I Was A Cop - Then I Had To Survive Prison
Ian Bick
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Jeff Asher served his country in the United States Marines during Desert Storm before coming home to serve his community as a police officer in Springfield Massachusetts for nearly 16 years. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jeff opens up about the complete arc of his career — from the Marines to the police force to the series of violent incidents with civilians that ultimately ended with him in handcuffs as a defendant.He breaks down what it was really like serving during Desert Storm whether he ever sought help for PTSD the corrupt partner who shaped his experience on the force and the three specific incidents that led to his arrest. Then he gets into the part nobody talks about — what it actually feels like to be a cop inside prison — the treatment the fights and what surviving that experience looks like.
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00:00 Marine Desert Storm Veteran and Cop Sentenced to Prison — Jeff's Full Story
01:53 Growing Up in Springfield Massachusetts and the Childhood That Shaped Everything
06:48 Joining the Marines and What That Decision Really Meant
10:12 Serving During Desert Storm — What That Experience Was Really Like
16:32 Did He Ever Seek Help for PTSD After Coming Home
17:56 Joining the Springfield Police Department and Why He Chose Law Enforcement
21:21 What Police Training Actually Looks Like From the Inside
23:14 What Veterans Bring to Law Enforcement That Nobody Else Does
25:02 Day One as a Cop — The Reality of the Job Nobody Prepares You For
28:43 The Violence Toward Cops and the Brotherhood That Gets Built Through It
34:22 His Corrupt Partner and What That Dynamic Looked Like From the Inside
44:13 The First Incident and Suspension — What Happened and What Followed
53:09 Returning to Work — Whether Anything Actually Changed After the First Suspension
57:05 The Second Incident and Suspension — Escalating Consequences
01:02:11 The Third Incident That Finally Led to His Arrest
01:08:09 Getting Arrested — What It Felt Like to Go From Cop to Defendant
01:13:10 What It's Actually Like Being a Defendant When You Were Once the Law
01:20:13 Being a Cop Inside Jail — The Most Dangerous Position You Can Be In
01:27:17 Having to Fight in Prison and What That Meant for His Survival
01:28:32 How He Was Treated Inside as a Former Police Officer
01:33:52 Life After Prison — What Rebuilding Looks Like After Everything
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I Was A Cop - Then I Had To Survive Prison
Ian Bick
573,393 views
Jeff Asher served his country in the United States Marines during Desert Storm before coming home to serve his community as a police officer in Springfield Massachusetts for nearly 16 years. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Jeff opens up about the complete arc of his career — from the Marines to the police force to the series of violent incidents with civilians that ultimately ended with him in handcuffs as a defendant.He breaks down what it was really like serving during Desert Storm whether he ever sought help for PTSD the corrupt partner who shaped his experience on the force and the three specific incidents that led to his arrest. Then he gets into the part nobody talks about — what it actually feels like to be a cop inside prison — the treatment the fights and what surviving that experience looks like.
Thank you to FACTOR - America's #1 ready to eat meal kit - for sponsoring this episode. Go to:
FACTORMEALS.com/lockedin50 and use code lockedin50 to get 50% off your first box.
Connect with Jeff Asher:
https://www.facebook.com/jeffyjewjago...
https://instagram.com/jeffeyjewjagoff...
https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffreyasher1...
Connect with Ian Bick:
https://www.ianbick.com/
00:00 Marine Desert Storm Veteran and Cop Sentenced to Prison — Jeff's Full Story
01:53 Growing Up in Springfield Massachusetts and the Childhood That Shaped Everything
06:48 Joining the Marines and What That Decision Really Meant
10:12 Serving During Desert Storm — What That Experience Was Really Like
16:32 Did He Ever Seek Help for PTSD After Coming Home
17:56 Joining the Springfield Police Department and Why He Chose Law Enforcement
21:21 What Police Training Actually Looks Like From the Inside
23:14 What Veterans Bring to Law Enforcement That Nobody Else Does
25:02 Day One as a Cop — The Reality of the Job Nobody Prepares You For
28:43 The Violence Toward Cops and the Brotherhood That Gets Built Through It
34:22 His Corrupt Partner and What That Dynamic Looked Like From the Inside
44:13 The First Incident and Suspension — What Happened and What Followed
53:09 Returning to Work — Whether Anything Actually Changed After the First Suspension
57:05 The Second Incident and Suspension — Escalating Consequences
01:02:11 The Third Incident That Finally Led to His Arrest
01:08:09 Getting Arrested — What It Felt Like to Go From Cop to Defendant
01:13:10 What It's Actually Like Being a Defendant When You Were Once the Law
01:20:13 Being a Cop Inside Jail — The Most Dangerous Position You Can Be In
01:27:17 Having to Fight in Prison and What That Meant for His Survival
01:28:32 How He Was Treated Inside as a Former Police Officer
01:33:52 Life After Prison — What Rebuilding Looks Like After Everything