trying to suddenly raise my two boys on my own -- I was certainly hopeless.
Not only did LELDF decide to help my husband get the legal defense he deserves, they're also raising money to pay for the best lawyers and expert witnesses available.
But it’s only because of the support of brave patriots like yourself.
Jason and LELDF were an answer to prayer for our family.
That's because Brad and I aren't wealthy people. I run our family farm and Brad is a veteran turned cop.
So I must ask you one of the toughest questions I've ever asked anyone.
Will you donate $35 or any amount to LELDF to help me save my husband?
If I had anywhere else to turn, I wouldn't be so bold as to ask for your help.
But I'm so scared for Brad and I will do whatever I can for him -- and for our sons.
So I pray you'll find it in your heart today to make a tax-deductible gift of $35, $50, $100 or more to the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund.
Brad and I -- and our two sons -- are counting on the good nature and generosity of kind neighbors like you to help keep Brad home where he belongs.
No matter what you're able to give today, please pray for us. Thank you in advance for your support.
