PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — At 59-years-old, Michael Marshall is a long way from the boy who started selling drugs when he was 18. At 25, he was locked up for second-degree murder.
During his 13 years behind bars, Marshall tackled his addiction, earned his general education diploma and completed the human services program at the University of Phoenix. He also authored a book, “Once Upon a Time,” which chronicles how he escaped his past. He left prison at 38 with a determination to take back the community of Hampton Roads from the generations of dysfunction that are fueled by poverty, crime and broken homes.
Marshall remains close to the community and has witnessed the aftermath of what happens when a productive member of society falls to fentanyl…