When She Was Just 17-Years-Old, She Was Sentenced To Life Behind Bars For A Crime She Claims She Never Committed, Ruining Her Dreams Of Being A Professional Basketball Player

Then, two days later, India picked up her paycheck from Dunkin Donuts– where she worked– and traveled home afterward. Once home, she began to get ready to go to the mall.

India never made it out the front door, though. Instead, her grandfather called her downstairs, and as soon as she walked into the living room, there were multiple police officers and detectives.

The authorities reportedly asked India to have a seat and inquired if she knew why they were there. India said she had no clue, and then the officers told her grandfather they were bringing her into the police station for questioning.

“No one ever told me that I was under arrest. I just thought that I was going to the police station to answer some questions. Little did I know that they would be taking me to the Homicide Department,” India recalled.

And as soon as she got there, India claims she went through hell. She allegedly sat in the interrogation room for hours– crying and trying to understand what was going on.

Then, a detective finally went inside and repeatedly asked if India knew why she was at the station. After saying no, though, the officer reportedly did not stop. Instead, he kept calling India a liar.

“I was repeatedly told that I was a liar and that I knew what I was there for. The more he hollered at me, the more I cried and asked for my parents. I was told that my parents had left and gone home,” she explained.

Eventually, the first detective left the room and another– named Detective Pitts– went inside to interrogate India. But, she claims that Detective Pitts’ demeanor was even more frightening.

“Detective Pitts was extremely hostile and abusive. I was hit in the mouth, and he called me a liar. He said that I robbed and killed a man,” India detailed.

“By that time, I was hysterical and terrified. I was being accused of robbery and, even worse, murder. All I wanted was for my parents to come to get me and take me home.”

Unfortunately, though, that never happened. And now that India has spent much of her young adult life behind bars already, she has been forced to lean on her community in hopes of being freed.