Publisher's Synopsis
On December 19th, 2020, at 7:00 AM, Luis Gabriel set up his booth in preparation for a typical Saturday at the largest flea market in Polk County, Florida. By 9:00 AM, his life and status as a private citizen were permanently shattered as agents from the local sheriff's department stormed his booth with search and arrest warrants in hand.
In this captivating memoir, the author recounts how a felony arrest for reselling "jailbroken" Amazon Firesticks spiraled into a local media fiasco, all while staring down the barrel of a five-year prison sentence. Presumed guilty before even seeing a judge, Luis details the chain of events that unfolded behind the scenes, from the initial three-month-long law enforcement operation and subsequent raids to the discoveries made in the 90 days that followed. Over a six-month period, the hidden influencers behind the raid are revealed, a first-of-its-kind Firestick task force is dissected, and a potential jury pool is tainted by the actions of high-ranking law enforcement officials. This story has far-reaching implications for anyone who streams content, side-loaded or not, "jailbroken" or stock, and offers detailed insights into the lengths mega-powerful institutions will stoop to in order to instill fear in the rest of us by proxy.
