After that he squatted at different friends' houses. He had wanted to drop out of school, but it was almost over, and he figured it was better to have some piece of paper to show for all those years he'd spent in this government made jail. After school, he got a job working part-time at Burger King. He knew then his life sucked. But to make some extra money on the side, he and his friend Kevin would steal cars and take them to chop shops. That paid pretty well.

He and Kevin had a one bedroom apartment they shared with Kevin's girlfriend Nina. When Kevin was at work, Brandon...