SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Smyrna man is thankful to be able to coach his son once again following a pardon from Gov. Bill Lee for a drug charge dating back more than two decades.
“I was completely guilty, I was a stupid teenager. I mean, I was making some very bad choices,” said Justin Beshearse, who was recently pardoned.
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Twelve days after turning 18, Beshearse said he and a buddy were charged with selling marijuana and cocaine. Ever since then, he has had a felony on his record. Things really hit home about eight years ago, which is when Beshearse signed up to help coach his son Noah’s T-ball league.
“The day of the coaches’ meeting, I’m walking up and they met me at the fence and they said, ‘Mr. Beshearse, you can’t step foot on this field. You’re not allowed to coach, you’ve got a background, you’ve got a felony and we can’t allow felons on the field,’” he recalled…