Just weeks after Joseph Tillman killed her husband of 50 years in a DUI accident, Regina Johnson forgave him in court and it was quite the emotional scene.
Johnson said to Tillman,
I forgive you, and God loves you more than you know.
Tillman cried openly because just weeks before he had killed Regina's husband Chuck in a hit and run while driving high on nitrous oxide.
And when you think of what a Christian witness is, this is it.
‘Joey doesn't know yet how much God loves him,' Tillman said. ‘Joey needs healing of things in his past, as we all do. And that is our heart and prayer.'
Just consider the judge's reaction:
‘I don't think I've ever seen the wife of a victim hug the defendant where they killed somebody,' said Cherokee County Superior Court Judge Tony Baker, according to Atlanta based WSB-TV.
You can see that Tillman is totally and completely broken by the woman's forgiveness — in a life-changing way.
Tillman's lawyer, Paul Ghanouni, said that ‘he's changed his way of life,' per WSB-TV, and ‘seems like he's on a trajectory to continue to move forward with his life in a positive way.'
I can only hope that means he's encountered God's forgiveness too.
Tillman pleaded guilty to three counts of homicide by vehicle, plus felony hit and run, making a false statement, DUI, and reckless driving, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, though his prison time can be commuted if he completes a 2-year rehabilitation program.
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