Out of more than 200 people sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, only one remains. A controversial Michigan drug law had put around 200 people to a life sentence in prison. The lucky many to look for freedom or at least hope for it is Richard Wershe Jr. If one loves to read about FBI informants, you must have heard of Richard. Born as Richard John Wershe Jr., Richard is the youngest FBI informant ever, just at the age of 14. But it’s not his FBI informant thing making Richard a hot potato in the media. Richard’s father was also an FBI informant. He and his father reported to the federal agency together. Later, junior Richard chose to go solo. Thanks to his father’s teaching, Richard was aware of the crime in the streets of Detroit, Michigan. Also, he was familiar with the faces. At 16, the FBI cast him out. Later he started selling cocaine with the knowledge of the FBI. His drug cases had him serving time in prison. He was arrested in 1987. Here are some details on the White Boy Rick fame.
Richard Wershe Jr. is suing FBI agents, Detroit police and others a year after he was released from prison. Wershe, formerly known as “White Boy Rick,” was released from a Florida prison in July 2020, ending his 32 years behind bars that started after a drug trafficking arrest at 17 years old in 1987. He became the longest-serving nonviolent juvenile offender in Michigan history. Now he is suing the people he believes are responsible for imprisoning him, accusing them of child abuse.
“Having worked undercover for the FBI and Detroit Police starting as a child at the tender age of 14, Wershe is the youngest FBI informant in this history of this nation,” reads a statement from attorneys representing Wershe at Ayad Law, PLLC. “The government used Wershe as a child from age 14 to 16, putting him amongst gangsters, killers, drug dealers and thrust him into the world of drug trafficking, and then all turned on him to cover up the illegal and embarrassing nature of their conduct.”
Richard White Boy’s Wiki, Age, Height
As per Richard Wershe Jr official Wiki, he is the youngest ever FBI informant a 14. Richard Wershe Jr was born in the year 1969, on the 18th of July. His age is 50 years old. Wershe Jr was born in a lower-middle-class family in Michigan. His family lived in the neighborhood of Detroit. His family was based on east Detroit when the state gained a national reputation for crime and violence. Raised by an FBI informant father, Richard wouldn’t have thought of his life. The life behind the bars. He currently located at Flordia State Prison, following his car theft case while at Michigan jail. While Richard sold drugs in the streets of Detroit, he was famed as White Boy Rick. Meanwhile, he was given the name by the reporters to have covered his story. Yann Demange made a film based on his life titled White Boy Rick. The drama thriller features Matthew McConaughey, Bel Powley, to name a few.
Who are Richard Wershe Jr’s Kids – Daughter, Son
Richard Wershe has spent his entire adulthood in prison. Still, is a father. He has got a kid, a son named Richard Williams. Richard Wershe Sr’s daughter also had drug issues, just like his son, Wershe Jr.
What has become of Richard Wershe Jr? Did he get out of prison?
After the FBI needed him no more, Richard Wershe Jr came with selling drugs. In 1987, at the age of 18, Richard was arrested in possession of cocaine. He was found with over eight kilograms of cocaine. Back then, Michigan had 650-Lifer Law. The drug statute penalized those in possession of over 650 grams of cocaine or heroin. Also, those arrested under the act will not have a provision for parole. He was sentenced to life in prison in Michigan under the act. Luckily, Richard found himself with a provision for parole. He was paroled in 2017. He severed 30 years in prison at the Oaks Correction Facility, Michigan. Following his parole, Richard was turned over to the U.S. Marshals. After three decades at Oak Correction Facility, Richard was at the Putnam Correctional Institution in Florida. In March 2019, governer Ron DeSaints denied his request for an early release. While in jail in Michigan, Richard was involved in multi-car theft involving his sister. DeSantis described his Michagian action doesn’t favor his early release.
