Demaryius Thomas plays for Denver Broncos as wide receiver. (Photo : Reuters)
NFL star Demaryius Thomas' mother Katina Stuckey Smith, 42, was among the 46 whose sentences President Barrack Obama commuted on July 13, Monday. Having been in prison since 2000, she will be seeing her 27-year-old son play for the first time.
According to The Denver Post, Smith has never seen her son play for the Denver Broncos. She will get the opportunity to sit in one of the stands because she is set to be released five days prior to the big game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs.
According to Obama, the offenders, who were all drug traffickers, were not fit for their jail terms. He also made it clear that each of the 46 had received an individual letter from his office.
According to the Huffington Post, the resolution by the President came as pleasant news to the Denver Broncos' wide receiver, who has waited for 15 years to reunite with his mom. Smith and Minnie Pearl Thomas, the NFL star's 59-year-old grandmother, controlled a highly productive crack cocaine business from their Georgia home, generating thousands of dollars every week.
The main figure in the making and circulation of the world's most dangerous intoxicant, Minnie has been charged with trafficking three times and given two life sentences. Smith, the financial manager in the consortium, was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Smith's sentence was reduced to 20 years in 2008. Amendment 782 saw the guidelines of the United States sentencing commission undergo significant changes. The retroactive application of the new guidelines in June saw offenders like smith benefit.
Currently in contractual negotiations with his team, Demaryius has until July 15, Wednesday, to reach a long-lasting pact.
